Skilled Operator Fruit AM Shift

Yeo Valley Farms (Production) Ltd; South Somerset; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK food production company is seeking Production Operatives for their Crewkerne site. The role includes preparing ingredients, assisting in food production, and maintaining hygiene standards. Full training is provided, ideal for candidates enthusiastic about working in a fast-paced environment. Benefits include competitive holiday allowance and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Competitive holiday allowance

Non-contributory pension scheme

Life cover

Healthcare cash back plan

Cycle to work scheme

Subsidised products and services

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Good numeracy and literacy skills are essential.
• Must have excellent communication abilities.
• Physical demands of the role require strength and stamina.

Responsibilities

• Prepare ingredients for production.
• Assist with the production and packing of food products.
• Maintain hygiene and general cleanliness.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Good numeracy and literacy skills

Ability to work in a physically demanding role

Commitment to safety & hygiene standards

Team player

Ability to follow instructions

Job description

Overview

So, what will I be doing?

At an exciting time of growth at our Crewkerne production site, we are looking for great people to join us as production operatives, making our great nutritious food within our fruit team. The site is split into different departments, including Dairy production, Fruit production, and Savory production team, who make hearty soups, just in time for autumn. We are looking at candidates to join our Fruit AM shift (Mon-Fri 0600-1400). Are you happy to work in a fast-paced production environment? Full training is provided, although if you have worked in food manufacturing before, that would be an advantage. There is scope to increase the hourly pay once further training has been completed.

Some companies might refer to this role as "Production Operator", "Skilled Operator", Multiskilled operator or "Production Operative". This role is commutable by car from Yeovil, Chard, Ilminster, Taunton and surrounding areas.

Key responsibilities

• Working in a fast-paced production area
• Preparing ingredients for production
• Assisting with the production and packing of food products
• Carrying out hygiene and general cleaning duties as required
• Accurately completing production records
• Manual handling
• Operating MHE

What we’re looking for (Qualifications)

• Excellent communication skills
• Good numeracy and literacy skills
• Ability to work in a physically demanding role
• A personal commitment to maintaining the highest safety & hygiene standards
• Highly engaged, a good team player
• An ability to work unsupervised
• Able to follow instructions and procedures

Benefits

• Competitive holiday allowance
• Non-contributory pension scheme
• Life cover
• Healthcare cash back plan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Subsidised Yeo Valley products and services
• Preferential rates with our partners
• Learning and development opportunities; we’re committed to ensuring all of our employees have the chance to grow

Additional notes

Our closing dates are a guide for when the application window should close, although we may close the advert sooner if we can. So, we recommend you get your application in straight away – and don’t miss the opportunity to join us!

Unfortunately, we’re not able to provide employment sponsorship to candidates at this moment in time.

Please note that Yeo Valley do not accept speculative agency applications; we will only accept applications from preferred suppliers that have been submitted to us via our recruitment portal at the point of instruction.