Vitacress Salads St Mary Bourne, Andover, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Job Description
Posted Tuesday 18 February 2025 at 00:00
Job Title: Production Operative – Night Shift
Location: Vitacress Salads, St Mary Bourne, Andover
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, 48 hours, 4 Days On / 4 Days Off – 6pm – 6am
Salary Range: From £28,297.36 to £35,413.56
Are you an organised, flexible and reliable individual looking for a new challenge? If you are keen to learn, have great attention to detail, good physical stamina, and a passion for fresh produce, why not take your first steps in developing your career with us at Vitacress Salads?
You may already have factory, manufacturing, or warehouse experience, which gives you the starting blocks to be an ideal candidate, but don’t worry, no experience is needed and full training will be provided.
Our salad leaves are at their best when kept cool, so average temperatures in our factory are around 5°C. To help within this cooler environment, we supply company PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) to keep you warm, free hot drinks, and a great canteen to fuel up on your breaks.
Don’t have personal transport? Don’t worry, we’ve got that covered. Vitacress Salads offers a Vitabus Service for our employees, supporting transport needs across the Andover surrounding area.
We have a variety of processes within different areas of our factory, so we need different skills on our night shift. We know night work isn’t for everyone; however, our competitive pay rates might just be the gentle push you need to apply today. If you are looking for stable employment and great benefits that may complement your home life or work preferences, then apply today.
Roles and Responsibilities
Factory Operative - £28,297.36 Annual Salary
Responsible for effectively feeding raw materials, crates, pack lines, bowls, and finished goods, and supporting other production line personnel in achieving targeted output.
Service Operative - £29,804.32 Annual Salary
Responsible for managing stock, maintaining traceability, and controlling movement of raw materials.
Intake Operative - £32,399.64 Annual Salary
Responsible for loading and unloading vehicles, ensuring all health and safety standards are met. Accurately booking in raw materials to maintain all traceability.
Machine Operative - £35,413.56 Annual Salary
Responsible for ensuring that machines run safely at optimum efficiency, keeping the machine clean and tidy, adhering to specifications, minimising waste, and conducting basic mechanical duties.
All candidates will go through an assessment when applying for our factory roles. This will consist of a face-to-face interview, team-based activities, and an ESOL test (English Language Assessment). Finally, we will give you a factory tour, providing an opportunity to see first-hand what Vitacress has to offer. Based on your skill set and experience, we’ll be sure to place you in a role we believe best fits your capabilities, with options for development.
We also have a range of wonderful benefits which include:
* Life Assurance
* Free Parking
* Pension Scheme
* 20 Days Holiday
* Employee Discount Scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Subsidised Transport from Andover
* Training Courses
An ideal candidate will have good speaking and written English skills, excellent communication skills, manage well under pressure, be adaptable to changing working environments, and be a strong team player. If this sounds like you, then we want to hear from you.
Vitacress Salads, based in leafy St Mary Bourne, Andover, is one of the principal salad and watercress suppliers in the UK. With our own salad leaf farms, we take immense pride in delivering a field-to-fork operation. We grow, wash, pack, and distribute salad and watercress for retailer own brands and our own brand Steve’s Leaves. We take pleasure in ensuring the best possible standard and empower you to do the same. Join us and become a trusted partner in our business.
If you have a strong desire to join our friendly team, then this is the perfect opportunity for you. You can apply easily by clicking the apply now button here or contacting our recruitment team at TA@Vitacress.com. We will be happy to answer any questions, so get in touch.
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