Production Operator

  • Radnor Hills Mineral Water Company
  • Knighton, Powys
  • Aug 13, 2025
Full time Manufacturing

Job Description

About Radnor

Independent and family owned, Radnor is one of the UK's leading soft drinks manufacturers and sells over 400 million drinks a year.

Based in beautiful countryside in the heart of Powys, Wales, environmental sustainability is at the forefront of our company and we are committed to minimising our impact. We are proud to be a zero to landfill site. We are also supporting a circular economy, sending any waste, including our plastic, back to the source to be reused and recycled. All of our plastic bottles are 100% recyclable and also made up of 30% recycled material.

We will soon open our own £1.2 million solar farm to power our manufacturing site. This will produce 21% of the company's energy and will support our pledge to the planet to become more sustainable and to protect the environment around us.

For over 30 years, our award-winning drinks have been made using a pure spring water source running just metres from our site. We manufacture bottled, canned and TetraPak soft drinks and our customers include schools, stores and supermarkets nationwide.

We're looking for exceptional people to join our team and contribute to the future success of the business.

The Role

We are looking for new team members to join our fast-paced Production department. As Production Operative , you don't need to have worked in a drinks factory before as you will receive full training on how to run our canning, bottling and TetraPak machines. As well as operating the production lines you will also:

Carry out and record quality checks.

Record downtime of equipment accurately.

Ensure equipment is kept clean through regular hygiene procedures.

Adhere to health and safety policies and working to risk assessments.

Candidate requirements

Reliable, flexible and a good team player.

Hard working, enthusiastic and eager to develop.

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines.

Safety conscious.

Basic IT skills and a good standard of English and Maths.

Hours and Location

Our factory is based in Knighton and you will work a 12-hour continental shift pattern of rotating days and nights ( and ), working an average of 42 hours per week.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From £13.49 per hour

Schedule:
12 hour shift
Day shift
Night shift
Overtime

Work Location: In person