Key Production Operative - New Product Development

Morrisons; Winsford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Morrisons is seeking a Manufacturing Key Operative for New Product Development, responsible for supporting the NPD process from concept to launch. Key tasks include food preparation for presentations and kitchen management, within a dynamic team environment. The role offers robust benefits including generous holidays and discounts.

Benefits

Six weeks holiday including bank holidays

15% discount in supermarkets

Career progression and development opportunities

Subsidised staff canteen

Healthcare/Well-being benefits

Competitive pension and life assurance

Qualifications

• Ability to work under health and safety standards.
• Experience with food handling and preparation is ideal.
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the NPD process from concept to launch.
• Prepare food samples for internal and customer presentations.
• Organize and maintain the NPD kitchen, managing stock rotation.

Skills

Teamwork

Flexibility

Organizational skills

Education

Experience in New Product Development

Job description

At Morrisons we’re proud to produce a wide range of high quality products. As a Manufacturing Key Operative - New Product Development (NPD) you’ll have the opportunity to assist in the NPD process from concept to launch, and your ideas and input will support us to launch completed ranges.

Your role will involve food preparation, including samples for internal and customer presentations, planning trials and making products from briefs. You’ll help to organise and maintain the NPD kitchen, including stock rotation and cleaning and housekeeping. As well as this, you’ll collect samples from the factory, support with factory trials and will visit other stores for training and development.

In return for your hard work we will offer you:

• Six weeks holiday (including bank holidays) and a guaranteed day off that's important to you - whether that be a birthday, religious holiday or a special occasion

• 15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores available from the day you join us

• Additional 10% discount card for a Friend or Family member

• Career progression and development opportunities

• Subsidised staff canteen

• Competitive pension and life assurance

• Healthcare/Well-being benefits including Aviva Digital GP

• Morrisons MyPerks with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more

• Optional Payroll charity donations

• A range of family friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave

Find out more about working in Manufacturing at Myton Food Group here.

About you

You’ll be the kind of person who:

• Is able to comply with relevant business and site policies, such as health and safety and food safety standards
• Is flexible, adaptable and enjoys teamwork
• Can work to deadlines and be organised, with the ability to multitask
• Ideally has some experience of New Product Development (NPD) and experience with food and cooking
• Is able to work in a fast paced food manufacturing environment producing quality, food safe products for customers

We want to provide everyone with the opportunity to succeed in their role and career with us. It’s one of our main ambitions here at Morrisons.

At Morrisons, we want to make sure our recruitment process is fair and accessible to all. If you require any support with completing your online application, please contact us at [e-mail]. Alternatively if you need adjustments at interview stage, if you're invited for interview you'll be given a local contact who can support you with this.

Please note: We will only recruit individuals who are over the school leaver’s age. To find out the school leavers age please visit the following link. Additionally, some of our roles have an age restriction due to the nature of the role.

What happens next?

Click apply today to join our team - it only takes a couple of minutes! We’ll contact you soon, so please check your emails and phone regularly.

We hold regular interviews so it shouldn’t be long before we get to meet you.

About us

You’ll find a great big welcome here at Myton Food Group - the part of our business that looks after manufacturing, whilst maintaining strong roots within Morrisons Supermarkets.

At Myton Food Group, we have a legacy to be proud of. We’re British farming’s biggest single direct customer. We buy from highly valued suppliers. And we’re passionate about the quality of our food. Today, we have 19 manufacturing sites across the UK, where we pack and process fresh meats and fish, savoury and sweet pies, fruit and veg, flower bouquets, bread and lots more.

We really do stand out in the world of food manufacturing. But what we’re especially proud of is the way we all get stuck in and work as a team, in partnership across our supply chain. Read more about what we do at our Myton Food Group website.