At a Glance
- Tasks: Operate machinery to create delicious sauces and ensure quality production.
- Company: Join Greencore, a leading UK convenience food creator with a vibrant culture.
- Benefits: Earn £15.60ph, rising to £16.02ph after training, plus overtime pay.
- Other info: Work in a historic site with over 750 colleagues and great career growth.
- Why this job: Be part of a team that brings tasty meals to life every day.
- Qualifications: No specific qualifications needed, just a passion for food and teamwork.
The predicted salary is between 15.6 - 15.6 £ per hour.
Days - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday - 04:00am until 16:00pm (after 6 weeks rotates to Thursday, Friday and Saturday for a further 6 weeks).
Pay Rate - £15.60ph per hour rising to £16.02ph upon successful completion of training.
Over time is after 36 hours a week at time and a quarter.
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 everyday 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 Selby, we employ a team of over 750 colleagues. A site steeped in history; we are the UK’s number one manufacturer of customer private label cooking sauces and pickles. We have been serving our customers out of our Selby site since 1914. We produce more than 160 million units per year across 600 different product lines for customers such as Morrisons and Tesco.
Machine Operative - Sauce Cooking, Blue Shift employer: Greencore Group PLC
Greencore is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment where over 750 colleagues collaborate to create high-quality convenience food. With competitive pay rates starting at £15.60 per hour and opportunities for overtime, employees benefit from a strong focus on personal growth and development within a supportive culture. Located in Selby, a site rich in history, we pride ourselves on our commitment to making everyday taste better while fostering a sense of community among our team members.
