Production Operator Apprenticeship

Summary

This position includes working as part of a team in an FMCG environment by operating process, production machinery and equipment to meet daily production plans by achieving required hourly plan achievement whilst maintaining the highest health, safety, environmental and quality standards that are operational across the site.

Wage

£27,000 a year

Training course

Science manufacturing process operative (level 2)

Hours

Induction and onboard on days (8am- 4pm) Shift work is 12 hour shifts covering Monday- Friday days and nights on a three-week rotating pattern

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 28 September 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

2

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

Safety

• Support the Team Leader to drive a proactive safety culture i.e. Hazard Spots reported, actioned and completed
• Actively strives to achieve daily production figures through timely intervention, remedy and escalation reporting of all issues
• Completes allocated actions resulting from internal and external H&S Audits to ensure all external accreditations are maintained
• Completion of all mandatory H&S training
• Maintains and raises hygiene standards to GMP requirements

Quality

• Ownership of maintaining required standards, as assessed via internal and external audits
• Completes actions resulting from internal and external quality Audits to ensure all defined audit scores are met

Delivery

• Actively takes ownership for hourly scores and performance of production line
• Works collaboratively to support others
• Works with the team to meet daily and weekly production KPIs including OEE, PA, GMP audits, safety inspections etc, and review quarterly

People

• Completes regular performance reviews
• Reads and understands all internal training and work instructions

SAP

• Understanding and use of the SAP system and all relevant transactions
• Completion of transactions to desired standard

General

Completes all other relevant reasonable tasks as requested by duty manager

Where you'll work

Plot 2 Agecroft Commerce Park
Firedamp Way Swinton
Manchester
M27 8UJ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

WIGAN AND LEIGH COLLEGE

Training course

Science manufacturing process operative (level 2)

What you'll learn

• Follow procedures in line with process industry health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
• Follow procedures in line with process industry environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance.
• Follow work instructions.
• Follow process manufacturing standard operating procedures.
• Conduct material preparation for example, measure, weigh, mix and load materials.
• Check and set up science process industry tools, plant, or equipment.
• Use science process industry tools, plant, or equipment required for task.
• Monitor process manufacturing and take corrective actions to meet specification.
• Apply product quality assurance procedures for example, take product samples, inspect products.
• Conduct end of process procedures for example, finish, pack, label, discharge, move, and store batches.
• Collect and interpret information.
• Identify and resolve or report issues.
• Store materials, monitor, and rotate stock.
• Comply with housekeeping procedures for example, clean equipment and machinery, tidy work area.
• Identify and segregate resources for reuse, recycling, and disposal.
• Apply basic continuous improvement techniques for example, 5Why's, S5, and KAIZEN.
• Perform simple calculations for example, raw material quantity and production calculations.
• Record information (text and data) - paper based or electronic for example, quality control documentation, cleaning logs, handover notes, stock inventory systems.
• Communicate with colleagues verbally.
• Use information technology for example, digital manufacturing management systems, virtual learning platforms, word processing, and email. Comply with GDPR and cyber security procedures.
• Apply team building principles.
• Carry out and record learning and development.
• Follow procedures in line with process industry health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
• Follow procedures in line with process industry environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance.
• Follow work instructions.
• Follow process manufacturing standard operating procedures.
• Conduct material preparation for example, measure, weigh, mix and load materials.
• Check and set up science process industry tools, plant, or equipment.
• Use science process industry tools, plant, or equipment required for task.
• Monitor process manufacturing and take corrective actions to meet specification.
• Apply product quality assurance procedures for example, take product samples, inspect products.
• Conduct end of process procedures for example, finish, pack, label, discharge, move, and store batches.
• Collect and interpret information.
• Identify and resolve or report issues.
• Store materials, monitor, and rotate stock.
• Comply with housekeeping procedures for example, clean equipment and machinery, tidy work area.
• Identify and segregate resources for reuse, recycling, and disposal.
• Apply basic continuous improvement techniques for example, 5Why's, S5, and KAIZEN.
• Perform simple calculations for example, raw material quantity and production calculations.
• Record information (text and data) - paper based or electronic for example, quality control documentation, cleaning logs, handover notes, stock inventory systems.
• Communicate with colleagues verbally.
• Use information technology for example, digital manufacturing management systems, virtual learning platforms, word processing, and email. Comply with GDPR and cyber security procedures.
• Apply team building principles.
• Carry out and record learning and development.

Training schedule

Level 2 qualification in the Science Manufacturing Process Operative.

The apprenticeship is delivered in the workplace, with week-long blocks at college for the theoretical knowledge. This will be held at Wigan & Leigh College’s Pagefield campus in Wigan.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade 3)
• Maths (grade 3)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Problem solving skills
• Number skills
• Logical
• Team working

Other requirements

The role includes preparing batches for production and running the filling and packing equipment. In this role you can expect to be on your feet on the factory floor working closely with the wider site team to ensure that the factory key performance indicators are delivered.