Seasonal Food Operatives - Day Shift
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Position Overview & Specifications
Job description
About Matthew Walker Limited
Matthew Walker are a highly respected, multi-award-winning leading food manufacturer with a fantastic heritage, and our people are our main asset.
We have some exciting opportunities for Skilled Operatives to join our existing Manufacturing Team to help prepare and make pudding and cake mixes on our Day shift, working from 7:30am - 3:30pm, Monday to Friday, although some flexibility may be required, dependent upon business needs.
The Work Environment Area
Our Manufacturing Team are pivotal to our success as they are an important link in our production process, and we need high attention to detail to ensure that we continue to produce recipes to exactly the same specifications that we are known and loved for.
Some of the specific tasks may include the following :
- Weighing and measuring ingredients
- Pot feeding
- Tamping mixtures into the basins
- Making weights up on line
- Putting puddings onto trays up to 1.5kg
- Stacking trays, working on pallets on bogies
- Moving bogies on and off line
- Filling hoppers with pudding/sauce and sponge (involves working at heights and lifting 15kg buckets))
- Scraping out hoppers (involves working at heights)
- Putting inclusions into basins
- Depositing sauce from a turbo
- Sleeving and labelling
- Packing into boxes
- Preparing products for distribution
As you will see, this role is a busy one which requires a level of physical fitness and capability and many of the tasks involve standing, lifting, rotating, bending and twisting, however there is task rotation system in operation within the team to provide appropriate breaks from continuous tasks.
The pace of the role and the environment requires high a level head and some resilience, as we have daily deadlines we need to work to.
We are looking for individuals who are comfortable working within a close-knit team within a busy food production facility.
Knowledge, Skills and Attitude
Numeracy and Literacy - Good basic knowledge of both.
Reliability and punctuality - Good attendance and timekeeping
Flexibility - Ability to move and cover different shifts and roles.
Starting rate : £10.86p/h
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 8.0 months
Salary: From £10.86 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Store discount
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
COVID-19 considerations:
All covid measures are in place
Work Location: In person
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Seasonal Food Operatives - Day Shift roles across Matthew Walker's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £11 - £11 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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