Greencore
Shift pattern: Fri-Tue/ Sat -Wed – 06:00 – 14:30
Pay Rate £13.75 Per Hour
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 at Northampton, we operate one of the most impressive facilities in Europe, based across a campus of 5 manufacturing units, and we have a team of around 2,000 colleagues making high quality premium products every day . We are the sole supplier of sandwiches, wraps, rolls and sushi for Marks & Spencer.
What you'll be doing
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As a Production Operative you will be working on the busy food production line, ensuring our products are produced to the highest quality and standards
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This is a flexible role, and you may be required to work across different production areas depending on business needs
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Maintain high standards of hygiene and food safety at all times
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Support cleaning schedules and maintain a tidy work area
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Work collaboratively as part of a team to meet daily production targets
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Adhere to health & safety policies and site regulations
What we're looking for
- Good numeracy and English Language skills both verbal and written
- Can demonstrate working in a safe manner and do good H&S practices
- Accurate and pays attention to detail
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Physical role with a lot of movement & lifting
- Knowledge of and or experience of working in a FMCG/Warehouse would be advantageous, though full training is provided.
What you'll get in return
- Competitive salary and job-related benefits
- Holiday
- Competitive matched pension contributions
- Life insurance up to 4x salary
- Company share save scheme
- Greencore Qualifications
- Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
- Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better.
If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.
Greencore and its recruitment partners never charge candidates any fees at any stage of the hiring process. Any request for payment relating to a job opportunity should be considered fraudulent.
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