Location: Tunbridge Wells TN2 3EY
Hours: Monday to Friday, with start times varying between 7:00am and 9:00am
Working week: Basic 40-hour week, with overtime required when needed
Pay: Applicable National Minimum Wage
Full training provided
Start a Career in Food Production
Italo Pizza Lab is an artisan pizza manufacturer producing authentic pizza bases and doughballs for customers throughout the UK.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and hardworking person to join our team as a Pizza Production All-Rounder. This is an excellent opportunity for a college leaver or someone at the beginning of their working life who wants to learn practical skills and build a career in food manufacturing.
You do not need previous factory experience. We will train you from the beginning, provided you have a positive attitude, are willing to learn and are not afraid of physical work.
What You Will Learn
You will begin with essential factory duties and gradually receive training in more skilled production work. Your training will include:
- Following personal hygiene, allergen and food-safety procedures
- Cleaning production areas, machinery and equipment
- Making and preparing boxes
- Packing and labelling finished products
- Putting products into freezers and storage areas
- Moving ingredients, trays and finished products
- Completing production and food-safety checks
- Assisting on our pizza baking lines
- Preparing and mixing pizza dough
- Dividing and shaping doughballs
Preparing dough and dividing and shaping doughballs are skilled parts of our production process. These duties will form the final stage of your training once you have demonstrated reliability, food-safety awareness and competence in the other areas of the factory.
As your experience develops, there may be opportunities to learn more about production planning, quality control, food safety, machinery operation and team supervision.
Please Be Aware
This is a physically demanding, hands-on job. It involves:
- Regular lifting and carrying
- Moving baking trays loaded with doughballs
- Standing and moving for most of the working day
- Working around hot ovens and production lines
- Working inside chilled and freezer areas
- Cleaning production equipment and factory areas
- Carrying out repetitive tasks during busy production runs
- Working overtime when production requirements make it necessary
Start times vary between 7:00am and 9:00am depending on the production schedule. Applicants must be flexible about their start times and prepared to work additional hours when required. Reasonable notice will be given wherever possible.
Who We Are Looking For
The right person will:
- Be reliable and arrive on time
- Have a strong work ethic
- Be physically capable of carrying out the role
- Be flexible about start times and overtime
- Be willing to work in every area of the factory
- Be interested in food, baking or food production
- Be able to follow instructions and food-safety rules
- Take pride in producing high-quality products
- Be willing to learn new skills and develop with the company
- Work well as part of a small, friendly team
Previous bakery, kitchen, warehouse or food-production experience would be helpful, but it is not essential.
Please note to work in a food production factory these hygiene rules must be followed.
- Nails & Hands: Fingernails must be kept short, clean, and free of nail polish or gel/acrylic extensions.
- Eyelashes & Makeup: False eyelashes (extensions or strip lashes) are strictly prohibited. Makeup should be kept to an absolute minimum.
- Jewellery & Accessories: No jewellery is permitted on the production floor, with the exception of a single, plain wedding band. This includes watches, bracelets, and all piercings.
- Hair & Facial Hair: Hairnets and beard snoods (provided) must be worn at all times to fully contain all hair.
- Fragrances: Perfumes, heavily scented lotions, or aftershaves are not permitted as they can taint the food products.
- Wounds: Any cuts, grazes, or sores on the hands or arms must be completely covered by an industry-standard, high-visibility blue waterproof dressing.
- Personal Belongings: Mobile phones, keys, and other personal items are not allowed on the production line and must be kept in the provided lockers.
What We Offer
- Applicable National Minimum Wage
- A basic 40-hour working week
- Monday-to-Friday working
- Full practical training from the beginning
- Experience across the complete pizza-production process
- Food hygiene and food-safety training
- The opportunity to develop a career in food manufacturing
- The chance to grow with an expanding artisan pizza business
If you are hardworking, practical and interested in learning how high-quality pizza products are made, we would like to hear from you.
Please apply with your CV and a short explanation of why you are interested in joining Italo Pizza Lab.
Pay: £10.85-£12.71 per hour
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
