Bakery and Cooling Operative Days 6am to 6pm 4on 4off

Bakery and Cooling Room Operative Days - Bakkavor Desserts Newark

• £10.50 per hour
• Days 6am to 6pm (12 hour full time shift)
• Shift Pattern 4 Days on / 4 Days off

Permanent role direct with Bakkavor Desserts Newark from day one, with excellent development opportunities to move into Skilled roles £10.90 per hour, Multi Skilled £12.19 per hour and Section Leader / Section Manager roles.

Multi Skilled Operatives in the Bakery are responsible for the production of Pastry, Donuts, Choux, Sponge and Egg Custard Tarts from mixing through to baking. Managing small teams of staff as well as setting up and monitoring machinery.

Multiskilled Operatives in the Cooling Room is much less equipment based but does involve stock counting, staff rotation and working with production lines to ensure quality.

Semi skilled roles are responsible for weighing and mixing ingredients.

Both roles have scope for progression, plenty of variety. Opportunities to work in small teams or as an individual. Warm and dry environment

Benefits

• Refer a friend - *£250 Incentive paid on completion of 3 months continuous service* T&C's apply
• Company events - Long Service Awards, Christmas events etc
• Health and Financial support / advice
• Staff Shop – heavily discounted Bakkavor products
• Employee discounts with High Street and Online retailers
• Free On-site parking
• Company Wellness programmes and company sick pay

What we do

We are the leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, with an international presence in the US and China. With over 19,000 employees operating from over 40 locations, we provide high-quality, fresh, healthy and convenient food for our customers. Our customers include every major UK grocery retailer, including Tesco, Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury's and Waitrose, and some of the world’s best-known food brands.

Newark Desserts specialise in chilled desserts such as trifles as well as cream cakes, éclairs, doughnuts, profiteroles, and choux buns. We are Number 1 in cream cake and trifle production in the UK.

The site employs over 1,900 people and is one of eight factories that are part of the Bakkavor Bakery sector in the UK.

About the role

As we provide outstanding service to our customers, we are looking to recruit a number of Production Operatives to come and join us and become a part of our successful team.

As a Factory Operative you will be preparing, mixing and ensuring the production lines are operating efficiently. We manufacture many different products within the business so there’s a lot of variety within the role.

You will be a team player, resilient and will be able to adapt to a factory environment as it can be busy, pressured, cold and wet. Your safety is our priority and to ensure this we will provide you with training and the relevant personal protective equipment.

This is a platform to build a solid work history with a large multinational company who pride themselves on giving people the opportunity to reach their full potential and progress within the business.

Please click ‘Apply Now’ to register your interest in the role.