Production Operative - Abattoir

Staffline; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Canteen on site

Free car parking on site

Free hot drinks

PPE provided

Full training provided

Temp to perm opportunity

Shop on site

Job summary

Staffline is recruiting for a Production Operative in an abattoir environment at our beef processing site in the United Kingdom. This full-time role runs Monday to Friday starting at 6:30am (finishing around 1:30pm–2:30pm).

The hourly rate is £13.59, with overtime at £17.00 per hour and potential weekly bonuses (£30–£80) based on performance. Responsibilities include processing tasks such as packing, weighing offal, and handling trays up to 20–25kg.

Qualifications

• Must be physically able to perform tasks
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Focus on Health and Safety and Food Hygiene

Responsibilities

• Remove hides, heads and internal organs as required
• Trim and prepare carcasses for processing, inspect for defects or contamination
• Separate edible and non-edible by-products
• Maintain workstation cleanliness during operations
• Follow food safety, hygiene and biosecurity procedures
• Work in line with health and safety regulations
• Wear required protective clothing and PPE at all times

Skills

Teamwork

Health & Safety

Food hygiene

PPE compliance

Job description

Staffline is recruiting candidates to work as a Production Operative within an abattoir environment at our clients' beef processing site.

This is a full-time role working Monday to Friday and the hours of work are:

• 6:30am to finish (around 1.30pm-2.30pm)

The rate of pay is £13.59 per hour.

Overtime is available and is paid at £17.00 per hour.

Production bonuses ranging from £30 to £80 per week may be available based on performance!

Duties to include packing tripe, weighing offal etc and trays can weigh 20-25kg.

Your Time at Work

• Removing hides, heads and internal organs as required
• Trimming and preparing carcasses for further processing, inspecting carcasses and identifying visible defects or contamination
• Separating edible and non-edible by-products correctly
• Maintaining the cleanliness of the workstation during operations
• Following food safety, hygiene and biosecurity procedures
• Working in line with health and safety regulations
• Wearing required protective clothing and PPE at all times

Our Perfect Worker

Our ideal Production Operative will be flexible, reliable, and keep in line with health and safety standards. They will work well as part of a team and independently to achieve targets set by the management team.

No previous experience is necessary as full training will be provided.

A focus on Health and Safety and Food Hygiene are essential for this role.

Key Information and Benefits

• Earn £13.59 - £17.00 per hour plus performance bonuses
• Monday to Friday
• OnSite support from Staffline
• Canteen on site
• Free car parking on site
• Free hot drinks
• Good links to public transport
• PPE provided
• Full training provided
• Temp to perm opportunity
• Shop on site

Job Ref: 1ABS

About Staffline

Staffline is the UK's largest recruitment solutions partner, enabling over 35,000 people into good work every week. We operate at more than 420 customer sites across England, Scotland and Wales.

As one of the most established recruitment agencies in Nottingham with operations across the UK, we specialise in connecting businesses with temporary and permanent jobs across warehouse & logistics, food and drink, aviation, driving, technical & engineering, manufacturing & automotive and security.

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