Packaging Operator

The Company

The client is a Dutch/Belgian food manufacturing company focused on frozen snacks, meal components, and private-label food products across Europe.

Role Description

As a Packaging Operator, you play a key role in the production and packaging process of frozen food products. You are responsible for operating, setting up, adjusting, and monitoring packaging lines and related equipment to ensure products are packed safely, efficiently, and according to quality standards. Using your technical skills and attention to detail, you help maintain smooth production flow and ensure orders are completed according to plan. Working within a three-shift operation, you collaborate closely with packaging employees, assistant operators, and supervisors to support production targets, food safety requirements, and continuous operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Set up, operate, adjust, and monitor packaging, case-forming, and palletizing equipment.
• Ensure packaging lines run efficiently and take corrective action when process deviations occur.
• Perform quality, food safety, and operational checks while accurately recording results in line with company procedures.
• Troubleshoot and resolve minor technical issues, escalating more complex problems to the maintenance team when required.
• Coordinate daily activities with packaging operators and support staff assigned to the production line.
• Ensure products are packed, labeled, and palletized correctly according to production schedules and customer requirements.
• Monitor product flow and maintain operational continuity to achieve production targets.
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping, food safety, quality, and workplace safety.
• Participate actively in shift handovers and communicate effectively with colleagues and supervisors regarding production status, issues, and priorities.

Requirements

• LBO/MBO level working and thinking ability.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in a manufacturing, packaging, or food production environment.
• Knowledge of HACCP principles and food safety standards.
• Understanding of Food Defense requirements.
• Familiarity with workplace safety procedures and safety instructions.
• Awareness of allergen management within food production environments.
• Willingness to complete on-the-job training and continuously develop technical skills.
• Strong technical aptitude with the ability to identify and resolve basic equipment malfunctions.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.
• Flexible and willing to work a rotating 3-shift schedule:
  • 07:15 - 15:15
  • 15:15 - 23:15
  • 23:15 - 07:15

Other information

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