One of Scotland’s largest food ingredient manufacturers is on the hunt for new staff at its newly-refurbished factory.
Macphie’s Tannochside facility, which restarted full scale production last year after a £4m refit and layout change, initially created more than 40 new job roles in the area. Now, it is looking for a further 20 staff members to join the production team.
The increase in numbers at the 25,000 sq ft North Lanarkshire site follows rising demand for its ice cream inclusions from a leading dessert business.
Andy Stapley, chief cxecutive of Macphie, said: “The improved capacity at Tannochside has allowed us to secure major new listings with current customers, as well as brand new ones.
“That increase in demand has led to a fantastic opportunity for us, which is to expand our workforce and continue to thrive in this excelling industry.”
The site marks the firm’s biggest ever investment programme since the factory was first acquired by Macphie in 2000 – a move made in response to the forced closure of many of its customer’s businesses.
"Our rapidly climbing rates of production after upping our capacity at the factory indicate that we will continue to grow over the next year and that will hopefully allow us to create new jobs in a broad range of positions,” added Stapley.
Macphie will be adding new lines over the coming months as part of the firm’s major business growth plans.
The company that was established in 1928 now employs more than 250 people across its three sites.
It was among Scotland’s first businesses to achieve B Corp status in 2015.
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