Rate of pay - £14.74 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 Manton Wood, we have a team of around 1,700 colleagues. We produce sandwiches and wraps for some of the biggest retailers in the UK including Co-op, Asda, Morrisons, Boots, Aldi and Lidl. Our Manton Wood site has a gym, restaurant with hot food and a staff shop available to all our colleagues.
What you'll be doing
To ensure their line's compliance and adherence to relevant Technical and Operational processes and procedure
To support the line in maintaining the highest standards of product safety, quality, and demonstrating effective compliance with all legal requirements
To comply with the site's management systems and all aspects of the company operations that have an influence on the quality and safety of the products we provide to our customers
These systems draw on the relevant aspects of the quality manual, to ensure the products supplied are safe and legal in accordance with current legislation including HACCP
Sample, test, audit and monitor to verify that all processes, procedures and products are being manufactured in a safe and compliant manner
Conduct verification checks to ensure equipment is suitably calibrated to comply with required standard
Collect all relevant samples, with adherence to procedures and protocols, to ensure quality, safety and legality of products sampled
Provide education and training to operational colleagues and other teams to ensure compliance with all relevant technical standards
Ensure that a safe working environment exists for all colleagues and that as a minimum the department meets the standards set out in the safety, health and environment policy
Support the production line in its adherence to CCPs
Ensure allergen segregation procedures are followed for; raw materials arriving at the line, through use and on return to Prep.Verify materials coming to the line comply with key safety parameters; shelf-life, temperatures
Complete line technical documents, such as weight check sheets
Verify materials coming to the line comply with key legal parameters, traceability information, labelling, product and material weights
Complete and record on-line quality taste panels
Verify correct production methods / procedure adherence; products specification and QAS document are in use on-line
Complete process confirmation activities around allergen and non-allergen cleandowns
Escalation of Quality issues
Complete LCM 3% compliance checks
Verify materials coming to the line comply with key quality parameters, such as visual appearance
Support the line with collect and return of correct production and cleaning tools
Product and equipment handling on their lines
Support the Line controller in challenging colleague compliance to key GMP and personal hygiene standards; such as PPE wearing
Previous experience within a Quality Auditor role would be an advantage however we can offer full support and training
What we're looking for
GCSE or equivalent standard; numerate and literate
Basic Computer literate for standard office practices
Health and Safety - level Two
Food hygiene - level Two
CCP training including HACCP principles for Manufacturing Unit
Internal Audit Process; Understanding and Experience
Allergen Awareness; Understanding of risk
GMP; Knowledge of techniques
Non-conformance reporting techniques
Microbiological awareness - understanding of basic of food safety
These may be trained or developed. These do not all need to be in place at recruitment.
We're not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity. If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.
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 opportunities to further your career.
Please note due to high numbers of applications this role maybe closed before the posted closing date
Salary description
£14.74 - £14.74 per hour