Production Operative - Roots

Riverford Organic Farmers; Ashburton; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday pro rata

30% off veg boxes

Company pension

Annual profit share

Job summary

Riverford Organic Farmers Ltd in Ashburton is seeking a Production Operative to join our thriving, employee-owned business. You will support automated packing lines, pack produce into trays, palletise finished goods and prepare orders for onward transport.

We offer 33 days holiday pro rata, 30% off veg boxes, a generous company pension and an annual profit share. The role is a 3-month fixed-term contract, 39 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Qualifications

• Experience in a production or warehousing environment.
• Comfortable working in a cold & hot environment, with long periods on your feet.
• Able to lift and manoeuvre crates of produce and veg boxes.

Responsibilities

• Pack approximately 45,000 packs of produce per week, support automated packing lines, pack produce into trays, palletise finished goods and prepare orders for onward transport.
• Assist with sacking and crating for wholesale customers and help with product grading when required.

Skills

Production/warehousing experience

Forklift experience (advantageous)

English proficiency

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 roots 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 3-month fixed term contract, 39 hours per week - Working Monday - Friday, which is inclusive of Bank Holidays.

Location: Hayllors Blacker, Barton Farm, Landscove, Ashburton, TQ13 7LZ

Pay: £13.45 per hour

What you’ll be doing…

At Roots, we pack approximately 45,000 packs of produce each week, alongside wholesale bagging, crating, and distribution across our network of farms. In this role, you will support our automated packing lines, packing produce into trays, palletising finished goods, and preparing orders for onward transport. You will also be responsible for sacking and crating produce for our wholesale customers, as well as assisting with product grading when required. This is a physically demanding role, and forklift experience would be advantageous. We are looking for someone with good organisational skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work efficiently in a busy environment.

As part of a small team, you will be expected to become multi-skilled across different areas of the site, making this an excellent opportunity to gain a broader understanding of the business and develop valuable operational experience.

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 & hot environment, with long periods of time on your feet
• 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!

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