Production Operative

Greggs; Penrith; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A popular food retail company in Penrith is seeking a Production Operative to join their team. The role involves making and packing products while ensuring quality standards are met in a fast-paced environment. Previous experience is beneficial, and the company offers competitive pay, colleague discounts, and various benefits. This is a fantastic opportunity for those passionate about quality and teamwork.

Benefits

Competitive pay paid weekly

Colleague discount up to 50%

Free hot drinks on shift

Paid breaks

Profit-sharing

Health and Wellbeing App

Growing holiday entitlement

Colleague share plans

Pension scheme with matching contributions

Confidential employee assistance

Long service awards

Savings and discounts for shopping

Qualifications

• Comfortable with handling, preparing, and baking food.
• Pride in the quality of produced products.
• Able to stand for long periods and perform physical tasks.

Responsibilities

• Make and pack Greggs products to high quality standards.
• Follow health, safety, and hygiene processes.
• Work in a fast-paced, high-performance environment.

Skills

Food handling

Attention to quality

Team collaboration

SAP systems

Job description

About the role

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.

What we offer

• 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, apply now to start your career at Greggs!

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: .