Pay Rate: £14.09 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 Wisbech, we have a team of 525 colleagues and manufacture premium chilled ready to cook meals for major retailers such as Sainsbury's, Aldi and Co-op.
What you'll be doing
Responsible for mixing ingredients and raw materials in commercial kettles to create our sauces
You will need to follow recipes and specifications, as well as ensuring consistency across batches so that our customers receive high quality products on time, every time
Efficiently carry out any assigned operation or task, meeting all output targets
Effectively contribute to improved line performance and efficiencies
Maintain excellent Housekeeping, Health & Safety, Food Safety and Hygiene standards
Resolve running problems/issues
Handling food ingredients
Able to follow manual lifting processes to handle 5kg to 20kg weighted resources.
Participate in training and mentoring of new staff
Identify opportunities to continuously improve the production/process
Communicate effectively with your area leadersWhat we're looking for
Full training will be provided if successful in this role but are looking for the following knowledge and experience:
Experience working within a food manufacturer preferred
Good Literacy and Numeracy skills
Problem solving skills
Good communicator and ability to work in a team
Allergen awareness
L2 Food Safety is preferred but not essentialWe're proud to be recognised in the Gender Equity Measure Top 100 for our commitment to gender equality. 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
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
Free car parking
Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies
Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career
Salary description
£14.09 - £14.09 per hour