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You will be contracted to work 39 hours per week on a dayshift. Exact times can vary but typically involve starting around 6am
£12.91 per hour plus various premium payments (at age 18). Typical annual earnings for a shift pattern that includes 39 day shift hours per week and weekend working would be in the region of £31,000. Actual earnings will depend exact shift pattern.
Contract Hours:
39
Location:
Penrith
Closing Date:
31/12/2026
Job Category:
Supply Chain
Region / Site:
North Lakes
Business Unit:
Supplies & Distribution
About the role
Join us as a Production Operative and you'll be a key part of the Greggs Team, making and packing the nation's much loved Greggs products. You'll have a passion for quality and will follow all the correct processes and procedures to ensure the best products are made, to keep our customers satisfied.
You'll work with a great, close-knit team, in a fast-paced, high-performance environment where timescales and targets are important. You'll play an important part in producing our famous products, ensuring they meet the highest of quality standards, whilst following health, safety and hygiene processes.
Working in a food production environment means that sometimes you'll be exposed to flour and dust. You will also be expected to work in a chilled/frozen environment.
We'll provide you with all the training and support you'll need to see your career rise.
We can offer you
- Colleague discount allowing you and a family member to enjoy up to 50% off your favourite Greggs products
- Free hot drinks for you to enjoy while on shift
- Paid breaks allowing you to recharge your batteries
- We share 10% of all our profits with our colleagues
- Health and Wellbeing Appproviding Remote GP and Physiotherapy services
- Holiday entitlement that grows as your career grows with us
- Colleague share plans to help you invest and save for your future
- Pension scheme to help you plan for your future. We’ll match your contributions up to 7%
- Confidential employee assistance app and helpline to help with your wellbeing
- Longserviceawards celebrating key milestones in your career
- Savings and discounts for your everyday shopping, leisure and wellbeing
About you
Ideally, you'll have previously worked as a Production Operative. You'll also need:
- To be comfortable with handling, preparing, and baking food
- To take pride in the quality of the products you produce
- To be comfortable standing for long periods of time, lifting and carrying, as well as other tasks such as cleaning.
- Be supportive of an inclusive culture - recognising and valuing that difference is good
Experience of using SAP systems would also be beneficial but isn't essential.
About us
Here at Greggs, we love what we do, and we have fun! What makes us so special is our culture – how we behave and support each other. Everyone’s welcome at Greggs. Whatever their background,preferencesor beliefs we wantall ofour colleagues to feel welcome and able to be themselves at work. You can read more about us here: Greggs Careers | About Greggs .
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Production Operative in Penrith employer: Greggs
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