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If you have the desire and ambition to work with a business that recognises its employees as the heart of their company, then Cranswick could be the place for you. We are looking for innovative, motivated and dedicated candidates to join our team.
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Here at Cranswick Gourmet Sausage (Lazenby’s) we are growing our Gourmet department in preparation to commence long term, high volume production. The need has arisen for Line Leaders across all three shifts, working either days 4 on 4 off shift pattern or Monday to Friday nights. You will lead the line to deliver the daily production plan in the most cost effective manner and in full compliance with current customer/brand product specifications and meet Key Performance Indicators.
We are looking for highly motivated, flexible individuals who can demonstrate leading a team through a period of significant onsite change.
Key Responsibilities:
- To lead and motivate Gourmet Operatives in order to ensure full engagement and high performance at all times
- Ensure Key Performance Indicator targets are monitored, well communicated and achieved
- Conduct process checks throughout the shift
- Check and monitor and report issues
- Ensure that all employees on their line are working in accordance with health and safety and food hygiene regulations, escalating any outstanding non-conformance issues to management
- Ensure that all employees on their line are utilised effectively and work in accordance with company policy for the authorisation of breaks
- Encouraging and developing a team-work environment
- To have a detailed knowledge of the customer’s product / packaging / pack specifications and to ensure quality conformance
- Conduct regular competency checks and performance reviews for all employees
- Manage the co-ordination of temporary labour
- Attend daily management meetings
- Minimising the wastage of product, packaging and consumables
- Effective leadership, training, development and communication
- Coaching, mentoring, compliance and training
Good Written and Spoken English is essential for this role.
If you are interested in this position, please submit your CV and covering letter to:
Human Resources Department, Cranswick Gourmet Sausage (Lazenby’s)
76 Helsinki Road, Sutton Fields Industrial Estate, Hull, HU7 0YW
Or Email: Lazenbys.recruitment@cranswick.co.uk
Please clearly state which vacancy you are applying for
Salary: £9.97pph (plus night shift allowance if applicable)
Closing date: Monday 30th October 2017
If you are an internal applicant please make sure that your Manager is aware of your application
There is a fantastic opportunity which has arisen for a Production Scheduler to join the Cranswick Riverside team. We are looking for an ambitious and professional individual who will strive to set the high standards expected, lead by example to promote a positive culture and drive results to continue the success of the planning team.
As Scheduler, you will be responsible for the day to day planning for the retail production department ensuring that sufficient stocks and line plans are in place to support and meet daily customer orders / collection times as well as boosting production efficiencies.
The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate strong communication skills along with Microsoft Excel experience and prioritise tasks accordingly. Previous experience of planning, stock checks and planning systems such as NAV would be desirable, however we encourage individuals to apply, even if knowledge or experience is limited in some of the areas mentioned.
Some of the main duties and responsibilities a Scheduler will have are:
- To conduct daily physical stock checks.
- To create the opening stocks and report on actual opening stocks versus theoretical opening stocks.
- To produce the initial production plan for the retails departments based on the daily stocks and orders.
- To produce a daily line plan for the production team to work to, achievable and efficient.
- To assist with any ad hoc reports, investigations or planning as and when required.
- To ensure adequate maintenance of the relevant computer systems and KPI boards– NAVorders / FOPS / Traksys.
- To support the Planning Team in any additional / seasonal activity
This role requires the successful candidate to work pro-actively and be able think outside the box to resolve issues, whilst maintaining high standards. Working closely with all other departments to provide accurate data and documentation, the successful candidate must demonstrate very good attention to detail when working to deadlines.
If you are interested in this position please submit a cover letter detailing why you believe you are a suitable candidate and CV to Natalie Worrall, HR & Training Assistant at Riverside site
natalie.worrall@cranswick.co.uk
CLOSING DATE: Monday 23rd October
For internal applicants please ensure you have made your line manager aware before applying.
Working on a 4on/4off shift pattern 6.00am to 6.00pm
An opportunity has arisen for a Forklift Driver / Stores Operative to work in our stores, ensuring the timely, safe and efficient transfer of goods by forklift into and out of the Lazenby’s site and safe storage of dry goods to meet the needs of the business.
Main Responsibilities:
- Unloading of delivery vehicles and transferring goods to their designated storage area
- Ensuring all goods in the warehouse are routinely checked
- Raising any discrepancies to the Stores Manager
- Routinely check the FLT vehicles and report any issues
- Check product is correct and booked accurately on to the system
- Counting stock in the factory and replenishing to required stock levels
- Delivering and putting away factory stock in designated area
- Keep all areas clean and tidy and free from hazards
- Follow health and safety working practices, reporting damage and issues immediately
- Ensure goods collected are checked and verified to the documentation. Any discrepancies/damages to be noted before signature
The successful candidate must:
- Possess valid clean car driving licence
- Be health and safety conscience
- Possess good communication skills with excellent levels of written and spoken English
- Be flexible, organized and efficient
- Current counterbalance and reach truck licences are essential
If you are interested in this position, please submit your CV and covering letter stating clearly which vacancy you are applying for, to;
Lazenbys.recruitment.co.uk, Cranswick Gourmet Sausage (Lazenby’s)
Helsinki Road, Sutton Fields Industrial Estate, Hull, HU7 0YW
Closing Date: Monday 23rd October 2017
Permanent - 06:00hrs-14:00hrs / 14:00hrs-22:00hrs Rotational shifts & 1 in 4 Saturday rota
As an AI Cooker Operative the successful candidate will work as part of the production team to help achieve the daily production/cooking plan. The unloading and loading of cookers and blast chillers, including monitoring or product temperatures, to meet both customer and legal requirements and ensure food safety. To work in a safe and time effective manner in accordance with health and safety standards and ensuring hygiene and quality standards are achieved. Reporting directly to Team Leaders and the production management team, working in conjunction with factory colleagues, line supervisors and key disciplines i.e. Health and Safety, Technical and Hygiene.
- Load and unload cookers in accordance with health and safety and technical procedures.
- Setting of cooker programmes and delay times.
- Measure and record product core temperature and re-cook product not achieving the required standard. Communicate any temperature anomalies to the relevant person.
- Load and unload the blast chillers and monitor/record product temperatures at the end of cycles prior to unloading.
- Maintain full and accurate cooking and cooling records within the agreed timescales.
- Maintain the required hygiene practices when loading and unloading product in order to prevent cross contamination from occurring.
- Adhere to all rules, processes and procedures in relation to the work process and conduct as set out by the production management team and other key disciplines such as Health and Safety, Human Resources, Technical and Hygiene.
The ideal candidate will possess the following skills / qualifications / attributes:
- Good oral and written English skills.
- Ability to communicate, understand and follow instructions.
- Reliability and good timekeeping
- Strong attention to detail
If you are interested and would like to apply please complete an Application Form which can be obtained from the HR Department. Or email: CCFSF.recruitment@cranswick.co.uk All Completed Applications should be returned by Friday 21st October 2017.
** Internal applicants must make their line manager aware before applying **
Location: Based at Crown, Weybread with travel to Kenninghall Mill and Farms
To develop, manage and implement all HR related issues, including policies and procedures across the Crown business, raising awareness and viability of the function as a result of the implementation of best practice HR methods.
Main duties include:
- Build and integrate a respected HR Department that provides and supports the business within all relevant areas of HR expertise.
- Develop relationships with key site teams ensuring that they understand the value of the HR function to them and their reports.
- Construct and implement relevant and effective HR systems and processes which deliver against the requirements of the sites and deliver consistency.
- Assist with the development of the sites culture in line with the principles of Cranswick, ensuring that training and development needs are met.
- Understand the importance of employee engagement on the sites and ensure that engagement methods are implemented effectively.
- Manage HR related areas including, recruitment and selection policy/practices, discipline, grievance, counselling, pay and conditions, contracts, training and development, succession planning, morale and motivation, culture and attitudinal development and performance appraisals.
- Monitor, measure and report on HR issues, opportunities and development plans and achievements within agreed formats and timescales.
Candidate requirements
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Organised and good time management skills
- Preferably holds an Advanced Level 7 HR qualification
- Holds a full clean driving license
- Team player, with the ability to self-manage
A full job description is available upon request
Salary to be discussed at interview stage
If you are an internal applicant, please ensure you have made your line manager aware before applying.
To apply, please submit your covering letter and CV to:
Miranda Walker, Group HR Director (Miranda.walker@cranswick.co.uk)
Please indicate salary expectations
Closing date: 20thth October 2017
Cranswick Gourmet Sausage Co. (Lazenby’s) is our state-the-art facility located in Hull. Using only the best cuts of British pork, fresh herbs and spices, Cranswick are the UK’s leading producer of gourmet sausages and burgers, supplying major retailers and foodservice outlets alike.
Our people are at the heart of the business and we are now looking for an experienced QA Manager to join our team of hard-working and dedicated individuals who share our passion for food.
Working in conjunction with production and operations, and utilising a quality team on the shop floor, you will be able to make suggestions for future quality procedure improvements to drive standards further.
The main duties of the role include:
- Effective staff training & working practices
- QAS monitoring of product quality against agreed standards
- Effective monitoring and assessment of incoming raw materials
- Effective identity and traceability of raw materials, WIP & finished product
- Implementation and maintenance of product sampling plans
- Implementation and maintenance of all internal audit systems to confirm compliance with specified standards
- Implementation and assessment of all technical procedures
- Ensuring effective non-conformance reporting and corrective action
- Liaison with the site pest control contractor
- Maintaining a programme of product taste panels at a specified frequency
- Assist the Technical Manager in dealing with all customer complaints
- Assist the Technical Manager in preparing for, dealing with, and implementing all actions associated with site visits, audits, pre-production and first production activities.
The successful candidate be confident and articulate and have previous experience of leading audits. They will have previous quality management or supervisory experience in a chilled food environment, have working knowledge of the BRC Global Food Standard and the ability to drive a progressive and fast-moving environment that requires a practical ‘hands-on’ approach.
Whilst this role is Monday to Friday 07:30 – 16:30 hours the business operates 4on 4 off 7days a week, therefore flexibility to work weekends and be on call are a requirement of the role.
If you are interested in this position, please submit your CV and covering letter to:
HR Department, Cranswick Gourmet Sausage (Lazenby’s)
76 Helsinki Road, Hull, HU7 0YW
Email; lazenbys.recruitment@cranswick.co.uk
Closing Date: 20th October 2017
If you are an internal applicant, please ensure you have made your line manager aware before applying.
Cranswick Country Foods Poultry is a specialty producers of delicious, cooked poultry ingredients and leading innovators in our industry. We create exciting, original products that meet the needs of today’s busy consumers. Working closely with customers, our bespoke chicken and turkey products offer creative and flavoursome lunchtime solutions, including street food-inspired dishes, superfood salads, hot and cold sandwiches and much more.
An exciting new opportunity has arisen for various Operatives to join the busy production team at the Poultry site.
The key elements of the role are:
- Undertake any task as requested appropriate and designated by management
- Raw material intake - Checks on raw materials to ensure specified standards.
- Ensure kill dates and batches are accurately recorded on technical audit sheets
- Monitor accuracy of tumbler ingredient and water additions
- CCP Capability, loading and unloading oven, loading and unloading defroster, knife use skills as and when training is provided and proficiency is proven.
- Trolley stripping
- Loading slicing machine
- Scale operation
- Transfer to metal detection conveyor
- Safe loading of dicing / shredder machine
- Ensure stock rotation
- Multivac Operation
- MAP Gas analyser
- Metal detection
- Check weighing
- Labelling
- Boxing
- Palletising
- Visually appraise the product and if non-conformances are noted, report these to your Supervisor and or Technical immediately
- Ensure a safe working environment for oneself and any colleagues with your designated area
- Ensure awareness of all qualified first aiders and the first aid procedures
- Ensure that you only use machinery for which you have received instruction, training and confirmation of competency
- Ensure you always wear the appropriate personal protection equipment
- To maintain a clean and tidy hygiene working area to meet with the factory hygiene guidelines, practices and protocols
- To ensure personal hygiene at all times as per personal hygiene policy
If you are interested in this position, please submit your CV and covering letter to
ccfpoultry.careers@cranswick.co.uk
CLOSING DATE: 22/10/17
Internal applicants must make their Line Manager aware before applying
An opportunity has arisen within the Group Technical Services team for an Ingredients Technologist to assist in managing Cranswick ingredients supply base to ensure it is approved and operating to agreed standards. The role holder will ensure all raw materials coming into Cranswick are agreed with Cranswick site (s) and the supplier. In addition, the raw materials are manufactured to high standards of hygiene, in accordance with good manufacturing practices and compliant with all retailer policies.
Main duties include (but not limited to):
- To maintain database with all supplier approval packs for ingredients.Including SharePoint, Technical Data and the Access Database.
- To develop and maintain partnerships with ingredient suppliers through monitoring of standards, giving feedback and advice and, when required, overseeing an action plan to rectify non-conformances and improve standards.
- Check and approve raw material ingredient specifications ensuring that suppliers have current copies that are signed and readily available to Cranswick sites.
- Liaise with Raw Material Ingredient Suppliers, Cranswick Purchasing and Technical Departments to ensure that raw material is delivered to agreed specifications.
- The effective communication of new and amended ingredient specifications to Cranswick Purchasing, Technical and Production Departments to ensure awareness.
Candidate requirements:
- Ideally educated to degree level within Food Sector.
- Some experience of either QA work or preferably specification work desirable.
- The successful applicant must be computer literate with experience of Microsoft Office to include, Word, PowerPoint and spreadsheets.
- Excellent communication skills as group technical deal with customers, suppliers and various departments within all Cranswick sites.
- Be able to work in small team and individually.
- They must very organised as they will be dealing with queries from customers and various departments from all Cranswick sites.
- They must hold a full current driving licence and be willing to travel within the UK and abroad, sometimes at short notice, and sometimes requiring overnight stays away.
A full job description is available upon request. Salary to be discussed at interview stage
If you are an internal applicant, please ensure you have made your line manager aware before applying.
To apply, please submit your covering letter and CV to:
Elaine Moon, Group HR Advisor (Elaine.Moon@cranswick.co.uk)
Please indicate salary expectations
Closing date: 18th September 2017
Please note interview date is scheduled for 26th October 2017
Cranswick Country Foods in Watton, Norfolk is serious about its quality pork products. Now we’re hungry for talented people to join us. It’s win win; you achieve your potential, we achieve our ambitious growth plans.
We are currently looking for a shunter driver to join our Yard team working on our 4 on 4 off day shift, 06.00am – 17:00.
The duties will include moving trailers around the site, vehicle and trailer washing, FLT driving and general yard duties.
You must have a HGV1 licence with shunting experience and preferably a current counterbalance forklift licence.
The successful applicant may be required to work additional hours so some flexibility is required.
Interested? Email/post a CV and covering letter, including the role you are applying for and your salary expectations to ccfn.humanresources@cranswick.co.uk or FAO: HR, Cranswick Country Foods Plc. Brandon Road, Watton, Norfolk, IP25 6LW
Closing Date: 20th October 2017 (please note that should we receive significant interest, this closing date may be brought forward)
If you are an internal applicant, please ensure you have made your line manager aware before applying.
PERMANENT/ FULL TIME
MONDAY - FRIDAY, CORE HOURS: 7:00AM -4:00PM
To lead the Brine operation function, ensuring the site is fully compliant with all relevant legislation, industry standards, Cranswick policies and customer specifications. The successful candidate will be a skilled Artisan, with a commitment to producing a high quality authentic product. To manage Process Development (Brines) and ensure EPD and NPD are delivered as required. Driving and maintaining strong customer focus. Duties will include:
- Brine make up
- Curing Chemistry
- Curing Legislation and compliance
- Optimise process and curing on existing lines
- Traditional Brine, care and maintenance
- Conduct appropriate activities to develop and deliver brine projects
- Where appropriate work with others to develop and write SOPs in the instance of new or improved processes.
The ideal candidate will possess the following skills / qualifications / attributes: -
Competences:
- Experience of measuring and influencing KPI performance
- Able to give clear examples of working with projects involving cross-functional objectives
- Familiarity with business processes outside of core role, such as, NPD, Process, Production, is desired as an aid to cross-functional working
- Ability to implement corrective measures to maintain and drive continuous improvements
The Person:
- IT literate, able to work confidently with email, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Analytical with ability to pay attention to detail
- Team working skills
- Mathematical and problem solving skills
- Able to take ownership, project manage and positively influence others
If you are interested and would like to apply please send your C.V. and cover letter, explaining why you are suitable for the role, to ccfsf.recruitment@cranswick.co.uk in the HR Department by 18th October 2017
** Internal applicants must make their line manager aware before applying **