Factory Operative - Nights

FAQs; Holbeach CP; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and job-related ben

Holidays

Pension contributions

Enhanced parental leave

Life insurance 4x salary

Company share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Employee discount platform

Wellbeing Centre platform

Overtime pay 1.25–2.00x

Free Car Parking

Free vend drinks

Job summary

Greencore operates a site at Holbeach focused on producing chilled pizzas. The role is permanent and night-shift based (22:00–06:00), with a strong emphasis on teamwork and safety on non-stop production lines.

As an equal opportunity employer, Greencore offers competitive benefits and opportunities for career development within a large multinational company. You’ll work in a supportive environment that values safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Drive, motivation, and ambition to succeed.
• Knowledge of Food Safety and GMP basics.
• Willingness to wear PPE.
• Team-oriented and reliable with strong work ethic.
• Attention to detail; basic English and Maths skills.

Responsibilities

• Work on non-stop production lines to create products.
• Operate in a fast-paced, high-pressured environment.
• Be proactive in developing strengths and potential within the role.

Skills

Drive

Motivation

Ambition

Food Safety

PPE

Team player

English basics

Maths basics

GMP basics

Job description

Location: Holbeach, PE12 7LR Proud to deliver high quality products and develop high quality careers!Pay Rate: £15.00 per hour Basic RateShift: NightsShift Pattern: Sunday to ThursdayShift Hours: 22:00-06:00Job Type: PermanentLocation: Holbeach St Marks PE12 8HFTransport: Own Transport Required

What you’ll receive.

As an equal opportunity employer, we’re committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Competitive matched pension contributions
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Overtime payment options from x1.25 to x2.00 (Site variances & Ts & Cs apply)
• Free Car Parking
• Free vend hot drinks machines*
• Free or Subsidised Bus Service Available (Ts & Cs apply)
• *
• *Not available at all sites

Why join us?

We’re proud to give our Factory Operatives the opportunity and support to develop and progress their career within a small and friendly team. We nurture talent, fuel ambition and work with resilience and purpose to achieve the highest possible standards.

We’re a family and that’s what families do. We champion each other, support each other and help each other to grow and improve. A place of safety, stability and belonging, we put a protective arm around everyone and, when we see talent or potential, we give it a leg up. Finding ways for everyone, whatever their circumstances or background, to develop, progress and become the best they can be.

We’re proud to offer you a career with real opportunity.

What we do.

This particular role is at our site based in Holbeach St Marks, Lincolnshire and employs around 880. The site specialises in making chilled pizzas.

About the role.

We manufacture a wide range of high-quality chilled products for our dedicated customers at our sites. Our production lines are non-stop, so you’ll be kept busy creating our products. Working right at the heart of our fast-paced, high-pressured environment, you’ll enjoy plenty of variety, be encouraged to find where your strengths lie and supported to achieve your full potential.

About you.

• Plenty of drive, motivation, and ambition
• The desire to learn about Food Safety and Good Manufacturing Practices
• The willingness to wear PPE
• The ability to be hardworking and a good team player
• A keen eye for detail and a basic understanding of English and Maths

In return, we’ll offer you the encouragement, support and opportunity to develop your career and take it as far as you can, or as far as you want to go, within our large multinational company.

At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better.

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

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 everyday 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.