Why Choose Us?
Waddington Europe is a leading provider of innovative packaging solutions, offering choice across plastic packaging, sustainable packaging and plastic sheet for the food, retail, health and industrial markets.
We’re passionate about packaging and the role it plays in protecting products, supporting our customers and driving sustainability. But we’re even more passionate about you — your purpose, your development, and the opportunities to grow your career within an ambitious and evolving business.
For almost 50 years, we’ve worked with some of Europe’s largest retailers, food manufacturers and distributors, delivering quality, innovative and sustainable packaging solutions. This success is driven by the care, expertise and commitment of talented people like you.
That’s why we’re excited to welcome new colleagues to the Waddington Europe family at our production site — where choice, innovation and sustainability guide everything we do.
Our values drive value for all and that is why we are passionate about having the right culture, and our company behaviours are at the core of everything we do:
- We prioritise our physical and mental health
- We care about our environment
- We are accountable to each other
- We communicate respectfully
- We are positive in attitude
If you are passionate about these behaviours too then come and join our family, we cannot wait to meet you.
Our Sustainability Commitment
Waddington Europe™ is a specialist European food packaging business, trusted by customers across a wide range of categories including bakery, dairy, produce, protein, prepared foods, food‑to‑go, confectionery and pet food.
Sustainability underpins everything we do — from how we design our products to how we operate our sites and support our people. We are committed to minimising our environmental impact and continuously improving the sustainability of our packaging solutions.
We work closely with customers, suppliers and partners to drive high environmental standards and source responsibly across our supply chain.
How You'll Perform the Role
Waddington Europe has a vacancy for Production Support to work for Waddington Europe -Arklow site.
It doesn’t matter if you’ve no previous experience because we offer a full training programme. All we ask for is a positive attitude and a willingness to learn, however a fork lift licence advantageous.
Responsible for the servicing the production team efficiently, ensuring they have all the necessaries to complete their tasks.
This role is available on a rotating 3 week shift pattern working Sunday to Thursday Midnight - 8am week 1, Monday to Friday 8am-4pm week 2 and Monday to Friday 4pm - Midnight week 3, working 7.5 hours per day, full time.
What We Need From You
- Ensure relevant information is passed on to the next shift
- Ensure correct labels are printed for all machines that are used in production halls
- Ensure correct data is recorded on relevant paperwork, production, and quality sheets
- Ensure correct instructions and settings are followed as per SOP regarding shrink wrapping machines
- Ensure work areas are kept clean, free of obstructions and hazards
- Ensure correct pallets, cartons, boxes etc. are issued on all machines and any damaged items are stored and dealt with correctly
- Complete daily checklist as and when required, follow up on any issues that need attention
- Assisting production when needed, covering breaks, training, etc
- Comply with all policies and procedures to ensure a safe and healthy working environment is maintained
- Abide by the company’s environmental and quality management procedures
- Ensure materials are segregated to reduce waste wherever possible and avoid cross contamination or other debris
- Ensure waste is removed and disposed using the most cost-effective process
- Carry out any reasonable duties if request that are within your abilities, irrespective of grade/skill level
- Ensure all waste is weighed where requested
- Ensure that PPT Inspection Pads are filled in correctly
- Correctly rejecting material and following reject material procedures
- Be able to operate the granulating machines
- Empty waste bins into the compacter as and when needed
- Communicate in a timely manner with warehouse ensuring that all required stock for production is continually available
What You'll Get From Us
Benefits
With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work. Below is an example of some of the benefits we offer:
- Bike to work scheme
- Company pension – as well as salary sacrifice open to ALL employees
- Employee Assistance Programme offering free legal, financial and mental health advice
- Life Assurance - from day 1
- Long Service Awards for each 5 years of service
- Above minimum holiday allowance (with Bank Holidays on top)
- Company sick pay after 6 months
- On-site parking
- Mental Health first aider on-site
- Bonus’ and incentives available
- Company enhanced maternity/paternity and adoption leave
- Refer A Friend scheme
- Company social events
- Fully funded professional qualifications
Community Engagement
At Novolex, giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritises support for organisations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.
Training and Development
We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organisation.
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We can’t wait to meet you - We are proud to be a business that's going places, that puts the safety of our workforce above all else, and which truly values you and your development.
Job Reference: EUR00413
