Role: Production Operative
Contract Type: Fixed-Term Contract (October to December)
Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Thursday: 8:00am to 5:00pm with a 15-minute paid tea break and 30-minute unpaid lunch break, and Fridays, 8:00am to 2:00pm with a15-minute paid tea break
Pay Rate: £13.45 per hour
We're looking for enthusiastic and reliable Production Operatives to join our team during our busiest and most exciting time of year! As a Production Operative, you'll play a vital role in bringing our festive collections to life. From manufacturing beautiful fragranced products to assembling beautiful gift sets for our customers.
Who we are: We are a fragrance-first, family-run brand creating candles, reed diffusers and bath and body care inspired by the world around us. From our home on the North Cornish coast, we craft scents designed to enrich everyday moments and help people reconnect with what surrounds them.
For over thirty years, we've grown into an award-winning, B Corp certified business, shaped by responsible making and an ambitious future. We have an open, supportive culture where creativity, collaboration and craftsmanship guide how we work. People are supported to learn, grow, and take pride in what they make along the way.
Responsibilities:
- Work in line with Production Orders
- Accurately load and feed raw materials into production machinery
- Assemble products efficiently on production lines
- Monitor production processes to ensure quality and accuracy standards are consistently met
- Carry out basic quality checks and testing in line with procedures
- Wrap, label, and pack finished goods to a high standard
- Store raw materials and finished goods correctly within the warehouse
- Use lifting and transportation equipment safely and as instructed to fulfil orders
- Accurately pick and pack goods for dispatch
- Maintain work areas, equipment, and production lines to a high standard
- Ensure production areas are kept clean, tidy, and compliant with hygiene standards
- Identify and report quality issues promptly to the appropriate team member or line manager
- Support other production and operational activities as required by the line manager
About you:
- You bring great attention to detail and take real pride in the quality of your work
- You enjoy being part of a supportive and collaborative team
- You’re flexible and happy to get involved across different areas of production as needed
We offer:
- 33 days holiday (including public holidays)
- 50% employee discount on all St Eval products
- Cycle to work scheme
- Bupa Dental Insurance
- Employee Pension Scheme
- Life insurance
- Employee assistance programme
- Enhanced family leave
- A dynamic and inclusive work environment
- An opportunity to grow with us - we invest in our people's professional development
- Team social events
- Volunteering opportunities with our charity partners
At St Eval, we are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome, respected and empowered to succeed.
Our commitment to Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) is rooted in the values that shape our business: collaboration, creativity, thoughtful decision-making and sustainability. As a certified B Corp, we recognise our responsibility to help create a fairer and more inclusive society, both within our organisation and beyond.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and identities, and are dedicated to fostering a culture where everyone feels valued and treated with dignity.
Pay: £13.45 per hour
Benefits:
- Bereavement leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Private dental insurance
- Profit sharing
- Referral programme
Work Location: In person
