Production Technician


Company:	Meridian Business Support
Salary:	£36,271 to £36,271 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Bridgwater, TA6 4RN
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	1 Oct 2026
Closing date:	30 Oct 2026

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Summary

We are looking for a driven Production Technician to join a global independent soft drinks manufacturer with 78 manufacturing sites worldwide including 6 sites in the UK based in Bridgwater (TA6).

- Salary £36,271.07 pa (Basic £32,973.70 with a shift allowance of £3,297.37)

- 4 on 4 off Shift pattern – 2 Days, 2 Nights 4 days off

- 12 Hour shifts – Day: 06:30 to 18:30 or 07:00 to 19:00 / & Night: 18:30 to 06:30 or 19:00 - 07:00

- Permanent role

- Benefits: 22 days holiday, pension, healthcare options, and employee benefits platform.

As a Production Technician you will join our large Production team of over 500 colleagues, where you will be working on one of the 27 production line’s overseeing the beverage filling machines. The production machines create, fill and package drinks products from smoothies to leading supermarket juice’s and everything in between.

As a Production Technician you will use your hands-on experience with operating machinery to lead changeovers, conduct basic maintenance & fault finding whilst liaising with the engineering team to resolve more complex faults. Completing all required documentation to maintain full audit readiness whilst working collaboratively as part of a production team to achieve key factory performance.

Ideally, you will be an experienced production or process operative with a strong understanding of working in a fast-paced manufacturing or FMCG environment. You’ll have hands-on experience operating and maintaining production line equipment, carrying out changeovers, basic fault finding, and quality checks in line with company standards. Confident using IT systems to record production data.

Production Technician: Key responsibilities

- Carry out regular safety checks on machinery and equipment, reporting any faults, accidents, or safety concerns straight.

- Follow all health, safety, and hygiene rules at all times, taking part in safety conversations, audits, and risk assessments to help keep the factory safe for everyone.

- Operate and monitor production line equipment efficiently and safely, following standard operating procedures and maintaining high-quality standards.

- Complete quality checks and production records accurately.

- Identify & report any non-conforming products & support corrective actions.

- Take part in changeovers, cleaning (CIP), and basic maintenance, ensuring equipment is ready for the next production run and downtime is minimised.

- Support product trials, audits, and continuous improvement activities, helping to identify root causes of issues and suggesting improvements to processes.

- Use materials and resources efficiently, helping to reduce waste.

- Maintain a clean and audit-ready work area, completing effective.

PLEASE APPLY ONLINE TODAY and a member of the team will be in touch

Would also suit: Advanced Production Operative, Senior Production Operative, Skilled Production Operative, Production Technician, Manufacturing Technician, Process Technician, Line Technician,Senior Line Operative, Machine Technician, Production Line Technician, Multi-Skilled Production Operative, Production Engineer (junior level), Technical Operator, Manufacturing Team Operative, Shift Production Technician, Process Improvement Operative

Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy

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