Production Operative - Post Chill

Avara Foods Ltd; Hereford; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£13.67 per hour

Additional £0.75

24 days holiday allowance

Paid Weekly

Overtime opportunities

Refer a friend bonus

Staff canteen

Staff shop / staff sales

Cycle to work

Ts & Cs apply

Job summary

Avara Foods Ltd is hiring for a Post Chill Operative at our Hereford site. This permanent role offers full training with no prior experience required. The job involves working in a fast-paced, refrigerated FMCG environment assembling and packaging raw food products.

40 hours per week with shifts starting early in the morning. Competitive hourly rate and benefits including paid weekly, holiday allowance and staff support facilities.

Qualifications

• Good level of English and basic numeracy skills.
• Ability to work well within a team and communicate effectively.
• Good attention to detail and a flexible attitude to tasks.
• Experience within a production/manufacturing environment is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Weigh and label products in steel bins ensuring that are sealed and covered.
• Maintain safe operation of pallet trucks.
• Transport products to dispatch as required.
• Manual handling which can include lifting equipment and products up to 20kg.

Skills

English level

Numeracy

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Flexible attitude

Production experience

Job description

About the Role:

Permanent position

Do you want to earn a minimum of £575 per week? We’re recruiting for a Postchill Operative to join the team at our site in Hereford, Herefordshire!

No experience necessary, full training is provided!

The benefits of working for Avara Foods:

• £13.67 per hour
• Additional £0.75
• 24 days holiday allowance ( for a full year )
• Paid Weekly
• Secure contract, guaranteed hours and opportunities for overtime
• Earn a minimum of £575 per week
• Earn £ 250 for every friend or family member you refer for a job with us
• Subsidised staff canteen serving hot food
• Staff shop / staff sales at hugely discounted prices
• Cycle to work scheme
• Ts & Cs apply

Working Hours

• 40 per week
• Week 1 – 0730 to 1630 Monday to Friday
• Week 2 – 1545 to 0045 Sunday and 1630 to 0130 Monday to Thursday J&F

About the role

As production operative in Post Chill you’ll be involved in the production and packaging of raw food products. So you’ll be working in a fast-paced, dynamic FMCG factory environment which is noisy and refrigerated in some areas, manufacturing short shelf life products where hygiene standards are critical.

Duties include :

• Weigh and label products in steel bins ensuring that are sealed and covered
• Maintain safe operation of pallet trucks
• Transport products to dispatch as required
• Manual handling which can include lifting equipment and products up to 20kg

What are we looking for?

• Good level of English and basic numeracy skills
• The ability to work well within a team and communicate effectively
• Good attention to detail and a flexible attitude to tasks
• Experience within a production/manufacturing environment is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided

Who are we, and what do we do?

You may not have heard of us, but there’s a good chance you’ve enjoyed our products. Avara Foods is one of the UK’s leading food businesses, supplying chicken and turkey to the country’s major supermarkets and well-known restaurants.

We own and manage our entire supply chain, from farms to factory and all the way to the customer door – meaning we have careers that cover a whole range of functions. We have major processing sites across England and Wales, and an agricultural network of over 350 farms, spanning from North Yorkshire to the South Coast and Wales.

A little about our Hereford site:

Our advanced manufacturing site in Hereford is one of our main processing facilities, processing up to 2 million birds per week. There are over 1500 talented people employed at our Hereford site, helping us to deliver high quality products to our customers and making the business a trusted leader in fresh foods. We`ve recently invested £1.2 million in technology and equipment, making it one of the most advanced food manufacturing facilities in the UK.

What happens after you apply for this role?

After you’ve applied, you’ll be contacted in due course by a Resourcing Officer from our Hereford site, to discuss your application and CV further. There’ll also be a chance for you to ask us any questions you may have about the role.

Due to Bird Welfare, it is essential that you do not own any Avian Pets or Poultry.

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.

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