Position Overview & Specifications

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you. As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits. To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact
Click “Apply” to get started. Why join our team?
pladis is home to iconic brands Godiva, McVitie’s and Ulker. These brands make sweet treats and savoury treats that consumers everywhere recognise and enjoy. As we start on our new journey, we will continue making the biscuits and confectionery people know and expect from these brands, and we will expand their portfolios too. Together we will build new and exciting products as the pladis family – new flavours, new concepts and new ways to share happiness. Our strength is not only in our products, it is also in our people and our values. Each of the family businesses that have united to form pladis are loved for their heritage and values. We will retain the honesty, integrity and trust instilled in our brands by our ground-breaking founders as we embark on the next chapter of our success.
What will be your key deliverables?
  • Offloading and delivering of materials to both Mixing Room and Manufacturing
  • Loading finished goods onto trailers
  • Operating Forklift Trusk and Machinery
  • Working across Various areas of the Supply Chain
  • Carrying out quality checks
  • Maintaining high production standards

What do you need for this role?
  • Minimum of 12 months previous experience within a FMCG Environment
  • Experience of operating large-scale machinery
  • Good English language/numerical skills
  • Basic PC skills
  • Up to date FLT Counterbalance License
  • H&S Awareness
  • Ability to work well as part of a team
  • A track record of improving quality and efficiency
  • Excellent attention to detail

OUR WINNING TRAITS AND BEHAVIOURS
  • Purpose-Led - Energised by our promise to deliver happiness to the world with every bite
  • Agile - Ever evolving, never satisfied and never standing still
  • Collaborative - Willing to work with others for mutual success
  • Resilient - Quick to adapt to change, fast learner and persistent in the face of setbacks
  • Positive - Self-motivated, optimistic, adventurous, and inspiring
Diversity and inclusion is central to everything we do and is reflected across our business. pladis brings together brands and people from around the globe – and this diversity is our great strength. We’re an equal opportunities employer and believe in fostering an inclusive environment where we celebrate diversity of thinking and respect everyone’s distinctive qualities and perspectives. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform key job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law. We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business.
We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.