Apprentice Herb Assistant - 13689 - Harrogate - ref. v8515223

Sandhutton Growers Limited T/A Herbs Unlimited in North Yorkshire are recruiting for an Apprentice Herb Assistant. The successful candidate will work towards their Level 2 Warehouse and Logistics which will take approximately 14 months to complete.

• Assisting Goods In controller to book in all product and items used within the business
• Checking quality of products upon intake and during storage
• Producing labels and traceability codes
• Managing stocks
• Vacuum cooling
• Running products to the production lines
• Continued hygiene of the area
• Organising waste lines

• Assisting Dispatch controller in the checking off finished products
• Collating the products in the dispatch fridge prior to them being loaded onto delivery vans
• Coordination of Drivers and vans to meet the customer deadlines
• Label printing for the production teams
• Checking of temperatures of finished products
• Checking off the products per customer against the order

• Weighing of individual herbs and loading them onto the flow wrap or Bulk machine. Creating 35gm bags up to 500gm bags
• Labelling of products
• Packing bags into outer cases as per the individual customer orders
• Making up outer carboard boxes
• Mixing salad components as per the ingredients list
• Continued hygiene of the area

• Preparation of Lettuce and Herbs prior to washing
• Grading of product for identification of foreign bodies and quality issues
• Operation of Slicing machine for slicing of herbs as per customer specification
• Operation of different types of washers
• Handling of cleaning agents to be added to the washers
• Ensuring continuity of Traceability

• Packing of products as per customer requirements
• Spinning products in the drying machines to ensure excessive water is removed
• Labelling of products as per the customer specification.
• Ensuring good hygiene levels are maintained

• Willingness to learn.
• Willing to do what is required to get the job done.
• Confident in your own abilities.
• Works well under pressure
• Team Player/leader.
• Own transport essential

Grades: A* - C in Maths & English

Hours: Mon

• Fri 7:00am
• 17:00pm - 1 hours Lunch
• 40 hours per week