Packer 2026

Pertemps Crawley; Horsham; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Pertemps Crawley is seeking a Production Operative for a night shift in Horsham on a temporary basis. Pay is £12.71 per hour plus time and a half for night hours. Start date is immediate with a 2-month approximate duration and potential to move to late shifts afterward.

You will join a busy production line, performing pot feeding, supplying materials, and assisting the team to keep the line running to target. Full training is provided.

Qualifications

• Reliable, punctual, and able to work nights consistently.
• Comfortable with repetitive, physical work in a factory/production environment.
• Good attention to detail and able to follow instructions.
• Able to work safely and follow procedures.

Responsibilities

• Pot feeding and supplying materials to the production line.
• Supporting operatives and keeping the line running to target.
• Basic quality checks and following standard operating procedures.
• Maintaining a clean, safe, and tidy work area in line with health & safety and (if applicable) food safety rules.
• Working as part of a team and communicating effectively with supervisors and colleagues.

Job description

Production Operative (Night Shift) - Temporary Role

Location: Horsham

Pay: £12.71 per hour + time and a half for night hours

Contract: Temporary - approx. 2 months nights, with potential to move to late shifts afterwards

Start date: Immediate

About the role

We're recruiting reliable, hardworking Production Operatives to support our production line on a busy night shift. You'll be pot feeding and helping the line keep running smoothly in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Full training is provided.

Shift pattern

Week 1 - Training: One week of day shifts to learn the job. Flexible 8-hour shifts between 05:00-00:00

From Week 2 - Nights (fixed 4-night pattern each week):

• Sunday night: 21:30-06:30
• Monday night: 23:30-06:30
• Tuesday night: 23:30-06:30
• Wednesday night: 23:30-06:30
• Thursday-Saturday off.

Key duties

Pot feeding and supplying materials to the production line.

Supporting operatives and keeping the line running to target.

Basic quality checks and following standard operating procedures.

Maintaining a clean, safe, and tidy work area in line with health & safety and (if applicable) food safety rules.

Working as part of a team and communicating effectively with supervisors and colleagues.

What we're looking for

Reliable, punctual, and able to work nights consistently.

Comfortable with repetitive, physical work in a factory/production environment.

Good attention to detail and able to follow instructions.

Able to work safely and follow procedures.

Previous production or warehouse experience is useful but not essential - full training is provided.