Production Technician

Bettys & Taylors Group; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals and snacks

Discretionary quarterly bonus

Holiday entitlement with buy/sell days

Employee discounts

Health cash plan

Wellbeing support

Counselling service

Company pension

Job summary

Bettys & Taylors Group in Harrogate is seeking a Production Technician to join Taylors of Harrogate, where we blend and manufacture our premium range of tea and coffees.

You will operate production machinery on a Monday–Friday two-week rotating shift (6am–2pm; 2pm–10pm, with an 8pm finish on Fridays) and start as a Trainee moving to Qualified within about 6 months.

Qualifications

• Experience operating production machinery.

Responsibilities

• Operate machinery to produce quality products.

Skills

Machinery operation

Job description

We are growing our Production team and are looking for a Production Technician to join us at Taylors of Harrogate, where we blend and manufacture our premium range of tea and coffees, including our famous Yorkshire Tea. As a Production Technician you will be responsible for operating machinery to ensure we produce the quality products that our customers know and love. This role works Monday to Friday on a two week rotating shift pattern, 6am-2pm (week 1) 2pm-10pm, with an 8pm finish on a Friday (week 2).

When you join us you will start as a Trainee and will move to Qualified after successful completion of your training which we expect to be within a period of 6 months. Thisis reflected in the salary range advertised.

What we offer you

As a minimum, all our employees receive free meals, drinks and snacks while at work, a discretionary quarterly profit-share bonus, holiday allowance with the option to buy and (in some cases) sell additional days, company-wide employee discounts, access to our health cash plan, wellbeing support, company funded counselling, and enrolment in the company pension.

We also offer a range of development opportunities no matter your role and ambitions. We encourage everyone to explore what makes them the best version of themselves, and we do this through external training programmes, apprenticeships and internal 1:1 coaching schemes.

Great People, Great Culture

We are Bettys & Taylors Group. Our family business is home to three iconic Yorkshire brands – Yorkshire Tea, Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate. Together we share a passion for quality, service and doing things properly. We are driven by our purpose and our values, and we believe our people are what set us apart. We welcome applications from all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences and we are committed to offering an inclusive culturewhere everyone can thrive.

The closing date for this vacancy is Friday 20th November 2026.