Food Production Operative

The Best Connection; Middleton; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training provided

Overtime opportunities

Permanent role potential

Job summary

The Best Connection in Middleton is seeking a Food Production Operative for a temporary to permanent role. The position requires hands-on involvement in a sauce production environment, starting at £12.71 per hour with overtime options, and a potential path to permanent employment after 12 weeks.

You will be trained and supported to develop practical skills, handle ingredients and operate production machinery while ensuring quality and safety standards are met.

Qualifications

• Background in kitchen or food production environment.
• Recent, solid work history; references checked at interview.
• Strong numeracy and literacy; tests at interview.
• Reliability and willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Mixing ingredients.
• Operating machinery.
• Weighing and measuring ingredients from a recipe sheet.
• Some basic paperwork.
• Quality checking the sauces.

Skills

Food production

Reliability

Numeracy

Hands-on skills

Job description

Food Production Operative - Temp to Perm

Location: Middleton

Hours: Monday to Thursday 8am-5pm, Friday 8am-2pm

Pay Rate: £12.71 per hour (Overtime available at enhanced rates)

Our client, a market-leading sauce manufacturer based in Middleton, is looking to recruit a Food Production Operative to join their team. This is an excellent opportunity for a minimum of 6 weeks, with the potential to secure a permanent position after 12 weeks.

The Role:

• Mixing ingredients
• Operating machinery
• Weighing and measuring ingredients from a recipe sheet
• Some basic paperwork
• Quality checking the sauces

Requirements:

• Background working in a kitchen or a food production environment
• Recent, solid work history (work references will be checked at interview stage)
• Hands-on, practical skills
• Strong numeracy and literacy skills (tests will be carried out at interview)
• Reliability, good attention to detail, and willingness to learn

Benefits:

• £12.71 per hour starting rate
• Overtime available at enhanced rates
• Opportunity to secure a permanent role with a leading company
• Supportive training and development provided
• Site shutdown in the summer for 1 week during the school holidays
• Long break at Christmas
• Yearly company bonus scheme once permanent

If you are hands-on, reliable, and keen to secure long-term work, we want to hear from you!