Production Operative

Just Recruitment is working with a growing, global organisation, based on the outskirts of Sudbury to recruit a Quality Administrator to their quality team.

The key purpose of this role is to play a crucial role in supporting the QA and Production teams, to ensure that the products meet the highest quality standards and delight customers. This position requires strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively within a fast-paced environment.

Key duties include:

• Completing the customer’s own format specifications, along with developing a tracking system to manage these processes.
• Completing customer questionnaires and information requests.
• Communicate with suppliers and other departments to ensure the customer has the key information they need in a timely manner.
• Management of supplier and raw materials data.
• Logging and managing non-conformances and customer complaints.
• Managing the customer contacts database and effectively communicating the product certificates to the customer.
• Flexibility to carry out additional duties as deemed necessary by the business.

Key role requirements include:

• A minimum of 1 year’s experience within a food manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of retailer technical systems.
• Proficient in BRC, HACCP and legislative food safety requirements.
• Internal auditing experience.
• Confident in using Microsoft Office 365 (Excel, Word, etc).
• A high standard of written and verbal communication towards internal/external customers.

This role is fully site-based, working hours are from Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm.

Due to the company’s location, you must have access to your own transport.

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, global, manufacturing business, based on the outskirts of Sudbury, Suffolk, to recruit a Senior Product Technologist to their 4 person NPD team.

The purpose of this role is to bring in-depth knowledge of product development and trends, producing samples in response to customer requests, and using your detailed understanding to advise the company’s Commercial, Technical, Operational and Quality teams on operational challenges.

Key duties include:

• Advise colleagues and customers using your detailed understanding of products.
• Lead recipe development activities and deliver successful trials/launches in collaboration with other departments.
• Work closely with commercial, technical, operational, and quality teams.
• Keep the business updated with industry trends, new ingredients and market demands.
• Prepare and participate in sensory evaluations and results evaluation/actions.
• Ensure all products comply with food safety, quality and legislative standards.

Role requirements include:

• Excellent palate with a proficiency in identifying organoleptic properties.
• Excellent communicator (written and verbal) with colleagues, customers and suppliers; effective stakeholder management is a key enabler in this role.
• Literate in English and have a capable grasp of mathematical calculations.
• Willing to learn new systems and processes; working knowledge of SharePoint and Excel.
• Strong skills in Microsoft 365 applications (Word, Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint).
• Experience with testing in a laboratory environment + understanding results.

Working hours are from Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm — fully site-based.

You must have access to your own transport, due to the company’s location.

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 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.