Production Operator

Posted 11 September 2025
Salary £12.43
LocationLeeds
Job type Permanent - Full Time
Discipline Production Management
Reference040284
Job FunctionOperations
Expiry date 05 January 2026

Job description

*Shift: Working on a 4 on / 4 off shift pattern which rotates Days & Night shifts (7am-7pm & 7pm-7am)*

*Rate of pay: £12.43 per hour*

 

Why Greencore?

We’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better.As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 13,300 talented colleagues across 16 manufacturing sites and 17 distribution depots throughout the UK. Together, we bring delicious food to life, from sandwiches, soups, and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles, and ready meals. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve revenues of £1.95bn. Our extensive direct-to-store (DTS) network, with 17 depots nationwide, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring our customers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

 

Here at Leeds we make just over 40% of all UK frozen Yorkshire puddings; making us one of the UK’s largest suppliers of frozen Yorkshire puddings to Asda, Morrisons & Tesco to name a few.

 

What you'll be doing

In this position you will provide a quality presence on the production line, ensuring scheduled checks are carried out in accordance with quality standards, line set up and equipment set up. Key accountabilities in this role include:

  • To deliver the product within time, quantity and quality parameters.
  • To ensure continuous operation of the line through support of all team members.
  • To comply with all standard operating procedures to ensure customer orders are produced safely, on time, and all aspects of hygiene, quality and cost are met.
  • To raise issues with Senior Production Operative, when identified.
  • To ensure Good Manufacturing Practices
  • Support our Food Safety culture.

 

What we’re looking for

We’re not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.

For this role, you will need the following skills:

  • Good Literacy and Numeracy skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Good communicator and ability to work in a team
  • Experience working within a food manufacturer preferred
  • Allergen awareness
  • L2 Food Safety is preferred but not essential

We’re not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.  If this sounds like you join us, 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

If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.