Production Operative
- Employer
- Natures Way Foods
- Location
- West Sussex
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Closing date
- 21 Jun 2023
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- Category
- Production & Manufacturing
- Contract Type
- Full Time
Job Details

You do not any experience for this role as we provide full training initially to get you started and further ongoing training to progress your career with us. This is full time job, guaranteed shifts and hours. Important note: it is a cold and wet environment and the temperature is between 2-7oC. Not everyone can handle being in a cold environment, so before you decide to join us, think about it. The shifts are 12 hours long with three breaks of 20min each.
Key responsibilities:
- Working on our food production lines, preparing various fresh produce for labelling
- Chopping and preparing fresh produce
- Picking and packing products
- Loading and unloading product onto the production lines
- Operating specialised machinery
We operate a rotational shift pattern covering 7 to 7 covering days and nights. You will work a total of 14 days over a 28-day period. Typically you would be working as follows:
Week 1 - Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday
Week 2 - Wednesday & Thursday
We offer an additional £1,000 pa shift allowance for working days and nights. We offer:
- Generous benefits package
- Pension plan
- Overtime available
- Free on-site parking
- Ongoing learning and development
- A genuine opportunity to progress your career
Company
We’re a leading manufacturer of fresh convenient food.
We supply retailers and foodservice companies with prepared salads, coleslaw and potato salad, and fresh food to go salad meals
Our story
Natures Way Foods began in 1994, when the Langmead brothers set up a small bagged salad operation. Their big idea was to combine the freshest lettuce with the latest food manufacturing technology. Since then, we’ve grown by expanding our customer base and moving into new fresh, convenient categories and product areas.
We employ more than 1400 people and operate four manufacturing units capable of producing over 326m units. We are guided by an experienced Management Board. The Langmead brothers remain as investors and Non-Executive Directors ensuring agricultural expertise remains at the heart of the business..
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