Sausage Prep Room operative

Cranswick plc; Watton; Hybrid; GBP 19,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attendance bonus

Pension scheme

Overtime pay

Cycle to work

Holiday entitlement

Share plan

Gym membership

Death in service

Wellbeing hub

Discounts

Job summary

Cranswick Country Foods in Watton, Norfolk, is seeking Prep Room Operators for our sausage production facility. You’ll operate and maintain machinery, complete production paperwork, and perform essential quality checks. Shift pattern is 4 days on, 4 days off from 5.30am to 5.00pm.

Training is provided for those new to the food industry. Benefits include a £1 attendance bonus weekly, overtime pay, pension contributions, and access to wellbeing and discount initiatives.

Qualifications

• Be self-motivated and able to work on your own initiative.
• Enjoy working to targets in a fast paced environment.
• Possess high standards of work.
• Enjoy working as part of a team.
• Experience in food production is helpful but full training will be provided.
• Good level of written and verbal English.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain production machinery (bowl choppers/mincers/blenders).
• Complete production paperwork and traceability records.
• Conduct production and quality checks to ensure standards.

Skills

Self-motivation

Initiative

Teamwork

English proficiency

Attention to detail

Food production experience

Job description

About Cranswick Country Foods:

Cranswick Country Foods in Watton, Norfolk is serious about its quality pork products. Now we’re hungry for talented people to join us. It’s win win; you achieve your potential, we achieve our ambitious growth plans.

Job requirements of Prep Room Operators:

We are looking for individuals to work within our Sausage production facility, operating and maintaining our quality machinery. People with food industry experience would be beneficial, however full training will be given. A team player mentality with the desire to get the job done well is essential.

We offer fantastic progression opportunities and are always looking to promote from within, so if you’re looking for a new starting point in your career, this is a great one! As a Prep Room Operator, you’ll be operating machinery, completing production paperwork, doing essential production and quality checks.

Shift pattern: 4 days on, 4 days off. Hours 5.30am – 17.00pm

What you will need:

• Be self-motivated and able to work on your own initiative
• Enjoy working to targets in a fast paced environment
• Possess high standards of work
• Enjoy working as part of a team
• Ideally have experience of working within the food production industry, however this is not necessary as full training will be provided
• Have a good level of both written and verbal English
• Filling out traceability paperwork/taking temperatures
• Operating machines such as Bowl choppers/mincers/blenders

Pay and benefits:

• Rate of Pay – £14.34 per hour
• Inclusive of £1 per hour weekly attendance bonus
• Overtime – time and a third after basic hours
• Pension – 3% employer contributions/5% employee contributions
• Access to our ‘Feed your Wellbeing’ hub, offering a range of retail, restaurant and entertainment discounts and wellbeing support
• Cycle to work scheme
• Opportunity to purchase extra holiday
• Discounted share scheme
• Discounted local gym membership
• Death in service insurance
• Additional holiday with service

Closing Date: 30 th September 2026 (please note that should we receive significant interest, this closing date may be brought forward)