Production Operative

Greggs plc; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive weekly pay

Colleague discount (up to 50%)

Free hot drinks on shift

Paid breaks

Profit sharing (10%)

Health & Wellbeing App with Remote GP/

Holiday entitlement grows with you

Colleague share plans

Pension scheme (7% matched)

Employee assistance app & helpline

Long service awards

Discounts on everyday shopping

Job summary

Greggs plc is seeking a Production Operative in the East Midlands to join a fast-paced food production team. You will handle, prepare and bake products, maintain high quality, and work on a shift pattern that may include nights and weekends. Full training is provided in a collaborative, inclusive environment.

You should be comfortable standing for long periods, lifting and carrying, and adhering to health, safety and hygiene standards while contributing to team targets and production schedules.

Qualifications

• Ideally, you'll have previously worked as a Production Operative.
• Comfortable with handling, preparing, and baking food.
• Take pride in the quality of the products you produce.
• Able to stand for long periods, lift and carry, and perform cleaning tasks.
• Supportive of an inclusive culture – valuing difference.
• Experience with SAP is beneficial but not essential.

Skills

Food handling

Quality focus

Stamina & lifting

Diversity & inclusion

Tools

SAP

Job description

Join us as a Production Operative and you'll be a key part of the Greggs Team, making and packing the nation's much loved Greggs products. You'll have a passion for quality and will follow all the correct processes and procedures to ensure the best products are made, to keep our customers satisfied. You'll work with a great, close-knit team, in a fast-paced, high-performance environment where timescales and targets are important. You'll play an important part in producing our famous products, ensuring they meet the highest of quality standards, whilst following health, safety and hygiene processes.

Working in a food production environment means that sometimes you'll be exposed to flour and dust. You will also be expected to work in a chilled/frozen environment.

We'll provide you with all the training and support you'll need to see your career rise.

We can offer you:

• Competitive pay paid weekly
• Colleague discount allowing you and a family member to enjoy up to 50% off your favourite Greggs products
• Free hot drinks for you to enjoy while on shift
• Paid breaks allowing you to recharge your batteries
• We share 10% of all our profits with our colleagues
• Health and Wellbeing App providing Remote GP and Physiotherapy services
• Holiday entitlement that grows as your career grows with us
• Colleague share plans to help you invest and save for your future
• Pension scheme to help you plan for your future. We'll match your contributions up to 7%
• Confidential employee assistance app and helpline to help with your wellbeing
• Long service awards celebrating key milestones in your career
• Savings and discounts for your everyday shopping, leisure and wellbeing

About you

Ideally, you'll have previously worked as a Production Operative.

You’ll also need:

• To be comfortable with handling, preparing, and baking food
• To take pride in the quality of the products you produce
• To be comfortable standing for long periods of time, lifting and carrying, as well as other tasks such as cleaning.
• Be supportive of an inclusive culture - recognising and valuing that difference is good
• Experience of using SAP systems would also be beneficial but isn't essential.

If you're enthusiastic, reliable, comfortable with working shifts that could include nights, weekends and bank holidays.

About us

Here at Greggs, we love what we do, and we have fun! What makes us so special is our culture – how we behave and support each other. Everyone’s welcome at Greggs. Whatever their background, preferences or beliefs we want all of our colleagues to feel welcome and able to be themselves at work. You can read more about us here: Greggs Careers | About Greggs.