At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our production team and help create innovative plant-based products.
- Company: Minor Figures, a B Corp Certified company focused on delicious, sustainable food.
- Benefits: 25 days annual leave, health insurance, staff discounts, and more!
- Other info: Dynamic work environment with flexible shifts and a commitment to diversity.
- Why this job: Be part of a creative team where every day is an opportunity to learn and grow.
- Qualifications: Experience in food or beverage production and a passion for learning.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
About Us
Since launching in 2014 with the creation of the first shelf-stable cold brew, Minor Figures has focused on creating innovative, plant-based products for a more delicious future. Our signature Barista Oat range can be found on the bar at over 10,000 independent coffee shops around the world and our full lineup of products can be found in thousands of stores across 4 continents. Minor Figures has been B Corp Certified since 2022. We have big plans for the future of MF. As we continue to grow at a rapid pace, we want to welcome curious, free-spirited, bold thinkers to help us continue to create and evolve. We value individuality and a team made up of people who bring a diverse range of experiences and perspectives to the table. If you share our love for the unexpected and you want every day you spend at work to be a chance to flex your creativity and test-drive your maddest ideas, we’d love to hear from you.
About the Role
Your role will be based in our Walthamstow facility, working across all areas of production. You will become an expert in all aspects of production and act as the lead operative on shift. You will be at the heart of ensuring we produce food-safe products to plan and can track all stock from raw materials to finished goods. The role will be a mix of hands-on production, running machinery, and computer-based work logging all productions, deliveries, and dispatches. Please note that the nature of this role involves working in a warehouse environment without temperature control. You will be required to stand and work on your feet for extended periods, and must be comfortable performing physically demanding tasks. Additionally, you must have an open and flexible mindset regarding your schedule and shifts, as production demands may require working outside of standard hours or on short notice.
What You’ll Be Responsible For
- Running productions on a daily basis of multiple products
- Ensuring all equipment and space is kept clean and operational to a professional standard
- Ensure all product meets our rigid food safety and quality standards
- Keep records of productions, deliveries and dispatches
- Manage routine maintenance of the equipment
This role will suit someone eager to learn and will give you loads of exposure across the business.
About Your Team
You will join our dedicated production and warehousing team and report in to Lorenzo, our Production and Warehouse Manager. The team produces products for all markets in all regions we operate around the world.
About You
We hire humans, not machines, and our team is made up of people who bring the energy, are eager to learn, and embrace everyday being different. We’re big on collaboration and want everyone on the team to take pride in their work. You’ll thrive here if you adapt easily to change, face challenges head-on, and love to jump right in and figure it out as you go along. You support your teammates and you’re comfortable asking for support when you need it yourself. Approach every day like it’s day one, stay open-minded, and have fun with it. You will have worked in a food or beverage production environment before and be keen to move to a small, growing team where you will get tons of exposure. You must be very eager to learn any number of skills. You will be comfortable being the lead operator of a number of pieces of machinery, primarily in packaging. You will also be comfortable with being the person responsible for ensuring all the paperwork is up to date and recording all of our productions in line with our SALSA accreditation.
Key Skills
- Experience using production equipment in a food or beverage environment
- Attention to detail
- Self-starter who is happy working in a small team
- Comfortable doing minor maintenance jobs on equipment yourself
- Eager to learn and take on more responsibility
You will be happy working shift hours that may change over time. You are happy working on-site M-F.
What’s In It For You
- 25 days of annual leave + bank holidays
- Up to 5 days annual leave rollover to the following year
- 1 additional day off to protest, volunteer, attend a demonstration
- EquipsMe Health Insurance
- Free membership for you and your family on the Calm app
- Parental Leave Policy
- Pension scheme NEST
- Everyone has options for shares in the company
- Plenty of coffee and oat milk! YAY!
- Vegan lunch & snacks when you are in the office
- Staff discount 30% off on all orders
- Cycle to work scheme
- Parking permit available with HR
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
At Minor Figures everyone is welcome. We are committed to cultivating and maintaining a culture that is inclusive and diverse. We celebrate differences and continually support all members of our company to be proud of who they are. In recruiting for our team, we pride ourselves on equal employment opportunities regardless of gender, sex, age, disability, race, religion, sexuality or social class. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their abilities and effectiveness, nothing else.
