Process Operative (Nights)

Jordanscereals; Biggleswade; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive salary

Bonus up to 5%

Pension up to 10%

Buy holiday scheme

Discounts on products

Health cash plan

Career opportunities

Discount platform

Generous family leave

Leadership development

Cycle to work

Free parking

Job summary

Jordan’s Cereals is seeking a Process Operative to join a night-shift team responsible for blending and baking raw materials, ensuring safety and quality standards. The role supports the ABF group’s plans over the next five years and requires flexibility across a 4-on/4-off roster, with 6pm–6am shifts.

You will be part of a friendly, ambitious team focused on maintaining product quality, accuracy of materials, and efficient production processes in a food manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working within a food production environment.
• Team working skills and examples of good relationships with peers and managers.
• Understand the importance of effective shift handovers.
• Holding an FLT license or being interested in taking one would be preferable.

Responsibilities

• Lead boldly — Proactively engage in training and seek opportunities to develop skills.
• Stay curious — Ensure quality, documentation and hygiene procedures are followed and identify improvements.
• Do the right thing together — Follow Health & Safety policies and coordinate materials, packaging and finished goods.
• Make it happen — Monitor OEE, wastage and plant efficiency while ensuring product quality.

Skills

Previous food production experience

Team working

Shift handovers

FLT license preferable

Tools

FLT license

Job description

Career Opportunities: Process Operative (Nights) (4349)

Requisition ID4349-Posted29/10/2026- Region (2) - Job Category (2) -Permanent-Full Time- Company (1)

Shift Pattern: Night shift 4-on-4-off, 6pm-6am

At Jordan’s Cereals, we’re not just about making great products — we’re about building a workplace where people thrive. If you’re someone who leads with courage, asks the right questions, and brings people together to make things happen, then this could be the perfect next step in your career.

We’re looking for a Process Operative to join our friendly and ambitious team. As part of the ABF group, we have big plans for the next five years, you’ll play a key role in shaping our future. The role is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking work as part of a team responsible for the blending and baking of raw materials, to safety and quality standards.

The Process Operative working pattern would require full flexibility across the week as it is worked on a 4 on 4 of rotation. For example, one week you would work Monday to Thursday, then the following week would be Tuesday to Friday. This will be day shift only, working 6pm to 6am.

Key Accountabilities

Our Shift Leader is looking for a team member to...

• Lead boldly — Proactively engage in training, proactively seek training and support to develop and improve skills level.
• Stay curious — Ensure all quality, quality documentation and hygiene procedures are followed, and identify potential improvement areas.
• Do the right thing together — Ensure all Health & Safety documentation and policies are followed and completed and use the systems in place to accurately control and co-ordinate raw materials, packaging, consumables and finished good.
• Make it happen — Control OEE, wastage and plant efficiency and maintain excellent standards of product quality by consistently checking all raw materials and finished product are to the required standards whilst at the same time ensuring that waste is kept to a minimum.

The Right Person

If you share our values...

Be Bold, Be Curious, Do the Right Thing Together, Make It Happen

And you have the following skills and experiences....

• Previous experience of working within a food production environment
• Team working skills and examples of good relationships with peers and managers
• Understand the importance of effective shift handovers
• Holding an FLT license or being interested in taking one would be preferable

We can offer....

• Attractive Salary
• Bonus Scheme (up to 5%)
• Pension Scheme – up to 10% employer contributions
• Buy holiday scheme
• Discounted products
• Health Cash Plan
• Career opportunities - ABF group employs 128,000 employees worldwide.
• Discounts on over 900 retailers on our discount platform
• Generous family leave policy
• Leadership development
• Group Cycle to work scheme
• Free Parking

Together we inspire better wellbeing by creating a positive working environment that is rich in diversity, where we create equity in opportunities, where we can all be ourselves, and where we all feel that we belong.

We want to ensure the recruitment process works for everyone. If you require a reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process, please email [e-mail] to discuss these adjustments.

Our brands are sold worldwide and have great credentials in environmental sustainability.