Seasonal Production Operative AM - Weekends Job Details | Danish Crown Group

Danish Crown; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food production company in Rochdale seeks seasonal processing operatives to support production during the Christmas period. Responsibilities include processing, packing, and ensuring product quality while adhering to health and safety standards. This role offers benefits like enhanced parental leave and free parking. Applicants should be detail-oriented and capable of working in a team environment.

Benefits

Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave

Enhanced company sick pay

Matched company pension scheme

Heavily discounted meat through staff shop

Well-being programmes

Free Employee Assistance Programme

Free parking

Free tea and coffee

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a production environment is preferred.
• Ability to follow health and safety regulations.
• Willingness to work weekends and AM shifts.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for processing and packing products.
• Ensure quality and adherence to safety standards.
• Meet production targets effectively.

Skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Safe food handling

Job description

This is a seasonal position supporting our production teams during the Christmas period, with weekend work on the AM shift from 05:45 to 14:40. The contract is expected to last until the end of December.

Who is Danish Crown?

We are a food company owned by Danish farmers, supplying high-quality food worldwide. We employ over 26,000 colleagues, from butchers to business developers.

What are we looking for?

We seek processing operatives to work on bacon and gammon product production lines.

Why join Danish Crown? Here are some benefits:

• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave
• Enhanced company sick pay
• Matched company pension scheme
• Heavily discounted meat through the staff shop
• Well-being programmes, including free health care cash plans and digital wellbeing tools
• Free Employee Assistance Programme for colleagues and families
• Free parking
• Free tea and coffee on all sites
• Development opportunities for career progression in a global business

Area of responsibility: Responsible for processing, packing, or dispatching quality products to meet production targets, maintaining safety and cost efficiency.

Specific tasks include:

• Performing tasks on specific production lines
• Processing, sealing, packing, or dispatching products according to specifications
• Working independently or as part of a team to meet targets
• Ensuring safe handling and transportation of food products
• Adhering to health, safety, and hygiene standards
• Following procedures for product tracking
• Carrying out service roles within the production area
• Training or coaching new operatives
• Covering other departments as needed
• Contributing to improvement projects
• Stepping up to ensure departmental operations run smoothly
• Reporting hazards or issues to management
• Taking responsibility for personal development
• Maintaining punctuality, performance, and attendance standards