Operations – Skilled Operative – Process

Finsbury Food Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced maternity & paternity leave

Enhanced pension scheme

Death in service benefit

Employee assistance programme

Retail discounts

Job summary

Kara Foodservice, part of the Finsbury Food Group, is recruiting a Skilled Operative for the Production Team in Manchester. You will work in a fast-paced bakery environment, ensuring the efficient and safe manufacture of finished products to the correct specifications and quality standards.

You will manage setup, changeovers, monitoring performance, and maintaining high hygiene and record-keeping practices, including CCP checks.

Qualifications

• Good literacy and numeracy skills.
• Ability to follow instructions and work to standard.
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective working relationships.
• Confidence to communicate effectively with individuals at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Set up plant and ensure efficiency at start of production and during changeovers.
• Monitor performance and ensure quality and safety standards.
• Handle, store and manage ingredients and allergens per policy.
• Maintain hygiene and housekeeping using clean as you go practices.
• Lead the team to meet KPI targets and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Literacy & numeracy

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Proactive mindset

Job description

Operations – Skilled Operative – Process

Location: Kara Foodservice, Manchester
Shift: 12 hr shifts, working 4 out of 6 days, Sunday to Thursday, rotating days and nights
Salary: Competitive
We have an opportunity for a Skilled Operative to join our Operations Team at Kara Foodservice as part of Finsbury Food Group. Established in 1985, Kara offers a wide range of quality sweet and savoury bakery products, including both gourmet butter and vegan brioche buns, doughballs and teacakes. The Kara Bakery can bake over 1 million baps and burger buns every day.

Finsbury Food Group is a leading speciality bakery manufacturer. We constantly raise quality and efficiency standards and build long-term relationships with major multiple retailers and the foodservice channel. The bread for your morning toast, ready for butter-spreading or egg-dipping. The candle-filled centrepiece for a memorable celebration. The buns, muffins and other treats that turn teatime into quality time. Our Fletchers bakery has over 125 years of baking tradition, with our Kara bakery supplying delicious wholesale bakery products for over 35 years starting with the first floured bap. Both have been part of the Finsbury Food Group since 2014.

The Skilled Operative will work as part of the Production Team coordinating activities within the designated area. These activities will be designed to ensure the efficient and safe manufacture of the finished product to the correct specification, maintaining the highest standards of quality throughout.

This is what you’ll actually do!
In this role, you will work collaboratively with colleagues to ensure your area meets production targets while maintaining high-quality standards. You will be responsible for plant setup, ensuring efficiency at the start of production and during product changeovers, while continuously monitoring performance. Adherence to technical specifications, quality assurance processes, and food safety policies is essential in handling, preparing, and storing ingredients, allergens, and finished goods. You will also uphold excellent hygiene and housekeeping standards by following “clean as you go” practices. Maintaining accurate records, including M3 data and CCP checks, is a key part of the role, along with effective management of ingredients and toppings to minimise waste. You will be required to lead the team to ensure the performance of your area meets the company’s KPI’s. Prioritising health and safety at all times, you will contribute to a safe working environment by following best practices and behaviors. Additionally, we encourage participation in company training and development initiatives to support your growth and the growth of your colleagues.

Ideally this is you!

• Good literacy and numeracy skills.
• Ability to follow instructions and work at the required standard.
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective working relationships.
• Confidence to communicate effectively with individuals at all levels.
• A positive and proactive approach with the drive to deliver results in a fast-paced environment.

What’s in it for you?

• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave to allow quality time with your new arrival!
• Enhanced Pension Scheme for our employees
• Death in Service Benefit
• Free Employee Assistance Programme (open to colleagues and their families)
• Retail discounts accessible via our Benefits Hub platform!
• Refer a Friend Scheme (up to £300 per referral – T&C’s dependent)
• Employee Recognition Awards
• Extensive Learning & Development opportunities (including opportunities for sponsored professional memberships and our own in-house development course!)
• An opportunity to be part of a fantastic, growing organisation. Head over to our LinkedIn page to find out more!

Our vision is to be the leading specialty bakery group in the UK, and we want the best people in place to achieve this. Our continued success is built entirely on the talented people who work here, so employee development is important to us because everyone is a valued member of the team, and we want every individual to have the skills and capabilities to achieve both your own personal goals and our business goals. We want good people to join our company, to help our company continue to go from strength to strength. If this sounds like you, please get in contact to learn more!

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