Production Manager (Chocolate/Cocoa)

Just Recruitment is partnering with a growing manufacturing company in Sudbury to recruit a full-time, permanent Plastic Vacuum Form Setter/Operator.

The key purpose of this role is to be responsible for setting and operating the plastic vacuum forming machine. You need to have previous experience, preferably running machines with tools up to 1.5 metres long.

Key duties include:

• Ensuring that quality is the driving force behind all aspects of the role
• Developing and implementing best working practice for better punching productivity
• Optimising processes to improve efficiency, quality, and safety
• Confident in delivering to a production schedule

Role requirements:

• Experienced background working with vacuum forming machines
• Familiarity with various plastic materials and thicknesses
• Ability to read engineering drawings
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams — this will extend to management
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

This is an excellent opportunity for you if you have a setting and operating background to join an exciting and ever-growing manufacturing company, offering further training and development.

Working hours are Monday to Thursday, 6.00am to 4.30pm or 6.30pm to 5.00pm.

Free parking is available on-site.

Just Recruitment acts as an employment agency for permanent roles.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

Just Recruitment is working with a growing manufacturing business on the outskirts of Sudbury to recruit a Quality Assistant to join their experienced, technically skilled team.

The key purpose of the role is to support the business with all quality-based duties as directed by the Quality Manager and wider management team.

Duties include:

• Assist with setting up and operating a Quality Assurance laboratory to screen all incoming raw materials and finished products manufactured on-site.
• Ensuring legislative safety requirements and specific customer practices are adhered to.
• Continuous management and alignment to industry requirements.
• Undertaking internal audits relating to GMP and finished product requirements.
• Maintain traceability, hygiene, quality, and process records with validation of results, identification of trends, root cause analysis where applicable and instigation of corrective actions.
• Work closely with third-party certification bodies for sustainability, religious and ethical obligations.
• Carry out sampling and investigations for microbiological, allergen, nutritional or customer requirements.
• Working with essential service providers such as Pest Control, Hygiene, and work wear providers.
• Assist with new product/process trials.
• Communicate effectively with all the departments across all levels.
• Flexibility to carry out additional duties as deemed necessary by the business.

Qualifications and experience required:

• Internal auditing experience.
• Ability to use all IT-based packages.

You will be a team player, self-motivated and possess excellent attention to detail.

Working hours are from Monday to Friday - working a 3 shift rotating pattern, early, late and night shifts.

This role offers a competitive basic salary along with a shift allowance and is an excellent opportunity to grow and develop your career.

Just Recruitment acts as an employment agency for permanent roles.
The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

Just Recruitment is partnering with a growing business on the outskirts of Colchester—an industry leader in its sector—to recruit a Stock Administrator for a 12-month fixed-term contract covering maternity leave.

Please note: this is a part-time role—25/30 hours per week and is fully office-based.

The key purpose of this role is to manage the stock administration throughout the business, from start to finish.

Key duties include:

• Stock management
• Overseeing the regular stock counts and reconciling differences
• Processing stock adjustments in the system
• Processing of stock transfers between sites
• Monitoring levels of stock, raising quotes, and placing orders as required
• Assisting with the year-end stock count
• Ad-hoc queries
• Reviewing of invoices—ensuring profitability of all jobs and flagging jobs that fall outside of expected profit ranges
• General administration related to raising credit notes, creating new stock codes and moving costs between jobs
• Reconciling and transferring time between two internal systems
• Running monthly reports
• Building good working relationships with the Warehouse Manager and all business teams

Key role requirements include:

• Well organised with the ability to multitask
• Attention to detail
• Ability to problem solve, working through queries in a logical manner
• Able to communicate clearly and concisely
• Aware of at least basic Excel functions, such as pivot tables and lookups
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Confident and positive attitude

This role offers a competitive pay rate and excellent company benefits as well as a good working environment. This is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation on a 12-month fixed-term contract basis.

Free parking is available on site.

Just Recruitment acts as an employment agency for permanent roles.
The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

Just Temps is looking for Counterbalance Forklift Drivers on a temporary ongoing basis for a company based in Hadleigh, Suffolk.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a prestigious manufacturing company on a temp-to-perm opportunity position.

The working hours are 9.00am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday.

You will be responsible for supporting the Warehouse Supervisors with a range of key tasks, including order picking, loading and unloading vehicles, operating a counterbalance forklift, put away stock, and stock control/management. You will play an active role in ensuring the warehouse operates efficiently, safely, and professionally. This position involves working closely with the line manager and the wider warehouse team, providing assistance across all aspects of warehouse operations.

Skills, knowledge and expertise required:

• You should have a strong work ethic, take pride in delivering high-quality work every day, work well as part of a team, and be flexible with tasks.
• You will have previous experience in a warehouse.
• Hold a valid Counterbalance FLT / Forklift licence.
• Be conscientious and pay attention to detail.
• Communicate politely and efficiently with clients and internal staff.
• Be self-motivated and able to work without supervision.
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Be enthusiastic and driven to achieve targets, objectives, and procedures relating to health and safety within the company.
• Take ownership of problems that may arise with a plan to tackle them as deemed appropriate by the business.

Essential:
You must have your own transport.
Have experience as a Counterbalance Forklift Driver.
Energetic, enthusiastic and flexible personality.
You must be eligible to work full time in the UK.

Just Temps acts as an Employment Business for the supply of Temporary Staff.
The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. 
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

Just Recruitment is partnering with a large manufacturer on the outskirts of Halstead to recruit a Hygiene Manager on a fixed-term contract for 6 to 9 months.

The key purpose of this role is to:

• Lead and implement all the necessary guidelines to manage the overall Hygiene inside the site.
• Activate all necessary levers to guarantee and monitor hygiene levels, according to the standard defined, in compliance with all the standards of Health & Safety and Food Safety in the food industry.
• Ensuring that all hygiene personnel are adequately trained.

Key duties include:

• Deliver auditing functions and corrective action programs around the management of the contracted hygiene team to ensure the daily cleaning of all areas is done in a safe and efficient manner.
• Plan and implement deep cleaning and overhead cleaning schedules, working closely with the Engineering and Production requirements.
• Manage the Hygiene Team, ensuring correct levels of staffing and training.
• Provide the highest possible hygiene standard and food-safe environment for the site and its customers.
• Manage the ordering and stock control of hygiene consumables and chemicals.
• Manage the hygiene budget and ensure all expenditure is authorised and recorded.
• Maintain detailed cleaning instructions and schedules for every hygiene activity that meet the requirements of the BRC food safety standard.
• Manage the provision of hygiene chemicals and dosing equipment on site - to include regular reviews with chemical supplier, periodic chemical dosing checks, maintenance of equipment and to oversee the safe storage, decant, transport and use of chemicals on site.
• Be responsible for the effective delivery of the site laundry service.
• Monitor ATP, environmental and allergen swabbing results for corrective actions and improvements.
• Provide training and awareness for all hygiene and waste handling staff in all procedures relevant to their role.
• Ensure achievement of KPI targets.

Audit and documentation requirements:

• Conduct compliance audits/inspections of internal hygiene standards and documentation.
• Write work instructions and hygiene procedures.

Health and safety requirements:

• Control COSHH management and associated training across all functions.
• Ensure all hygiene staff are trained and competent in all procedures relevant to their role.
• Ensure material safety data sheets for all chemicals used on site are maintained, updated regularly and are accessible to all staff.

Key role requirements:

• Professional and proven experience of managing and leading a hygiene team in a food manufacturing environment.
• SAP knowledge.
• Knowledge of cleaning systems and methodology.
• Highly motivated with good organisational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• HACCP (Intermediate).
• COSHH.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing organisation, looking to add a Hygiene Manager on a fixed-term contract basis (6-9 months).

Just Recruitment acts as an employment agency for permanent roles.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.