Skilled Mixing Oprative - Days

Greencore Group; Boston; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Holiday entitlement

Pension contributions

Life insurance

Company shares save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Employee discount platform

Wellbeing Centre access

Enhanced parental leave and menopause

Job summary

Greencore Group, Boston Salads site, is seeking a Skilled Mixing Operative to support daily production. You will prepare ingredients, weigh, measure and mix according to production plans, and perform manual handling as part of a busy team.

Full training will be provided and you will work a continental shift from 04:00 to 16:00. Benefits include pension, life insurance, shares save scheme and employee discounts.

Qualifications

• Weighing, measuring and mixing ingredients following simple instructions and production plans.
• Carrying out manual handling tasks to support production requirements.
• Maintaining a clean, tidy and hygienic working environment and following safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients following simple instructions and production plans
• Moving products to the next stage of the production process in a timely manner
• Carrying out manual handling tasks to support production requirements
• Completing basic production and safety paperwork as required
• Maintaining a clean, tidy, and hygienic working environment at all times
• Following all health, safety, and food safety procedures
• Working as part of a team to support daily production targets
• Carrying out any other reasonable tasks as directed by the line manager

Skills

Weighing ingredients

Measuring

Mixing

Manual handling

Safety procedures

Teamwork

Job description

2/2/3 Continental Shift 04:00 - 16:00

Up to £13.97ph

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.

As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.

Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

Here in Boston Salads we employ around 400 colleagues and produce ready to eat salads, prepared vegetables and snacks for many of the major retailers such as Coop, Boots, Greggs, Costco, Spar and BOL.

What you’ll be doing:

TheSkilled Mixing Operativewill support daily production activities by preparing ingredients, completing manual handling tasks, and ensuring products move smoothly through the production process. This is a skilled role and full training will be provided.

Key Responsibilities:

• Weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients following simple instructions and production plans

• Moving products to the next stage of the production process in a timely manner

• Carrying out manual handling tasks to support production requirements

• Completing basic production and safety paperwork as required

• Maintaining a clean, tidy, and hygienic working environment at all times

• Following all health, safety, and food safety procedures

• Working as part of a team to support daily production targets

• Carrying out any other reasonable tasks as directed by the line manager

We’re not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.

What you’ll get in return

• Competitive salary and job related benefits
• Holidays
• Competitive matched pension contributions
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company shares save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.

We reserve the right to close this advertisement before the stated closing date.