Overview
Mixing Operative – Day Shift – Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 7PJ
Permanent – Full-Time
Salary: Up to £13.45 per hour
Days – B Shift 3’s and 2’s – 06:00am to 18:00pm
Pay Rate – £13.45 per hour
Why Greencore?
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 13,300 talented colleagues across 16 manufacturing sites and 17 distribution depots throughout the UK. Together, we bring delicious food to life, from sandwiches, and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles, and ready meals. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve revenues of £1.95bn. Our extensive direct-to-store (DTS) network, with 17 depots nationwide, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring our customers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop. We’re a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make every day taste better. We’re sure you’ve tried our products because we supply food for the all the major supermarkets in the UK!
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 the role of Mixing Operative, the post holder will work within designated production areas and will be responsible for the accurate preparation and mixing of ingredients in line with production schedules and product specifications. The role involves a significant level of manual handling and requires strict adherence to company procedures, quality standards, and health and safety regulations.
Key duties and responsibilities include:
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Accurately weighing, measuring, and mixing raw materials and ingredients in accordance with recipes, batch sheets, and production plans
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Operating mixing equipment and associated machinery safely and efficiently
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Supplying mixed products to the next stage of the production process in a timely manner to avoid delays or downtime
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Undertaking manual handling tasks as required to support production output
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Completing all production, quality, and safety documentation accurately and in a timely manner
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Maintaining high standards of cleanliness, hygiene, and compliance with health, safety, and food safety legislation
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Working closely with production, warehouse, and quality teams to ensure smooth workflow and operational efficiency
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Carrying out any additional duties reasonably assigned by the 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 at work. Together 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.
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