The rate of pay starts at £12.71 per hour, with opportunities to increase your earnings through training and development.
Operatives trained in knife skills can earn £13.80 per hour upon successful completion of 50% of training, increasing to £14.20 per hour after 27 weeks in a semi-skilled role. Unskilled rates increase to £12.80 per hour after 27 weeks.
This is a full-time role working Monday to Friday, starting at 06:00am until finish, usually between 14:00pm and 16:00pm.
No previous experience is required as full training will be provided.
Your Time at Work
As a Production Operative, your duties may include:
- Preparing and processing beef and pork products
- Working on a production line in a food manufacturing environment
- Using knives and equipment following full training
- Trimming and preparing specific cuts of meat
- Quality checking products to ensure high standards are maintained
- Packing and preparing products for dispatch
- Following food safety, hygiene and health & safety procedures at all times
- Working as part of a team to achieve production targets
This role involves working in a chilled environment, standing for extended periods and carrying out manual handling duties.
Our Perfect Worker
Our ideal Production Operative is reliable, hard-working and keen to learn new skills.
- You will have a good understanding of basic English and be comfortable working in a fast-paced production environment.
- Applicants should be comfortable handling meat products and carrying out physical duties as part of a production team.
- Previous experience in food production, manufacturing, warehouse, factory or knife-handling roles would be beneficial but is not essential, as full training will be provided.
- We are looking for motivated individuals who are interested in developing their skills and increasing their earnings through our structured training programme.
Key Information and Benefits
- Starting pay of £12.71 per hour
- Opportunity to earn £13.80 per hour through knife skills training
- Opportunity to earn £14.20 per hour after 27 weeks in a semi-skilled role
- Monday to Friday working pattern
- Guaranteed full-time hours
- No experience necessary
- Full training and development provided
- Temp-to-perm opportunities
- OnSite support from Staffline
- Modern canteen facilities
- Free on-site parking
- PPE provided
- Friendly team environment
- Immediate starts available
Job Ref: 1WOOD
About Staffline
Staffline is the UK's largest recruitment solutions partner, enabling over 35,000 people into good work every week. We operate at more than 420 customer sites across England, Scotland and Wales.
As one of the most established recruitment agencies in Nottingham with operations across the UK, we specialise in connecting businesses with temporary and permanent jobs across warehouse & logistics, food and drink, aviation, driving, technical & engineering, manufacturing & automotive and security.
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Salary description
£12.71 - £14.20 per hour