Careers

Production Warehouse Operative

Competitive salary, advised on application

We are recruiting for a Production/Warehouse Operative to join our Operations Team working at our sites near Wotton under Edge, Gloucestershire.

This position would suit a highly motivated energetic person with a positive outlook, who is task-focused with great attention to detail and an excellent communicator. We are looking for a confident team player who can work on their initiative and cover the day-to-day requirements of a fast-paced environment, and who has previous food production or warehouse experience.

Duties include:

• Production of Seasonings & Food Ingredients in our food factory
• Hygienic Cleaning of Factory and Warehouse Environment
• Manage the use and storage of materials in the factory and ensure that stock is used in correct rotation within the factory
• Picking raw materials and despatch of finished goods
• Complete stock takes as required
• Ensure all materials are stored in a food safe and secure way
• Ensure high standards of hygiene throughout the production and warehouse environment
• Maintain cleaning records to ensure standards are met
• Ensure that all production and storage records and maintained and kept up to date as directed

Requirements:

• Experience working in food manufacturing
• Trained in Food Hygiene, Allergen Awareness, Manual Handling, and current licence for Counterbalance and Bendi Fork Lift Truck, desirable
• Safe operation of Bendi and Counterbalance of fork lift trucks
• Ability to work well within a small team
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to lift up to 25KG
• English language is required (written and verbal) for internal communication.
• Full clean UK Driving Licence and use of own vehicle
• Full Right to Work in the UK
• Working in a food environment you will be required to wear food safety PPE including a
  hairnet and beard snood (as appropriate)

Reporting to: Production Co-ordinator

Gross Salary: Competitive Salary above minimum wage, details available on application

Location: Mill Stream House, Alderley, Wotton under Edge, GL12 7QT or Unit 2, Abbey Mills Trading Estate, Charfield Road, Kingswood, Wotton under Edge, GL12 8RL as required

Hours of Work: 40 hours per week: 08:00 to 16:00 Monday to Thursday, 08:00 to 15:15 on Friday including 45 minutes paid lunch break and 45 minute early finish on a Friday

Pension: Auto-enrolment Pension Scheme

Healthcare: WPA Healthcare NHS Top-up Scheme effective on successful completion of your probationary period.

Death in Service Policy: Death in Service policy of twice basic salary, payable on death whilst employed by the Company, which includes access to the Help@Hand Benefits Scheme (only eligible up to State Pension Age)

Employee Benefits Scheme/Employee Assistance Programme: Benefits Scheme run by Pluxee offering discounts with many major retailers and Employee Assistance Programme operated by Care First

Holidays: 5 weeks plus bank holidays in first year of service (pro-rata)
5.2 weeks plus bank holidays after two years’ service*
5.6 weeks plus bank holidays after five years’ service*
6 weeks plus bank holidays after ten years’ service*
3 days entitlement must be taken for Christmas shutdown
Entitlement increased at the beginning of the holiday year following the service anniversary

Probationary Period: 3 months

Notice: During the first four years of continuous employment not less than one month’s notice;
For each subsequent year of service one week’s additional notice (up to a maximum of twelve weeks).

Please see full vacancy notice here. 

To apply, please email a copy of your CV to smackrill@createflavours.com

Please be advised that due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to each application individually, please be assured that we will contact all applicants selected for interview in due course.