# Machine Operator

Machine Operator (known internally as Machine Technician) Tanfield (Home of Penn State Pretzels) On-site | Monday - Friday 06:00 - 14:00, 14:00 - 22:00 | Sunday - Friday 22:00 - 06:00 Join our snack-loving team We’re looking for a Machine Operator (known internally as Machine Technician)to join us at KP Snacks. If you’re ready to bring your ideas to the table, grow your skills and be part of a team that values what makes you, you - this could be your next big move. Who are we? We’re KP Snacks, part of the Intersnack family. Across more than 30 countries, over 15,000 of us work together to make the snacks people love - from Hula Hoops to McCoy’s. In the UK, we’re a team of around 2,400 colleagues, based across seven sites and our Slough HQ. We’re proud of our close-knit culture, where we speak up, celebrate differences and push boundaries together. About the role As a Machine Technician, you'll play an important role in keeping our production lines running safely, efficiently and to the highest quality standards. Working within our Operations team and reporting to the Area Manager, you'll be responsible for setting up, monitoring and maintaining packing machinery while ensuring prod

- **Id**: 4021246
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/kp-snacks-machine-operator>
- **Role**: Field & Service
- **Role family**: Field & Service
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Tanfield, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-10T12:36:51Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-10
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T15:11:36Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4957
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Snack Food

## Company

- **Id**: 693182
- **Name**: KP Snacks
- **Domain**: kpsnacks.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/kpsnacks>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Recruitee

## Salary

- **Min**: 29546
- **Currency**: GBP
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 39631

## Technologies

- **Oracle ERP** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-10T15:11:36Z

## Visa

- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Licensed UK visa sponsor (Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker); Route: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 17
- **Reasons**: conf:0, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T15:46:37Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 39631
- **Is top pay**: no

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