Skilled Factory Operative

Sunday
- Thursday / Tuesday
- Saturday 18:00 - 02:00 Up to £14.97ph 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 everyday 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 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:
In this role as a Senior Operative, you will be working within our production areas. Roles and responsibilities of this role include:
Supplying materials and food products to production or assembly lines in a timely and efficient manner Ensure the continuous flow of operations by maintaining adequate stock levels at each workstation Adhering to safety and quality standards and coordinating closely with warehouse and production staff. Making sure your areas of work are kept clean and tidy. Working with the wider production team and supporting them where needed.

Complete any additional tasks given to you by your line manager.

What we're looking for:

Applicants must have a good level of education verbal, written and numerical.

Experience of the food manufacturing industry is essential, preferably salads and be flexible in their approach to shifts etc. At time the successful candidate may be required to move shifts/department to meet the needs of the business. At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves ether we make every day taste better.

What you'll get in return:
Competitive salary and job-related benefits Holidays Pension up to 8% matched Life insurance up to 4x salary Company share save scheme Greencore Qualifications Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development. Please note due to high numbers of applications this role maybe closed before the posted closing date.

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