About us:
We are one of the world’s leading manufacturers of collagen products for the food industry. We supply high quality edible films and coatings to over 1,000 customers in more than 100 countries, delivering our purpose of ‘Creating the Added Layer of Value’.
Primarily used by customers in the production of a wide variety of sausage and meat products, our aspirations reach way beyond our current products and services, and appeal to our natural curiosity to improve what we do.
About the role:
- Expected to perform well with the shift team, meeting forecasts for volume, quality and cost while working within the guidelines and specification of the Company Quality System.
- Monitor process indicators, measure, and control product attributes within agreed tolerance limits (SPC system control and product specification) and make any corrections to the process.
- Requirement to read and understand the use of equipment and instruments for measuring process and physical properties of the casing.
- Monitor process indicators, measure, and control product attributes within agreed tolerance limits (SOC) and make any corrections to the process.
- For any operational downtime the operator is required to respond quickly and efficiently to rectify the problem.
- Manual handling requirements with various tasks for example two-man operation moving trolleys.
- You should possess a logical approach to fault finding, good manual dexterity and numerical skills together with exceptional hygiene standards.
About you:
Our ideal candidate will have experience in and a thorough understanding of Devro’s production processes and the role of a Process Operator. This is a semi-skilled role that requires significant on the job training. You will have great hand to eye co-ordination and will have a curious nature to learn and understand our processes.
You will have knowledge of manufacturing techniques/tools, such as Continuous Improvement, SPC, basic knowledge of wanding, bar coding and computer literacy.
What next?
If this sounds like a role that you would be interested in, then we would love to hear from you. To apply, please e-mail a copy of your CV, along with a cover letter explaining the key attributes that you could bring to the role.
We value the support recruitment agencies provide, however we are unable to accept speculative CV’s from agencies we are not already engaged with.
Email address for applications: [email protected]
Closing Date: 11th September 2026
Other important information:
We believe it takes diversity of thought, culture, background, and perspective to create a truly innovative company. So if you share our values, purpose and drive for growth and sustainability, then we want to hear from you. If you require any adjustments to be able to pursue an application with us, please let our Recruitment team know.
Information Security is paramount at Devro, so your application and any personal data you share with us will be processed and stored in line with our Candidate Privacy Notice which you can view here https://www.devro.com/careers.
As a global organisation, we currently employ around 2,000 people spanning the Americas, UK/EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions. We offer careers in research and development, science and food technology, manufacturing and supply chain operations, engineering, sales, and a range of other business support functions. We are always seeking talented people to join the amazing colleagues we have, to keep growing our business.
Our mission is to sustainably utilise technology and biomaterial science-based solutions, to delight our customers. We are a business committed to the pursuit of better. The constant pursuit of what’s next, what’s needed, what’s possible now, and in the future. Do you want to be part of our journey?
Pay: From £34,931.33 per year
Benefits:
- Canteen
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Application question(s):
- This role involves a continental 12-hour shift pattern (4 shifts on, followed by 6 days off). Are you able to work this schedule?
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
