Join Our Team at Wessex Country Gammons Ltd
Wessex Country Gammons Ltd is looking for a reliable and hardworking Night Shift Production Operative to join our established production team.
We are a successful, family-run food manufacturing business specialising in high-quality cooked ham and meat products. Due to continued growth, we are looking for someone with a positive attitude who is willing to learn and become part of our night-shift team.
About Us
- Based on Woolsbridge Industrial Estate, Three Legged Cross.
- Operating across five industrial units.
- Employing over 35 dedicated team members.
- A well-established and growing family-run business.
- Proud of our quality products, professional service and supportive working environment.
About the Role
As a Night Shift Production Operative, you will work as part of our production team to ensure products are prepared, processed and handled safely and efficiently in line with company procedures, customer requirements and food-safety standards.
This is a hands-on food-production role working within our cooked meat operation.
Main Duties
- Carrying out production duties as directed by the Night Shift Supervisor or Line Manager.
- Preparing, processing and handling cooked meat products.
- Operating production machinery and equipment safely and correctly following training.
- Working efficiently to achieve production targets and customer order requirements.
- Checking products during production and reporting any quality issues or unusual findings.
- Following production procedures and specifications.
- Maintaining high standards of hygiene, housekeeping and cleanliness throughout the production area.
- Completing cleaning duties as required.
- Following all food safety, quality, health & safety and hygiene procedures.
- Completing any required production records or paperwork accurately.
- Supporting other members of the production team where required.
Full training will be provided.
What We're Looking For
We're looking for individuals who are:
- Reliable, honest and dependable.
- Hardworking with a positive attitude.
- Comfortable working permanent night shifts.
- Able to work effectively as part of a team.
- Able to work efficiently in a fast-paced food-production environment.
- Willing to learn and follow established procedures.
- Able to maintain high standards of hygiene and food safety.
- Good communicators.
- Able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK.
Previous food-production, manufacturing or factory experience would be advantageous, but is not essential, as full training will be provided.
Shift Details
40 hours per week over 4 nights.
You will work:
- Sunday night
- Monday night
- Tuesday night
- Wednesday night
Shift start time: 9:00pm
Your final shift of the week finishes on Thursday morning.
You will then be off Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, returning to work on Sunday night.
This gives you a consistent four-night working week and three nights off every week.
Some flexibility may occasionally be required to support business needs.
Pay & Benefits
- £15.00 per hour
- 40 hours per week
- Permanent, full-time position
- 28 days holiday
- Company pension scheme
- Free on-site parking
- Full training provided
- Consistent four-night working pattern
- Three nights off every week
- Opportunity to join a successful and growing family business
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a successful local company and become part of a hardworking and friendly production team.
Apply today and join Wessex Country Gammons Ltd.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
Work Location: In person
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From £15.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
