Join our Team
Spicers is proud of its dedicated team working across sourcing, blending, manufacturing distribution, HR, marketing and management. Our sites are based in Dorset and Newcastle, and it’s the individual talents of our people that make us a unique company. Though our work with some of the most recognised global brands comes a deep pride and a commitment to deliver the very best crafted beverage solutions we can.
Current Vacancies
We have some great news – we are expanding our team and as a consequence of this, we are recruiting for our site in Newcastle, if you love drinking tea and would like to work in a fast moving, busy environment, as part of a successful growing team with some excellent company benefits, please take a look at the following vacancies:
Hours of work for double day shifts are:
Earlies
Monday to Friday
0630 to 1430
40 minute break
Lates
Monday to Thursday
14:30 to 23:00
40 minute break
Friday
14:30 to 20:30
20 minute break during the shift
20 minute break at the end of the shift
Ie finishing time 2010
Hours of work for night shifts are:
Sunday
20:30 to 6:30
Monday to Thursday
23:00 to 6:30
Total number of hours per week = 40.00
Open Roles
Warehouse & Blending Operative
Double Day Shift available
Key Responsibilities include:
Ensure daily work schedules are met in the most efficient and cost effective manner by ensuring; accurate receipt, storage, retrieval and timely delivery of materials to production; accurate receipt storage and kitting of teas; blending of teas through the blender to meet production plans; the wrapping of pallets and the loading and transferring of Finished Goods to Customers and 3rd Party Warehouses and accurately completing document recording and data entry into the ERP system.
A FLT licence is preferred for this role.
Starting rate is £12.14 p/h increasing to £12.84 p/h once fully trained and signed off.
Machine Operator
Double day shift available
Key responsibilities include operating production machinery to ensure maximum efficiency, with minimum downtime and material waste and to ensure that the products meet all aspects of customer specifications.
We are looking for employees that have previous experience of working in a food manufacturing facility and are motivated, enthusiastic with a high level of initiative and performs well in a team.
We are looking for employees who have had previous experience of working in a food manufacturing environment.
Hourly rates are paid in accordance with skills and knowledge. A new machine Operator will start on Band 1 and with increased knowledge of running different machines your pay can increase as detailed below:
There are a number of other factors built into the banded rates and this would be a progression over a period of time.
Per hour rate:
Machine Operator Band 1: £12.14
Machine Operator Band 2: £12.84
Machine Operator Band 3: £13.54
Machine Operator Band 4: £14.24
Engineers
Key responsibilities include:
Efficiently maintaining all production and warehouse machinery in good working order
Keeping the machines and fittings in a clean and hygienic state, ensuring that you and your colleagues follow hygiene instructions and good housekeeping practices
Ensuring all appropriate servicing maintenance and breakdown information (including contract servicing) is recorded accurately on the maintenance database
Servicing production machinery, attending breakdowns escalating as necessary
Maintain the factory, warehouse and office buildings
Switching all machines in the factory on prior to production and switching them off after production or when required by the Shift Leader
Job Specifications:
Ideally have experience working on IMA, C51, C23, C21, IMA Case packers, Ilapak fill, Jacob White form and fill machine, Marden Edward overwrappers and fuso tea bag machines
Electrical qualification would be advantageous
Double day shifts and nights shifts available.
Employee Benefits
Our employee benefits include:
Enhanced company pension
Health cash plan (free for you and 50% contribution for your family)
Cycle to work scheme
X 3 annual salary life insurance
Staff sales
Free parking on site
Child care vouchers
Holiday entitlement increases with length of service
If you would like more information or would like to apply for any of these roles, please email karen.parkinson@keith-spicer.co.uk or tracey.holmes@keith-spicer.co.uk with a CV and covering letter detailing the role you would like to apply for along with some detail around your work experience.