Bakery Operative Milton Keynes, England
Job description
Have an appetite for more?
Join a leading global bakery group powered by ambitious people that are truly passionate about delivering the best in everything they do.
We are recruiting for Operatives to join our Lantmännen Unibake team in our Bedford bakery food manufacturing site.
- Can you work full time hours, both day and night shifts and some weekend shifts?
- Have you worked in a food manufacture before?
- Are you available immediately?
- Are you flexible and reliable, with a positive can-do attitude?
If you can answer yes to these, we would love you to join us at our leading bakery business!
Skills & Requirements
Skills & Requirements
This is what you need to succeed:
- General understanding of food manufacturing practices
- Good communication skills both verbal and written
- Understanding of importance of Health and Safety and Food Safety in the workplace
- Production experience (ideally within food manufacturing) where performing repetitive tasks and having challenging technical demands go hand in hand
- Ability to follow strict operating parameters and procedures
- Ability to contribute to problem solving, process optimization and continuous improvement activities and seven wastes
- Ability to maintain focus and drive when dealing with fast paced and repetitive tasks
- Flexible ‘can do’ attitude
- Reliable and punctual
- Good level of personal hygiene
- Hard working and dedicated
- Motivated and enthusiastic with a desire to learn
- High customer focus
- Good attention to details
What we offer:
- New increased pay rate
- Weekly paid salary
- Plenty of overtime
- Full time positions on permanent contract directly with Lantmännen Unibake UK
- Shift plan for one year
- Friendly working environment
- Full training provided
Location: Bedford - Wallis Way, Eastcotts, Bedford, MK42 0PE
Public transport available from Bedford City Centre to Wallis Way by bus number 9A, 9B
Pay rate:
With an average hourly rate of £12.32 rising to £12.78 as your skill level improves. Day shift salary starting from £10.93 per hour, night shift salary £13.66 per hour. Our Operatives earn between £495.00 and £514.00 per week! There is plenty of overtime available starting at £16.40 per hour.
Shift pattern:
We operate a continental shift pattern with 7 days off in every 14-day cycle. We are a 24/7 operating bakery, 12-hour shifts covering days/nights and weekdays/weekends, on a two-week Rota. Shift patterns are 4 days on, 3 days off, 3 days on, 4 days off. Shifts start times are 6am and 6pm.
Our benefits include:
- Company pension plan
- Life assurance
- BUPA cash plan
- New Starter Bonus of £150
- Referral bonus of £1000
- Cycle to work scheme
- £500 tech scheme vouchers
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discount gift cards
- Free onsite parking
We are receiving a high volume of the applications, successful candidates will be contacted within 2 weeks.
About the company
Lantmännen Unibake is a leading global bakery company within the Lantmännen Group. With expertise in bakery products for food service and retail, we serve consumers around the clock and across the world every day. The aim is to make bread and pastry a profitable business for our customers through tasty, high-quality products and innovative solutions and based on a sustainable mind-set and excellent food safety standards. Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, Lantmännen Unibake operates modern bakeries around the world and has sales in more than 60 countries. The brand portfolio comprises a range of well-established B2B and BtC brands e.g. Schulstad Bakery Solutions, Schulstad, Bonjour, Vaasan, Pastridor and Hatting. Lantmännen Unibake has a turnover of EUR 1.1 billion and employs more than 6,000 people in 20+ countries. Appetite for more? Visit us at www.lantmannen-unibake.com
