Production Operative – Butchery

Noble Foods; Gainsborough CP; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Attendance bonus

Profit sharing

Company sick pay

Free lunch daily

Life insurance

Celebration Day

Perkbox discounts

Health support (DigiCare+)

Enhanced maternity/paternity benefits

Free eye tests

Job summary

Noble Foods at Gainsborough is hiring a Production Operative – Butchery. The role offers a secure full-time Monday–Friday day shift position with onsite training and employee benefits. You will join a chilled production team handling poultry products with an emphasis on quality and safety.

No prior butchery experience is required; on-site trainers will support your development and progression within the company.

Qualifications

• No prior butchery or food-production experience is required.
• Onsite trainers will provide training and support.
• Reliable, positive, and able to work as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Cutting and trimming poultry products.
• Weighing and packing products.
• Working as part of a supportive production team.
• Maintaining high standards of quality, hygiene and safety.

Skills

Reliable

Team player

Willing to learn

Career progression

Job description

Noble Foods Home of the Happy Egg Company

Production Operative – Butchery

Gainsborough | Monday to Friday | Day Shifts | Full Time

Looking for a secure job with great benefits, full training and the opportunity to earn more?

Join Noble Foods at Gainsborough and become part of a supportive team where you don't need previous experience to get started. We provide the training, support and opportunity to develop.

Our Gainsborough site processes poultry products to high customer and RSPCA standards, with bird welfare at the heart of what we do.

What you'll be doing

You'll join our Butchery team, working in a chilled environment and helping to prepare high-quality poultry products. Your role will include:

• Cutting and trimming poultry products
• Weighing and packing products
• Working as part of a supportive production team
• Maintaining high standards of quality, hygiene and safety

No previous butchery or food-production experience is needed. Our onsite trainers will give you the training and support you need to succeed.

We're simply looking for people who are:

• Reliable
• Positive and willing to learn
• Comfortable working as part of a team
• Interested in developing new skills and progressing

What could you earn?

Starting rate: £12.77 per hour

After three months' service, you'll also become eligible for a performance bonus with the potential to earn an additional £1.43 per hour.

Once trained, your basic rate increases to £13.18 per hour, plus the potential performance bonus.

That means your potential hourly earnings after training could be up to £14.61 per hour.

A shift pattern that gives you your weekends back

Full time | Monday to Friday | Day shifts

No rotating onto nights, and your weekends are free.

There's more to the job than your basic pay

As part of Noble Foods, you'll have access to a wide range of benefits, including:

• Performance bonus
• Attendance bonus
• Profit sharing
• Company sick pay
• Free lunch every working day, plus free tea and coffee, worth approximately £750 a year
• Life insurance
• Celebration Day after one year's service, giving you an extra day off to celebrate something important to you
• Perkbox discounts and monthly treats
• Digital GP and health support through DigiCare+
• Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits
• Free eye tests
• Discounted eggs and chicken
• Employee recognition scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Charity matching scheme
• Additional allowances for First Aiders and Mental Health First Aiders.

Protective clothing and fleece jackets are also provided, and there's free Wi‑Fi onsite.

Build a career, not just take a job

We want people to have opportunities to learn, develop and progress. You'll be supported by our onsite trainers from your first day, so previous experience isn't a barrier.

Why Noble Foods?

Noble Foods is a family-owned business with more than 100 years of history and is the UK's largest egg packer, supplying major UK retailers.

Our values are TO CARE: Together, Ownership, Courage, Action, Respect and Excel, and we want every colleague to feel part of the solution.

Ready to join us?

If you're reliable, willing to learn and looking for secure, full-time Monday-to-Friday work with excellent benefits and opportunities to develop, we'd love to hear from you.