Blending Operator

 

Your Impact

As a Blending Operator at our Papakura facility, you will work with a wider team to help create and deliver beverages that our consumers know and love. Reporting into the Blending Coordinator, you will be a team player with the task of ensuring the smooth operation of the blending facility and be responsible for delivering to the deadlines and requirements of the daily production schedule, produced to-spec, on-time and in-full.

24/5 Roster of Day, Afternoon, and Night shifts.

Key responsibilities

• Be a key operator in the blending of a range of products.
• Accurate and timely interpretation of recipes and translating this into product by the weighing, measurement, calculation and combination of raw materials
• Ensuring that there are no product losses by following in place processes and guidelines
• Filling in and completing paperwork as required
• Adapt to site needs, completing production and process work as required
• Monitor and control raw material usage and handling with the aim of minimising ingredient losses
• General cleaning of areas, tools, machinery, utensils – disposal of waste
• Communicating with co-workers and management verbally & by telephone or e-mail
• Troubleshooting issues as they arise and reporting anything out of the ordinary
• Maintaining a safe work environment for yourself and your colleagues including the use of correct PPE always
• Actively participating in any meetings and activities

About You

At Asahi Beverages we pride ourselves on hiring the right people, not only for the role, but for our organisation. You will not be intimidated by the unknown, instead you thrive off learning, success and completing quality work. We love investing in the right people, so if you display the below, we’d love to hear from you.

Knowledge and experience with blending operations in any industry (paint, chemical, food, beverage)

• Previous experience with continuous improvement and working to operational targets
• Knowledge of conducting quality checks & keeping production records
• A passion for safety, ensuring that not only yourself but that your colleagues are operating in a safe manner and following processes to a tee
• An ability to make decisions and solve problems on the fly whilst remaining level-headed
• You have sound mathematical skills - you will be working with numbers
• You can speak, write and communicate effectively
• You good computer skills and are comfortable learning new systems

This role has manual handling requirements, you'll need to be comfortable & able to lift up to 25kgs using proper manual handling techniques.

Why Asahi Beverages?

Asahi Beverages is one of the leading beverage companies in Australia and New Zealand with a rich and varied history. Comprising some of Australia and New Zealand’s most loved brands, the company’s Regional Hub is based in Melbourne with three Business Divisions - Asahi Lifestyle Beverages (formerly Schweppes Australia) and Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) in Australia, and Asahi Beverages NZ in New Zealand. There’s always a great deal going on and opportunities abound for those ready to take them!