Job Description 

We’re a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make everyday taste better. 

We’re a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing 13,300 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK’s food retailers with everything from Sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals, and in FY24, we generated revenues of £1.8bn. 

Our vast direct-to-store (DTS) distribution network, comprising of 17 depots nationwide, enables us to make over 10,500 daily deliveries of our own chilled and frozen produce and that of third parties. 

At Greencore we actively encourage our colleagues to apply for our vacancies, whether as a lateral move to broaden experience or the next step up to progress your career and development. We also welcome applications from external candidates who are eager to grow their career with us.   

Tamworth is a large picking depot and one of the busiest and most complexed in the area managing 5 major contracts and making over 2000 deliveries per day challenges our colleagues and enables them to build on their knowledge and grow their careers.

What you'll be doing 

Shift: 4 on 4 off - days

To provide leadership of a shift ensuring consistent application of the department standards and processes that deliver the inbound, picking and despatch schedule safely, legally and meeting the Operational key performance indicators and costs

• Ensure competently trained resources are allocated to work activities with safe equipment to execute the operational plan

• Investigate and communicate issues affecting the safe and legal achievement of the budgeted operational plan and, where required, prevent unsafe behaviours or use of unsafe equipment

• Provide leadership and direction to ensure that people are supported in their roles and can effectively do their job or escalate for assistance and guidance

• Ensure the administrative procedures and operational information is accurate and available for reporting operational performance and the requirements to demonstrate control in the event of an audit or investigation

• Conduct operational inductions and training as required and ensure the records are signed off accurately for filing and entry to the onsite training matrix

• Communicate opportunities for improvements where trends and deficiencies are evident and affect the quality of service, safety, food hygiene or profit of the operation

• Consistently execute the process to ensure and demonstrate drivers are safe and legally entitled to drive the nominated safe and legal roadworthy vehicle planned for work prior to deploying on the road ensuring records are stored and accurate

• Actively participate in the risk assessment, accident investigation, operational inspections and behavioral monitoring processes that ensures a safe workplace and operation and appropriate corrective actions

• Effectively execute the permit to work controller responsibilities ensuring records are filed correctly and actively assist with scheduling and planning of maintenance activities for the vehicle fleet

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.

• Availability to cover a range of shifts, if necessary.
• Fleet management - call outs, PMIs, record keeping
• Understanding of HGV and van legislation an advantage
• Excel proficient
• Problem solver and detail oriented

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 
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies 

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