Production Operative

Riverford Organic Farmers Ltd; Thornhaugh; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement (33 days pro rata)

Veg box discount (30%)

Company pension scheme

Profit sharing (at least 10% of prof).

Job summary

Riverford Organic Farmers Ltd is recruiting a Production Operative to join our employee-owned team at Sacrewell Lodge Farm, Thornhaugh, Peterborough. The role focuses on picking orders for our veg and recipe boxes, wrapping on pallets, and loading into lorries and vans for delivery.

A full UK driving licence and vehicle access are required. You’ll work 39 hours per week, Sunday to Thursday, with pay of £13.90 per hour plus 71p per hour after 8pm.

Qualifications

• Ideally you will have previous experience in a production or warehousing environment.
• Must be comfortable working in a cold environment.
• Able to lift and manoeuvre crates of produce and veg boxes.

Responsibilities

• Pick orders for customers and wrap them on pallets.
• Load pallets into lorries and vans for delivery.
• Ensure packaging is robust and ready for dispatch.
• Help keep the production area clean and tidy.
• Contribute to a busy dispatch team as part of a supportive crew.

Skills

Production experience

Warehouse experience

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Teamwork

Driving licence

Job description

Work with us at Riverford, and join a thriving employee-owned business as a Production Operative…

• Be part of a inclusive and friendly production team
• More than just a veg box….Riverford are mad about organic veg. It's at the core of everything we do. We love to grow it, pack it into boxes, and deliver it to around 70, 000 homes across the UK every week.
• This takes loads of brilliant people - and working here makes you a ‘co-owner’, since Riverford is employee-owned. Success means much more than just profits; we want this to be a place people enjoy coming to work, and a business our co-owners feel proud of!
• We offer a bucket load of benefits….33 days holiday pro rata (including bank holidays), 30% off veg boxes and our online shop, generous company pension scheme, annual profit share (at least 10% of all our profits are split equally between all co-owners)
• Delivering even greener veg - We're in the process of swapping diesel vans to electric, with the ambitious goal of being 100% electric vans for low-emission deliveries to our customers!

This role is a permanent contract. 39 hours per week - Working Sunday-Thursday which is inclusive of Bank Holidays.

Location: Sacrewell Lodge Farm, Great North Road, Thornhaugh, Peterborough, PE8 6HJ

Pay: £13.90 per hour.Plus, an additional 71p per hour when hours exceed 8pm

Hours: Sunday - 12:00 - 20:30 + Mon - Thur 12:15 - 20:30

What you’ll be doing…

We take a lot of pride in delivering great looking and tasting veg boxes and recipe boxes to our customers. This position will be part of the Dispatch Team - Mostly you'll be picking orders for our customers, which are then wrapped on pallets and loaded into lorries and vans for delivery.It's an incredibly busy department with the team picking approximately 8,000 items per day.

You will use your initiative and attention to detail to make sure that you are only packing the very best produce for our customers or ensuring only the most robust, cleanest packaging is making it through our recycling process. You may be asked to help in other departments, or muck in and help with keeping the production area clean and tidy, so you will need to be generally enthusiastic and keen to work as part of a team to get the job done.

It would be great if you come to us with some dispatch experience, but otherwise you'll need general production or warehouse experience and a desire to progress into a more skilled role. Attention to detail, ability to work under pressure, and a positive attitude are absolutely essential for this key position.

You’ll need a full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle to carry out this role.

What we’re looking for

• Ideally you will have previous experience of working in a production or warehousing environment
• Must be comfortable working in a cold environment
• You must be able to lift and manoeuvre crates of produce and veg boxes
• You should have good communication skills and be able to speak and understand English to a level that enables you to comprehend instructions and the daily requirements of the role
• Accurate and efficient

At Riverford, we value quality service and our production team play a key role in our mission. If you’re looking for a job where you can make a difference and join a friendly, supportive team, we’d love to hear from you!