Production Operator Advanced - Meals (Weekends)

apetito Limited; Trowbridge; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Living Wage

Shift allowance

Discretionary bonus

Pension

Life assurance

Canteen

Free parking

Free turkey at Christmas

Apetito perks

Job summary

apetito Limited is hiring for a production operative in the Meals department, where accuracy and teamwork are essential for making quality products. The role involves hand and scoop-based placement, weight checks and clean-downs to maintain hygiene and efficiency.

You’ll support line changes and ensure targets are met in a fast-paced environment. The position offers training, a competitive hourly rate (£13.80), shift allowances, bonus potential and employee benefits.

Qualifications

• Good standards in English and Maths.
• Can-do attitude and willingness to learn new tasks within the department.
• Promote good team work – help others.
• Have a desire to help the team meet the department targets.
• Able to work on own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Putting in vegetables/potato products- for most products this is done with a scoop but some done by hand
• Hand placing items up to a total of 3 – 4 on a line
• Correcting ‘weights’ to keep waste to a minimum
• Changes overs- help ensure they are efficient. Empty bins and waste tubs and replace with clean ones, clean area around the line
• It is also expected that people in this role are able to ‘weigh’ on the multi-portion and twin portion line at the required speed
• Finished (assembled) products must be right first time.
• Inform the person running the line if you think there is a potential issue with the quality of the product
• Follow correct personal hygiene procedures
• Operate to a clean (and tidy) as you go policy
• Carry out efficient and effective clean downs when changing over products
• Work in a safe manner at all times
• Follow safe working practices
• Assist if required with risk assessments
• Report any accidents or dangerous occurrences

Skills

Good English & Maths

Willingness to learn

Teamwork

Own initiative

Education

Level 2 Food Safety certificate

Job description

Overview

We’re the leading food producer for the health and social care sector, providing delicious, nutritious and sustainable meals for people at home or in care.

We’re also the parent company of Wiltshire Farm Foods, the UK’s premier home-delivery service for ready-made meals.Through our wide range of well-presented, nutritious meals to suit every taste and dietary need, we aim to make a real difference to lives of elderly and vulnerable people in care.

We’re proud to be a Living Wage employer and member of the Ethical Trading Initiative. We support British food and farming and operate a successful programme of waste reduction and resource efficiency across our whole business.

In addition to your salary you will receive a comprehensive training program, 25 days annual leave holiday entitlement, the ability to buy additional annual leave, retail discounts, free car parking, subsidised staff restaurant, free turkey (or voucher) at Christmas and much more !

The department and team

The Meals department are keen to promote excellent team work by employing people who have a positive attitude, who are prepared to learn a number of skills so that they are able to work in various positions within the department. By achieving this, the department is in the best position to produce quality products, in an efficient manner. We aim to not only achieve our targets but improve on them as well.

£13.80 per hour + Shift Allowance + Bonus + Benefits

Who we are

apetito is the UK’s leading food supplier to the health and social care sectors serving more than 1,300 care homes, health care and education settings.

Our meals are expertly crafted by our dieticians and chefs, and then frozen to lock in the goodness.

Wiltshire Farm Foods, our sister company, is the UK’s largest ready meal supplier cooking and delivering over 330 different delicious frozen ready meals across the UK.

Responsibilities

General Tasks:

• Putting in vegetables/potato products- for most products this is done with a scoop but some done by hand
• Hand placing items up to a total of 3 – 4 on a line
• Correcting ‘weights’ to keep waste to a minimum
• Changes overs- help ensure they are efficient. Empty bins and waste tubs and replace with clean ones, clean area around the line
• It is also expected that people in this role are able to ‘weigh’ on the multi-portion and twin portion line at the required speed

Quality:

• Finished (assembled) products must be right first time.
• Inform the person running the line if you think there is a potential issue with the quality of the product

Hygiene:

• Follow correct personal hygiene procedures
• Operate to a clean (and tidy) as you go policy
• Carry out efficient and effective clean downs when changing over products

Health & Safety:

• Work in a safe manner at all times
• Follow safe working practices
• Assist if required with risk assessments
• Report any accidents or dangerous occurrences

About you

Essential:

• Good standards in English and Math’s
• Have a can do attitude and a willingness to learn new tasks within the department.
• Promote good team work – help others.
• Have a desire to help the team meet the department targets.
• Able to work on own initiative.

Desirable:

• Experience of food safety / Level 2 food safety certificate
• Experience of working in a production environment

This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the skilled worker route as it does not meet the minimumrequirements set out under the UK Immigration Rules.

Company Benefits

• Competitive salary – accredited Living Wage employer
• 20 days holiday per year, inclusive of bank holidays
• Option to purchase up to 5 additional days holiday per year
• Discretionary annual bonus scheme
• Pension scheme - employer matched contributions up to 4%
• Life assurance scheme worth at least 1x annual salary
• Subsidised canteen
• Free parking
• Free turkey or voucher at Christmas
• apetito perks scheme including salary sacrifice options and retail discounts

Our Values

As a family-owned business, we take great pride in being a company that makes a real difference and is dedicated to creating outstanding meals to be proud of.

We develop a range of products designed to enhance health and well-being for all our customers.

We are driven by a passion for service and dedicated to feeding some of the UK’s most vulnerable people.

We proudly support British food and farming, focusing on using the best ethical and sustainable produce in alignment with our goal to reach Net Zero by 2040.

Our ethical standards are recognised by the ETI and we are an accredited Living Wage employer.Learn more about apetito’s commitment to a more sustainable future.

We embrace inclusion, empowering individuals from diverse backgrounds.

Our commitment to making a real difference extends to customers, communities, and staff and we're on a mission to build an inclusive workplace where everyone reaches their full potential.