Production Operative

Greggs PLC; None; On-site; EUR 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Colleague discount

Free hot drinks

Paid breaks

Profit sharing (10% of profits)

Health and Wellbeing App

Holiday entitlement

Colleague share plans

Pension scheme (matching 7%)

Employee assistance app

Long service awards

Savings and discounts

Job summary

Greggs plc is hiring a Production Operative to join our team, helping to make and pack the nation's beloved Greggs products in a fast-paced, hygienic environment.

You will work on the production line, follow quality and safety standards, and support a close-knit team through varying shift patterns, including nights and weekends. Training will be provided to help you grow with us.

Qualifications

• Handle, prepare and bake food to required quality standards.
• Maintain product freshness and safety by following procedures.
• Support a collaborative, high‑performing team in a fast paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Produce and pack Greggs products to the required quality and safety standards.
• Follow health, safety and hygiene processes at all times.
• Maintain a clean and organised workstation and assist with training as needed.

Skills

Food handling

Quality consciousness

Teamwork

Shift work

SAP experience

Tools

SAP

Job description

Salary: £12.91 per hour plus various premium payments (at age 18). Typical annual earnings for a shift pattern that includes 40 day shift hours per week and weekend working would be in the region of £31,000. Actual earnings will depend exact shift pattern.

About the role

Join us as a Production Operative and you'll be a key part of the Greggs Team, making and packing the nation's much loved Greggs products. You'll have a passion for quality and will follow all the correct processes and procedures to ensure the best products are made, to keep our customers satisfied. You'll work with a great, close-knit team, in a fast-paced, high-performance environment where timescales and targets are important. You'll play an important part in producing our famous products, ensuring they meet the highest of quality standards, whilst following health, safety and hygiene processes. Working in a food production environment means that sometimes you'll be exposed to flour and dust. You will also be expected to work in a chilled/frozen environment.

We'll provide you with all the training and support you'll need to see your career rise.

We can offer you

• Competitive pay paid weekly
• Colleague discount allowing you and a family member to enjoy up to 50% off your favourite Greggs products
• Free hot drinks for you to enjoy while on shift
• Paid breaks allowing you to recharge your batteries
• We share 10% of all our profits with our colleagues
• Health and Wellbeing App providing Remote GP and Physiotherapy services
• Holiday entitlement that grows as your career grows with us
• Colleague share plans to help you invest and save for your future
• Pension scheme to help you plan for your future. We'll match your contributions up to 7%
• Confidential employee assistance app and helpline to help with your wellbeing
• Longserviceawards celebrating key milestones in your career
• Savings and discounts for your everyday shopping, leisure and wellbeing

About you

Ideally, you'll have previously worked as a Production Operative. You'll also need:

• To be comfortable with handling, preparing, and baking food
• To take pride in the quality of the products you produce
• To be comfortable standing for long periods of time, lifting and carrying, as well as other tasks such as cleaning.
• Be supportive of an inclusive culture - recognising and valuing that difference is good

Experience of using SAP systems would also be beneficial but isn't essential. If you're enthusiastic, reliable, comfortable with working shifts that could include nights, weekends and bank holidays.

About us

Here at Greggs, we love what we do, and we have fun! What makes us so special is our culture - how we behave and support each other. Everyone's welcome at Greggs. Whatever their background, preferences or beliefs we want all of our colleagues to feel welcome and able to be themselves at work. You can read more about us here: Greggs Careers | About Greggs.

About Greggs

Here at Greggs, we love what we do, and we have fun! What makes Greggs so special is our culture - the way we are, the way we behave and the way we support each other. We're hard-working, but above all else we're family; and it doesn't matter who you are, where you're from or what your favourite bake is, we'd love you to join us! We want everyone to feel welcome at Greggs and our colleagues to be able to be themselves at work, whatever their background, preferences, or views. We'll make sure you have the skills and knowledge you need to have a great career with us.

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£13.91 Grade 4 rate per hour plus various premium payments (at age 18).

£12.91 per hour, if you are under 18 this will be £11.03 per hour