Packing Operative - Machine-Made Products (17:15 to 03:30)

Proper Cornish; Bodmin; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free pasties

Free fruit

Subsidised canteen

Staff events

Health plan

Referral bonus

Job summary

Proper Cornish is looking for a Packing Production Operative for the Machine-Made Products team in Bodmin. The role is evenings and nights, 17:15–03:30, four days out of five with a rotating day off.

You’ll ensure accurate, efficient packing of pastries, stay on your feet, and contribute to quality control. Training starts with entry-level packing tasks and progresses to more complex operations as you gain skills, with competency-based pay progression and shift premiums after 20:00.

Job description

Join Our Packing Team – Machine-Made Products (Evening/Night Shift)

Hours: 17:15 until 03:30 (approx. depending of production needs), 4 days out of 5 (Monday to Friday, with one rotational day off per week)

Breaks: 2 x 30 minutes per shift

Pay: £13.21 per hour standard rate

Enhanced rate of £16.51 per hour for, hours worked between 20:00–06:00, or hours worked over 37.5 hours per week.

Earn more as you learn: This role offers competency-based pay progression. As you complete training, gain experience, and are signed off on additional skills and responsibilities, your earning potential increases.

What You’ll Do

As a Packing Production Operative within our Machine-Made Products Team, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring our delicious pastries are packed accurately, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards. This is a hands‑on role that requires attention to detail, teamwork, and the ability to remain on your feet for most of the shift.

Your Training Journey

During your first few weeks, you’ll learn the entry-level packing tasks. As your confidence and skills grow, you’ll progress onto more complex packing operations, with ongoing training and sign-off at each stage.

The more you learn and the more skills you’re signed off on, the more you can earn.

Key Responsibilities

• Checking finished products for quality, ensuring correct size, shape, and compliance with product specifications
• Packing finished products into boxes accurately and efficiently in line with product specifications
• Operating and loading packing conveyor belts and preparing products for dispatch
• Assembling boxes and maintaining packing equipment to keep operations running smoothly
• Palletising and wrapping completed boxes ready for shipment
• Supporting other departments when required, giving you the opportunity to gain broader experience across the business

Full training is provided.

After Successfully Completing Your Probation Period, You Will Gain

• Food Safety Level 2 certificate
• Health & Safety Level 2 certificate

Why Join Proper Cornish

You’ll be part of a supportive, friendly team in a growing business where quality and people truly matter. We are proud holders of a Gold Health and Wellbeing Award, reflecting our commitment to looking after our colleagues.

As we continue to grow, we offer excellent opportunities to:

• Learn new skills
• Increase your earnings through competency sign-off
• Gain experience across different departments
• Develop your career and progress internally

We are guided by our values of Customer First, Honesty, Quality, Friendliness, and Passion. With around 250 colleagues, we take pride in making the world a better place every day by filling it with delicious pasties and savoury pastry delights.

Proper Perks

• Free pasties and pastries every day
• Free fruit and drinks
• Subsidised canteen
• Monthly colleague treats and regular staff BBQs
• Bake sales and competitions
• Christmas goodies and celebrations
• Free use of spa and golf facilities in St Austell
• Subsidised massages
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Company-funded Health Cash Plan
• Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 free and confidential helpline)
• Death in Service Plan
• £500 colleague referral bonuses
• Staff discounts on pasties, pastries, cakes, and tarts
• Local business discounts
• Excellent training and career development opportunities
• Employment anniversary cash awards

Ready to Join the Team

If you’re a team player with a positive “can-do” attitude and want to be part of a friendly, rapidly growing company where your skills and development are rewarded, we’d love to hear from you!