Shift Pattern: Saturday to Wednesday/ Sunday to Thursday from 06:00 - 14:30

Pay Rate:  £13.19 Per Hour

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better. As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn. Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

Here at Northampton, we operate one of the most impressive facilities in Europe, based across a campus of 5 manufacturing units, and we have a team of around 2,000 colleagues making high quality premium products every day . We are the sole supplier of sandwiches, wraps, rolls and sushi for Marks & Spencer.

What you'll be doing

Working in a fast-paced and exciting environment, you will be a key member of our packing team, helping to ensure we deliver products of exceptional quality to our customers. This role can be physically demanding and involves regular pushing, pulling, and lifting.

• Working in a high-risk area within a chilled environment.

• Following processes to ensure products meet customer specifications and quality standards.

• Working in a target-driven environment to achieve daily shift targets for quality, safety, and output.

• Carrying out final quality checks before products are dispatched to customers.

• Working both independently and as part of a team.

• Maintaining a high level of attention to detail.

What we’re looking for

Full training will be provided for the successful candidate, however, we are looking for someone with the following qualities:

• Comfortable handling and preparing food, ideally with experience in a food manufacturing environment.

• Able to stand for long periods, lift and carry items, and carry out tasks such as cleaning.

• Takes pride in the quality of the products they produce.

• A great team player who is respectful and supportive of colleagues within the Greencore team.

• Basic understanding of Health & Safety and Food Hygiene (training will be provided).

• Good level of English and Maths.

At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better. If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What you’ll get in return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.