Porter

Our Vacancies; Greater London; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK food manufacturer is seeking a Porter for their operation in Greater London. In this role, you will ensure that production lines are supplied with the necessary ingredients efficiently, communicate crucial quality and safety issues, and support adherence to health and safety and food hygiene guidelines. Ideal candidates will have experience in a food manufacturing environment, strong literacy, numeracy, and problem-solving skills, and the ability to work in a team. This position offers competitive benefits and opportunities for growth.

Benefits

Competitive salary and job-related benefits

Holidays

Pension up to 8% matched

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Company share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform

Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

Qualifications

• Ideally have experience in food manufacturing or a similar environment.
• Possess good literacy and numeracy skills.
• Exhibit strong problem-solving abilities.
• Be able to communicate effectively and work well in a team.
• Have basic awareness of health and safety and food hygiene practices.

Responsibilities

• Ensure production lines have the right ingredients on time.
• Communicate key issues regarding ingredient quality and safety.
• Ensure ingredients are correctly stored and documented.
• Support change programs and adhere to health and safety procedures.
• Follow food safety guidelines meticulously.

Skills

Food manufacturing experience

Literacy and Numeracy skills

Problem solving skills

Good communication

Health and Safety awareness

Food Hygiene awareness

Job description

Porter

Shift: 6pm to 2.30am

Why Greencore?

We’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better.

As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 13,300 talented colleagues across 16 manufacturing sites and 17 distribution depots throughout the UK. Together, we bring delicious food to life, from sandwiches, and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles, and ready meals. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve revenues of £1.95bn.

Our extensive direct-to-store (DTS) network, with 17 depots nationwide, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring our customers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

Here at Park Royal, we have a team of around 1,150 colleagues. We produce sandwiches, wraps and platters for some of the biggest retailers in the UK including Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Morrisons, Co‑op and Poundland.

What you'll be doing

As a Porter:

• Ensure that the production lines are supplied with the correct ingredients in a timely manner to reduce downtime and ensure they can run efficiently
• Communicate as required on all key issues concerning ingredient quality, health and safety and escape as required
• Ensure the ingredients to the WIP chill, covered and with the necessary traceability information recorded
• To support change programmes and improvement projects ensuring delivery on time. Adhere to the company's Health and safety procedures
• Follow Food Safety guidelines

What we’re looking for

Full training will be provided if successful in this role but are looking for the following knowledge and experience:

• Ideally experience within a food manufacturing environment or similar environment
• Good Literacy and Numeracy skills
• Problem solving skills
• Good communicator and ability to work in a team
• Basic Awareness of Health and Safety and Food Hygiene

We’re not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make everyday taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.

If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What you’ll get in return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.

Please note due to high numbers of applications this role may be closed before the posted closing date.