Prep Mixer

Our Vacancies; Northampton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturer in Northampton is seeking individuals for shifts from Friday to Monday, paying £14.08 per hour. Candidates will be responsible for preparing mixes for production, ensuring food safety standards are met, and completing necessary compliance paperwork. Ideal candidates should have a keen attention to detail and a good level of English, with additional training provided for those with less experience in the FMCG environment. Join us at Greencore to be part of a dynamic team that values quality and safety.

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 employee discount platform

Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

Qualifications

• FMCG knowledge is advantageous, but full training is provided.
• Knowledge of and or experience of working in a FMCG/Warehouse would be advantageous, though full training is provided.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the correct mixes are made ready for the production lines.
• Complete necessary paperwork relating to compliance.
• Complete regular blade integrity checks for food safety standards.
• Check all recipes for the mixes thoroughly.
• Perform relevant quality checks and raise issues immediately.

Skills

Attention to detail

Calm under pressure

Good level of English (written and verbal)

Education

Food Safety Level 2

Health & Safety Level 2

Job description

Overview

Shifts Time and Pattern: Friday - Monday (4x 10hr shifts)

Pay Rate £14.08 Per Hour

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better. As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn. Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

Here at Northampton, we operate one of the most impressive facilities in Europe, based across a campus of 5 manufacturing units, and we have a team of around 2,000 colleagues making high quality premium products every day. We are the sole supplier of sandwiches, wraps, rolls and sushi for Marks & Spencer.

Responsibilities

• To ensure the correct mixes are made ready for the Production lines to use.
• Complete all the necessary paperwork relating to compliance.
• Complete regular blade integrity checks to ensure our Food Safety standards are maintained.
• Thoroughly check all the recipes for the mixes.
• Ensure that the relevant quality checks are performed and that any issues regarding quality or food safety are raised immediately to the Line Coordinator

Qualifications

• FMCG knowledge is advantageous, but full training is provided.
• The ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Attention to detail.
• Good level of English is required (written and verbal).
• Knowledge of and or experience of working in a FMCG/Warehouse would be advantageous, though full training is provided.
• Food Safety Level 2.
• Health & Safety Level 2.

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

At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better.

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