Production Operative

Proactive Staff are recruiting production operatives to work on a busy farm in Nottingham. This is a great opportunity for staff who are looking to work a lot of hours.

Benefits:

• Hours: 7:15am – 5/6/7pm, Monday – Friday, with occasional weekend overtime
• £12.71 per hour (+ 40hrs a week is overtime @ 125% or £15.89 p/h)
• Lots of overtime available!
• Translation and interpreters available for most languages, so none English speaking staff welcome.
• Great, modern, clean welfare facilities such as canteen, lockers and changing area
• Parking and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) provided.

Role Overview: This role involves quality checking, trimming, sorting and packing fresh produce such as carrots and parsnips. This work is very physically demanding and requires staff to stand for long periods. In return a great opportunity to earn great money in a pleasant, friendly environment.

Key responsibilities:

• Trimming and packing vegetables
• Follow food hygiene and safety rules at all times
• Work as team, whilst having own initiative
• Ability to stand and work long hours

Skills and experience:

• Previous experience working in agricultural setting essential
• Ability to demonstrate you have work demanding roles or worked long hours in the past
• Must be reliable and have great time keeping and attendance
• Must be able to provide recent working references

How to Apply Please click Apply Now! Or if you are wanting to ask more questions about this role or similar roles we have available, call Sandra on Proactive Staff is an equal opportunities Recruitment Business advertising on behalf of our client.

Skills:

Vegetable sorting and grading Quality control Manual handling Fast-paced working Good hand-eye coordination Following instructions Maintaining cleanliness and hygiene Working under pressure Problem-solving Organisation Flexibility with working hours Strong work ethic Consistent attendance Ability to meet daily targets

Qualifications:

Experience in food production or packing (desirable) Food hygiene and safety training (desirable) Manual handling training (desirable) Health and safety awareness Recent employment references

Keywords:

Production operative Agricultural experience Farm work Fresh produce Vegetable trimming

Vegetable packing Quality checking Sorting and grading Food hygiene Health and safety Manual handling Physical stamina Teamwork Reliability Punctuality Fast-paced environment Attention to detail Long working hours

Time management Quality control Food production Flexible working Good attendance