Production Support Operative

The Low Risk Kitchen department is keen to promote excellent team work by employing people who have a positive can-do attitude. 

By achieving this, the department is in the best position to supply the meals department in an efficient manner. We aim to not only achieve our targets but improve on them as well.

You will be selecting materials from the freezer and preparing them for production.

Responsibilities include operating CQC machinery, monitoring and checking temperatures, and ensuring products are cooked according to required standards.

You'll also be weighing products to ensure they meet the correct specifications and maintaining cleanliness by using appropriate chemicals in line with hygiene and safety procedures.

There may also be occasions where support is required in other departments as part of the wider manufacturing team.

40 hours per week, working Sun- Thu Nights 22.00 – 06.00

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.

• Supply low risk kitchen department with right materials at the right time
• Scan products into the right area to ensure traceability is present and POs have the right input of materials
• Control left over stock and apply First in, First out (F.I.F.O) methodology
• Operate CQC machinery
• Monitoring and checking temperatures
• Maintaining cleanliness
• Complete paperwork 100% fully, accurately and legibly – this is a legal requirement
• Work in other areas as required
• Help the business be environmentally friendly by keeping waste to a minimum (e.g. making products right first time)

• Good level of English - written and spoken
• Good level of Maths
• Positive attitude; will have to learn other tasks in the Prep Department if required
• Promote good team work
• Show desire to help the team meet the department targets
• Undertake any training needed
• Experience working in manufacturing will be of benefit
• Experience in SAP and scanning will be of benefit

This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the skilled worker route as it does not meet the minimum requirements set out under the UK Immigration Rules.

• Competitive salary – accredited Living Wage employer
• 25 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays
• Option to purchase up to 5 additional days holiday 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

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.