Production Operator - Kitchen (Nights)

apetito; Trowbridge; Hybrid; GBP 19,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days holiday per year + holidays

Discretionary annual bonus scheme

Pension scheme - employer matched up

Life assurance scheme

Subsidised canteen

Free parking

Free turkey or voucher at Christmas

apetito perks scheme including salary‑

sacrifice options and retail discounts

Job summary

apetito is recruiting for a Night Shift Team Member in our High Risk Kitchen. The role is 40 hours per week, Sunday to Thursday, 22:00–06:00. Pay is £14.78 per hour plus bonus and benefits, with opportunities to learn multiple skills across the department.

You will join a team committed to quality and efficiency. NVQ Level 2 in cooking or equivalent and Level 2 food hygiene are preferred, with good English required. Training may broaden your tasks.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 in cooking or equivalent.
• Level 2 food hygiene.
• Good English.

Responsibilities

• Supply Kanban correctly with products from the sanitizer belt and complete the relevant paperwork.
• Empty pots and complete the relevant paperwork.
• Clean pots between products.
• Work on the Stephan and tumbler and capkold.
• Ensure paperwork is correct and filled in at all times.
• Work CCP temperatures from capkold cook fills.

Skills

NVQ Level 2

Food hygiene Level 2

English proficiency

Positive attitude

Education

NVQ Level 2 in cooking or equivalent

Job description

The High Risk Kitchen department is keen to promote excellent team work by employing people who have a positive (can do) 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.

This position is 40 hours a week, working Sunday - Thursday 22.00 - 06.00 on the Night Shift.

£14.78 per hour + Bonus + Benefits

Overview

The High Risk Kitchen department is keen to promote excellent team work by employing people who have a positive (can do) 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.

This position is 40 hours a week, working Sunday - Thursday 22.00 - 06.00 on the Night Shift.

£14.78 per hour + 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

• Supply Kanban correctly with products from the sanitizer belt and complete the relevant paperwork
• Empty pots and complete the relevant paperwork
• Clean pots between products
• Work on the Stephan and tumbler and capkold
• Ensure paperwork is correct and filled in at all times
• Work CCP temperatures from capkold cook fills

About you

• Currently undergoing NVQ level 2 in cooking or completed training
• Level 2 food hygiene Good level of English Help the business be environmentally friendly Have a positive attitude; will have try to learn other tasks in the department if required Promote good team work – help others Have a desire to help the team meet the department targets
• Undertake any training made available/organized

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
• 25 days holiday per year, plus 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.