Factory Operative

Our Vacancies; Boston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company in Boston is seeking a Senior Operative to support production teams. Responsibilities include supplying materials to production lines, maintaining stock levels, and adhering to safety standards. Applicants should possess strong communication skills and have experience in food manufacturing, preferably with salads. The position offers competitive pay, job-related benefits, and opportunities for training and development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Holidays

Pension up to 8% matched

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Company share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Employee discount platform

Access to a Wellbeing Centre platform

Qualifications

• Good level of education in communication and numeracy.
• Experience in the food manufacturing industry, preferably with salads.

Responsibilities

• Supply materials and food products to production lines.
• Maintain adequate stock levels at workstations.
• Adhere to safety and quality standards.

Skills

Good verbal and written communication

Numerical skills

Flexibility in shift work

Job description

Overview

Days - B Shift 3's and 2's Days - 6am to 6pm

Pay Rate -£13.45 per hour

Why Greencore?

We’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better. As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 13,300 talented colleagues across 16 manufacturing sites and 17 distribution depots throughout the UK. Together, we bring delicious food to life, from sandwiches, and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles, and ready meals. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve revenues of £1.95bn. Our extensive direct-to-store (DTS) network, with 17 depots nationwide, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring our customers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

We’re a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make every day taste better. We’re sure you’ve tried our products because we supply food for the all the major supermarkets in the UK!

Here in Boston we employ around 400 colleagues and produce ready to eat salads, prepared vegetables and snacks for many of the major retailers such as Coop, Boots, Greggs, Costco, Spar and BOL.

What you'll be doing:

In this role as aSenior Operative, you will be working within our production areas. Roles and responsibilities of this role include:

• Supplying materials and food products to production or assembly lines in a timely and efficient manner
• Ensure the continuous flow of operations by maintaining adequate stock levels at each workstation
• Adhering to safety and quality standards and coordinating closely with warehouse and production staff.
• Making sure your areas of work are kept clean and tidy.
• Working with the wider production team and supporting them where needed.
• Complete any additional tasks given to you by your line manager.

What we’re looking for:

Applicants must have a good level of education verbal, written and numerical. Experience of the food manufacturing industry is essential, preferably salads and be flexible in their approach to shifts etc. At time the successful candidate may be required to move shifts/department to meet the needs of the business.

What you’ll get in return:

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development.