Overview
This role is 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday working (Apply online only)
The Meals department are keen to promote excellent team work by employing people who have a positive (can do) attitude, who are prepared to learn a number of skills so that they are able to work in various positions within the department. By achieving this, the department is in the best position to produce quality products, in an efficient manner. We aim to not only achieve our targets but improve on them as well.
The successful candidatewillbe a key member of the production team supplying foils, lids, labels and PPE.
Staff are employed and trained to be multi-functional and to be capable of carrying out numerous functions should this be required when a fellow member of staff is away or absent.
£13.19 per hour + Shift Allowance + Bonus + Benefits
Who we are
apetito is the UK's leading food supplier to the health and social care sectors serving more than 1,300 care homes, health care and education settings.
Our meals are expertly crafted by our dieticians and chefs, and then frozen to lock in the goodness.
Wiltshire Farm Foods, our sister company, is the UK's largest ready meal supplier cooking and delivering over 330 different delicious frozen ready meals across the UK.
Responsibilities
De-box & de-pallet all foils & lids
Place all reels of film onto relevant shelf
Ensure foil room is kept tidy & stocked sufficiently to meet production needs at all times.
Help in production areas when required
Ensure all empty pallets & boxes are broken down ready to be collected for wasteCheck all deliveries from stores and Safeguard to ensure that the correct items have been received in the correct quantities
Inform the supervisor if you think there is a potential issue arising from a shortage
Follow correct personal hygiene procedures (e.g. changing procedure, hand washing procedures)
Operate to a clean (and tidy) as you go policy
Work in a safe manner at all times
Follow safe working practices
Assist if required with risk assessments
Report any accidents or dangerous occurrences
Help the business be environmentally friendly
Ensuring that waste is segregated appropriately so it can be sent to the correct point of disposal/recycling
Keeping waste to a minimum (e.g. making products right first time) About you
Essential:
Experience of working to set standards and KPIs
Good standards in English and Math's
Experience of working in a production environment
Undertake Level 2 Food Safety training: a pass level must be obtained Desirable:
Experience of food safety / Level 2 food safety certificate Personal Qualities:
Have a can do attitude and a willingness to learn new tasks within the department.
Promote good team work - help others.
Have a desire to help the team meet the department targets.
Able to work on own initiative. Company Benefits
Competitive salary - accredited Living Wage employer
25 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays
Option to purchase up to 5 additional days annual leave per year
Discretionary annual bonus scheme
Pension scheme - employer matched contributions up to 4%
Life assurance scheme worth at least 1x annual salary
Subsidised canteen
Free parking
Free turkey or voucher at Christmas
apetito perks scheme including salary sacrifice options and retail discounts Our Values
As a family-owned business, we take great pride in being a company that makes a real difference and is dedicated to creating outstanding meals to be proud of.
We develop a range of products designed to enhance health and well-being for all our customers.
We are driven by a passion for service, and dedicated to feeding some of the UK's most vulnerable people.
We proudly support British food and farming, focusing on using the best ethical and sustainable produce in alignment with our goal to reach Net Zero by 2040.
Our ethical standards are recognised by the ETI and we are an accredited Living Wage employer.
Learn more about apetito's commitment to a more sustainable future.
We embrace inclusion, empowering individuals from diverse backgrounds.
Our commitment to making a real difference extends to customers, communities, and staff and we're on a mission to build an inclusive workplace where everyone reaches their full potential