Mixing Room Operative

Finnebrogue; Downpatrick; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidised meals

Free breakfast

Free onsite parking

5 free product samples per week

Wellbeing events

Healthcare plan

Cycle to work

Electric car scheme

Birthday holiday

Job summary

Finnebrogue is seeking a Mixing Room Operative to accurately weigh, prepare and issue raw materials for production, while upholding the highest standards of food safety, quality and health and safety. Roles include Meat Inspection / Materials Handling and Spice Room activities with day or night shifts at Downpatrick sites; training is provided to get you up to speed and productive quickly.

We offer a range of benefits including subsidised meals, free breakfast, free onsite parking, and ongoing

Qualifications

• Readiness to work and complete on the job training.
• Good communication skills with competent English (reading and numerical).
• Ability to work as part of a team with self-motivation and initiative.
• Proven high level of manual dexterity and speed.
• Physically capable of meeting the demands of the role.
• Previous food environment experience and understanding of food hygiene is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Weigh, prepare and issue raw materials for production.
• Inspect, trim and prepare raw meat and remove non-conforming material as per standards.
• Transfer ingredient mixes to/from refrigeration for recipe mixes.
• Support spice room operations including weighing and batching according to instructions.

Skills

Manual dexterity

Teamwork

English literacy & numeracy

Physical fitness

Food hygiene knowledge

Willingness to learn

Job description

The Mixing Room Operative is responsible for accurately weighing, preparing and issuing raw materials to support efficient production while ensuring the highest standards of food safety, quality and health and safety.

Roles can include

• Meat Inspection / Materials Handling: Inspect, trim and prepare raw meat by removing bone, excess fat and any non-conforming material in accordance with production schedules, quality standards, product specifications and food safety procedures. Support the bowl operator in transferring ingredient mixes to / from refrigeration for recipe mixes.
• Spice Room Operative: Weigh, measure and prepare raw materials batches in line with production schedules, specifications and work instructions.

Place of Work

DBP: Sausage facility, Down Business Park, Downpatrick

OTB: Vegetarian facility, Down Business Park, Downpatrick

Hours of Work:

We have roles across all sites on day or night shift.

Day Shift:

6:45am - 5:00pm, 5 days per week

Rate of pay: £13.28 - £14.20 per hour depending on role

Night Shift:

5:45pm - 5:00am, 5 night per week

Rate of pay: £13.78 - £14.70 per hour depending in role

Part-time roles may be considered at 3 days or nights per week.

Requirements for the role

• Readiness to work and complete on the job training
• Good communication skills including competent English language skills (reading and numerical)
• Ability to work as part of a team with self-motivation and initiative
• Proven high level of manual dexterity and speed
• Physically capable of meeting the demands of the role
• Previous experience within a food environment and an understanding of food hygiene and safety is desirable.
• All candidates should demonstrate core values at all times and have an understanding of and commitment to the Equality and Diversity Policy and ability to promote this day to day

Full training is provided for this role.

Benefits

• Working within one of our state of the art premises you will enjoy a range of benefits including the ability to relax during your break in a restaurant standard canteen with all meals subsidised.
• We even offer free breakfast options.
• You will enjoy free onsite car parking and electric charging points.
• You will be entitled to free products weekly (up to 5 free products per person) through our award winning “Shack Initiative.”
• We have a packed calendar of wellbeing, social and sport events.
• After you have settled into the Finnebrogue family your perks will only increase including a Healthcare plan, cycle to work scheme, new electric car scheme and we won’t forget the days that are important to you, you will receive your birthday as a holiday day!

About Us

Finnebrogue is part of the Sofina Foods Group, a privately owned company with European headquarters in Malton, North Yorkshire, dedicated to providing great-tasting, high-quality food products, and generating more than £3.8 billion in revenue. Globally, the company and its wholly owned subsidiaries operate more than 40 sites and have over 14,000 employees in Canada, the UK, Island of Ireland, Germany and France.

We look at what is wrong with food to figure out how to make it the best it can be, without being bound by the way it has always been done. This kind of innovative thinking has led Finnebrogue to win multiple awards and has established the business as a leading food producer. In 2024, we were recognised as the UK’s Employer of the Year by Grocer Gold and the Best Place to Work in Northern Ireland by the Irish News Workplace & Employment Awards. Our robust People Strategy offers career pathways and development opportunities for all employees, emphasising talent growth and wellbeing with generous benefits for all. We are proud to be the first food producer in the UK and Ireland to achieve the Diversity Mark accreditation and are committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace.