Production Operative - Meat Prep​/Mix Prep; PM Shift

Join Our Meat Prep / Mix Prep Team!

Are you ready to be part of something delicious? We’re looking for Production Operatives to join our Meat Prep / Mix Prep AM Shift, playing a key role in producing the high-quality fillings and glazes that go into our much-loved products. If you’re reliable, hands-on, and enjoy working as part of a close-knit team, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

At Proper Cornish, quality starts with our people. This role offers competitive pay, structured training, and genuine opportunities to progress within a growing business.

• Competitive Pay. Starting rate of £12.50 per hour, with an enhanced rate of £15.63 per hour for hours worked between 20:00 and 06:00 and for any hours over 37.5 per week. Our pay banding system also allows opportunities to increase your earnings further as you progress through training and competency sign-offs.

• Hours and Days of Work. 12:30 to 21:00, with two 30-minute unpaid breaks, Monday to Friday.

• Training and Development. Full training is provided. After your probationary period, you will achieve Food Safety Level 2 and Health & Safety Level 2 qualifications. As your skills develop, you’ll gain greater responsibility and earning potential.

As a Production Operative in Meat / Mix Prep, you will be responsible for preparing the meat to a high standard ready for our high-quality mixes while ensuring safety, accuracy, and efficiency at all times.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Meat Preparation — Preparing, handling, and processing meat ingredients in line with specifications, food safety standards, and production plans. This will be your main duty and the core focus of the role.

• Machine Setup — Setting up scales and mixers at the start of each shift to ensure production can begin smoothly and safely.

• Decanting Ingredients — Preparing and organising ingredients in the required quantities to ensure colleagues in Mix Prep and production lines are always fully supplied.

• Weighing Ingredients — Accurately weighing ingredients against bespoke recipes for all product fillings.

• Maintaining Traceability — Ensuring full product safety and traceability by correctly displaying and recording batch numbers for raw ingredients and completed mixes.

• Supplying Production Lines — Maintaining a consistent supply of mixes and product to production lines throughout your shift.

• Mixer Operation — Operating mixers to ensure every mix has an even distribution of ingredients and meets our quality standards.

• Glaze Preparation — Preparing glaze to ensure a consistent supply for pastry products, delivering an even and high-quality finish once baked.

• Storage of product — Correct storage of all product / mix in line with food safety regulations.

• Waste Management — Minimising waste and ensuring all waste is handled and disposed of correctly to maintain a clean and efficient work environment.

Please note:

This is a physically demanding role involving regular lifting of up to 25kg and standing for the majority of the shift.

You’ll be joining a positive and friendly team where quality, teamwork, and pride in our products are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud holders of a Gold Health and Wellbeing Award and are committed to supporting the health, safety, and wellbeing of our colleagues.

As a growing business, we offer stability, job security, and ongoing opportunities to progress. Our competency-based approach means the more skills you learn, the more responsibility and earning potential you gain.

• A team player with a positive can-do attitude

• Hard-working, reliable, and eager to learn

• A strong eye for detail and commitment to quality and food safety

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced and physically demanding environment

• Free pasties and pastries every day

• Weekly free fruit

• Subsidised canteen

• Monthly colleague treats

• Regular staff BBQs

• Christmas goodies and celebrations

• Free use of spa and golf facilities in St Austell

• Birthday meal in the canteen

• Mental Health First Aiders

• Company-funded Health Cash Plan

• Death in Service Plan

• Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 confidential support) once passed probation.

• Employment anniversary cash awards

• £500 colleague referral bonuses

• Staff discounts on pasties, pastries, cakes, and tarts

• Local business discounts

• Excellent career development opportunities

• Strong company communication through newsletters, suggestion boxes, and colleague forums

Apply today and become part of the Proper Cornish Meat / Mix Prep team, where your contribution, development, and passion for quality are valued every step of the way.