Jonathan Watson

Certified and experienced low lift driver and production operative with over 8 years experience within the food and catering industry. Proven to follow standards and procedures carefully while collaborating with colleagues to consistently achieve production targets and deliver quality product. Strong working knowledge of health and safety requirements, food manufacturing, preparation and stock control. Adaptable with excellent problem solving skills.

Production operative at Nestle uk (2015-01 – 2023-12)

Working as part of a team, driving a low lift truck to deliver product from the machines to the cooler to await processing and providing break relief to colleagues on the production line as required.

• Carried out critical control checks on the product to ensure no contamination and ensure quality control was always adhered to. This included keeping and maintaining records so that traceability was available
• Following training successfully awarded licences to drive low lift truck and PED truck resulting in no accidents since completion of training
• Worked as part of a team of 3 rotating and covering for colleagues on the production line
• Maintained high attention to detail to ensure high quality products were manufactured E.G by noticing the colour, consistency, and any contamination
• Ensured area of work was always kept up to required highest hygiene standards and always maintain excellent personal hygiene
• Planned daily workload and organised the safe storage of stock, filling out correct paperwork to maximise production and mainlined correct stock rotation
• Always adhered to healthily safety regulations E.G ensuring no trip hazards and being away of others movements, especially pedestrians
• Used problem solving skills to organise stock when there was a shortage of space
• Constantly communicating with colleagues between different parts of the factory to ensure the correct procedures were being adhered to
• At the beginning and end of every shift ensuring A detailed and accurate handover was carried out
• SOP trained
• Taught people to operate machines / sign off

Driver (2012-01 – 2014-12)

General labourer (2005-01 – 2012-12)

Kitchen fitter and steel fabricator

Prior to joining Nestle worked as a kitchen fitter and a steel fabricator where learned how to work as part of a team and also working on own initiative, excellent time keeper.

GCSEs in Maths and English

NVQ