Factory operative - Days

Greencore Group; Templetown; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Holidays

Matched pension contributions

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Company share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Employee discount platform

Wellbeing Centre access

Enhanced parental leave and menopause

Job summary

Greencore Group in Consett is hiring for a shift-based role on a rotating pattern. You will maintain quality by performing weight and temperature checks, recording results, and ensuring compliance with customer specifications.

Full training is provided, and we value attention to detail, good numeracy, and teamwork. The role supports food safety, traceability, and continuous improvement across our production lines.

Qualifications

• Experience working within a food manufacturer is preferred.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in records.
• Good time management and ability to work in a team.
• Excellent literacy and numeracy for traceability records.
• Allergen awareness and basic food safety knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Carry out weight checks and ensure measurements meet customer specs.
• Monitor temperature and visual appearance of meals using thermometers.
• Calibrate check-weighing machines and communicate product specs to the team.
• Manage traceability paperwork and day-to-day shift records.
• Complete toolbox checks and maintain cleanliness per hygiene rules.
• Follow factory procedures and report discrepancies to technical/management.
• Adapt to schedule changes and assist other tasks as needed.

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Literacy and numeracy

Problem solving

Communication and teamwork

Allergen awareness

Food safety knowledge (L2 preferred)

Job description

Shift Pattern: Monday - Friday, 07:00 - 15:00 / 15:00 - 23:00 rotating

Pay Rate: £13.28

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.

As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn. Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

Here in Consett, we have a team of around 280 colleagues. We produce a range of chilled ready meals for some of the UK's leading retailers, including Co-op, Sainsbury's and Weight Watchers.

What you'll be doing

Maintaining quality by carrying out checks on production lines, checking weights at arranged times in accordance with customer specification, setting up and continuing to monitor line performance and that the check-weighing machine is set up correctly, completing required paperwork throughout the shift, reporting to senior op regularly.

Tasks will involve:

• Carry out weight checks for each meal against the customer specification using a calibrated weight, ensuring any weights out of specification are rectified & recorded.
• Routinely checking the size and visual appearance of the meals ensuring sauce temperatures are routinely monitored using thermometer readings and that any discrepancies from the specified standard are highlighted immediately.
• Carry out checks on the check-weighing machine pre-start up and calibrating if required, ensuring all weighing machines are correctly set and all operators are informed of the product specification.
• Setting the printers with the correct information to include the day code, product code and name, line number and batch, ensuring meals are coded after the heat‑sealing function and countersigned by the relevant personnel.
• Ensuring all traceability paperwork is correct and aligned with customer specification and requirements.
• Complete and document daily toolbox checks, checking for cleanliness and damage at the beginning and end of each shift, highlighting any issues to senior operative, department management and/or technical.
• Conform to all current food hygiene requirements and Health and Safety legislation, maintaining the highest quality standards. Follow good housekeeping and ensure all areas are always kept clean and tidy, be able to adjust to schedule changes on short notice and supporting business needs where required.
• Following all factory procedures in place, reporting any discrepancies and/or issues to technical and/or management when/if they arise.
• Other tasks may be required.

What we're looking for

Full training will be provided if successful in this role but are looking for the following knowledge and experience:

• Experience working within a food manufacturer preferred
• Attention to detail
• Good time management
• Excellent Literacy and Numeracy skills are required due to completion of traceability records
• Problem solving skills
• Good communicator and ability to work in a team
• Allergen awareness
• L2 Food Safety is preferred but not essential

We're not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity. At Greencore we put our people at the core.

If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Competitive matched pension contributions
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

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

We reserve the right to close this advertisement before the stated closing date.