Food Production Trainee Steam Room Operative - Rotating Shifts
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Position Overview & Specifications
Job Purpose
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Operatives in the production area work in the pre-cook and post cook departments of the factory. Their role is integral to the day to day running of Matthew Walker by helping to meet, and even exceed, production targets set in accordance with the business plan.
Key Accountabilities
Key statements identifying the principal outputs required of the role
· Follow Health & Safety, Quality and Hygiene Standards, including SOPs
· Complete all reasonable tasks assigned by Leaders
· Support Line cleaning and walkaway standards
· Assist Line changeovers
· Ensure product quality and escalate any non conformances immediately
· Support all new colleagues with regard to integration into the team, area orientation and learning the job
Key Tasks
Overview of the key tasks that are undertaken as part of this role
· Pulling pallets of puddings to the wrapping lines
· Checking battery levels on the pedops
· Helping to load and unload retorts
· Palletising products by manually lifting
· Moving product in to storage using pallet truck
· Pulling Heavy filled bogies from filling department
· Pushing empty bogies to filling department
· Loading heavy buckets of sauce by hand on to bogies for heating
· Moving very heavy heated sauces in to filling department
· Organising heavy bogies in steam room (a lot of heavy pushing and pulling)
· Fetching required equipment
· Emptying bins
· Cleaning floors and equipment
· Helping other departments when possible
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: From £10.86 per hour
Benefits:
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Food Production Trainee Steam Room Operative - Rotating Shifts roles across Matthew Walker's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £11 - £11 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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