Production Operative – Manufacturing Start-Up
Location: Rochester
Salary: £28k - £31k
Shifts: 2-week rotation – AM: 06:15–14:15 / PM: 14:00–22:00
Employment Type: Full-time, permanent
Industry: FMCG/Pharmaceutical
Join a growing team from the ground up!
We’re excited to be hiring on behalf of an innovative start-up that’s scaling up its manufacturing operations in Rochester. As a Production Operative, you’ll play a key role on the factory floor, operating machines, preparing materials, and maintaining high standards of quality and safety. This is your chance to get in early, grow with the business, and help shape the future of their production processes.
About the Role
As a Production Operative, you’ll be working hands-on with equipment and materials used to manufacture oral pouches. You'll help ensure each batch meets precise specifications, from accurate measurements to final packaging. The role is ideal for someone who enjoys practical work, takes pride in accuracy, and values a clean, safe environment.
What You’ll Be Doing
What We’re Looking For
What’s in It for You?
Cranleigh STEM is a specialist recruitment partner in STEM, Sustainability, and SHEQ. We work with innovative organisations and purpose-led professionals to help solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges, from advancing clean technologies to driving scientific discovery.
We understand that progress in these fields depends on people. Our role is to connect the right individuals with the right teams, whether that’s scientists in the lab, engineers on the ground, or leaders at the helm.
🚀 Our Mission
To support innovative organisations by delivering the talent they need to grow, evolve, and make a meaningful impact in their field.
🔎 Our Core Values
Challenge
We’re comfortable working in complex, technical spaces. We approach every brief with curiosity and care, asking the right questions to deliver people who can genuinely move your organisation forward.
Collaboration
We see recruitment as a partnership. That means open communication, transparency, and shared goals, whether you’re building a team or looking for your next role.
Commitment
We take pride in the work we do. We’re committed to high standards, long-term relationships, and doing what’s right for our clients, our candidates, and the industries we serve.
💡 Our Purpose
To contribute to a more sustainable and innovative future by helping organisations in science and technology attract and retain the talent they need to grow responsibly and with purpose.
🌍 Our Reach
Headquartered in South London, we work with clients and candidates across the UK, Europe, and the USA.
🔬 Areas of Expertise
Biotechnology
Pharmaceuticals
Chemicals & Materials
Food Technology
Clean Technology
Electric Vehicles & Sustainable Engineering
If you're hiring or exploring your next move in STEM, we’re here to help.
