Meridian Business Support

Production Operative

TA6 4RN

Key information

Pay
£15.04 to £16.54 an hour
Hours
Part-time
Contract
Contract
Workplace arrangement
On-site
Posted date
1 Oct 2026
Closing date
30 Oct 2026

About this role

We are looking for a driven Production Operative in Bridgwater area (TA6) for a temporary assignment.

  • 4 on 4 off Shift pattern – 2 Days, 2 Nights 4 days off
  • 12 Hour shifts –

Day

06:00 to 18:00 &

Night

18:00 to 06:00

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Day

£15.04ph (Basic + weekend allowance)

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Night

£16.54ph (Basic + Night shift & weekend allowance)

  • 12 Hour shifts –

Day

06:00 to 18:00 &

Night

18:00 to 06:00

  • Temporary role with ongoing work

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Benefits

22 days holiday, pension and employee benefits platform.

As a Production Operative 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 Operative 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 Operative

Key responsibilities

  • Preparing and mixing ingredients accurately to meet production requirements
  • Carrying out quality checks to ensure high standards are maintained
  • Handling raw materials, including moving and lifting drums up to 25kg
  • Monitoring production flow and planning ahead to avoid delays
  • Maintaining a clean and safe working environment at all times
  • Working independently while taking ownership of your area

PLEASE APPLY ONLINE TODAY or call 01452 223 447 or email projects@meridianbs.co.uk

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