Preparation Operative

About Greencore

We are a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make every day taste better.

We supply all of the major supermarkets in the UK. We also supply convenience and travel retail outlets, discounters, coffee shops, foodservice and other retailers. We have strong market positions in a range of categories including sandwiches, salads, sushi, chilled snacking, chilled ready meals, chilled soups and sauces, chilled quiche, ambient sauces and pickles, and frozen Yorkshire Puddings.

We have 16 world-class manufacturing sites and 17 distribution centres in the UK, with industry-leading technology and supply chain capabilities. We generated revenues of £1.8bn in FY24 and employ 13,300 people. We are headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

For further information go to www.greencore.com or follow Greencore on social media.

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

Prep Operative - Pay Rate: £12.42 - 4on 4off

We are currently looking for a Prep Operative to work in our Greencore factory in Wisbech (PE13 2RD).

We are looking for individuals who relish the opportunity to work as part of a team in a factory environment. Our environments can be busy, cold and wet, but your safety comes first, and all personal protective equipment will be provided.

• 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 leaders

• We're not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.
• At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make everyday taste better.
• Experience working with machinery in a manufacturing environment is essential
• Comply with all relevant business and site policies such as Health and Safety and Food Safety standards
• Demonstrate flexibility, adaptability, and teamwork with the ability to work under pressure
• Have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment producing quality and safe products
• Good attention to details
• Have strong and effective communication skills both verbal and written
• Be open to working in a production environment with varying temperatures
• Have a positive attitude and work ethic

If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

• 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 opportunities to further your career.

Wisbech