Food Production Operative – GrowUp Farms Full Time

You will be responsible for the growing and manufacturing of food products according to the production plan and escalating any non-conformance or concerns to your manager.

Typical daily duties will include:

• Seeding crop using automated machinery
• Weighing and mixing ingredients and packing products using automated machinery
• Ensuring quality standards for all products are met and raising any concerns
• Maintaining a constant focus on excellent food safety, quality, and hygiene standards
• Ensuring a quality-driven and efficient approach
• Ensuring accurate recording for traceability and performing quality checks
• Completing all necessary paperwork associated with the role in a timely and accurate manner
• Reporting any issues or breakdowns to the Grower Manager or Engineering Manager
• Identifying potential areas for improvement in production methods and processes
• Carrying out machinery start-up checks and reporting anomalies/issues
• Ensuring safe use of facilities and equipment, while also ensuring a safe working environment
• Operating a forklift truck if needed and loading lorries
• Organising production processes to maximise efficiency and meet targets
• Communicating and working effectively with colleagues across the business

Health and Safety and Food Safety

• Meet all personal and role responsibilities as required under the company health and safety at work policy and HACCP
• Work in a safe manner to eliminate personal risk and risk to others
• Work as a role model when conducting your duties
• Support and promote an active Food and Safety Culture
• Address or report any hazard observed immediately, health or food related
• Ensure correct PPE is always worn by the team
• Maintain personal hygiene to a high standard
• Immediately investigate & report any workplace incidents

Requirements

• English both written & verbal
• Basic numeracy
• Food manufacturing experience or farming experience preferably
• Warm, engaging and motivated team player
• Excellent eye for detail and precision
• Problem solver
• Passion about quality products and willing to learn
• Energy, drive, and high achievement focus
• Knowledge or qualifications in Food Hygiene and Food Safety requirements is highly desirable
• Forklift licence is a great advantage

Benefits

Package

• Competitive salary
• Full time role
• Hours/shift pattern: 4 on/3 off OR 2 on/4 off/4 on/2 off – 40 hours per week
• Role is based at the farm near Sandwich
• There is also the opportunity to progress as site capacity increases, therefore your salary can increase with the scale of the enterprise and increased responsibility

Benefits

• 25 days holiday
• Parental Leave (3 months full pay, with flexible options for additional leave up to 1 year)
• Pension scheme (5% employer contribution)
• Employee share scheme
• Free parking and EV charging
• Free snacks and fruit at work
• State-of-the-art facility: good working environment and space for rest breaks
• “Vitality at Work” health scheme, including:
  • GP consultations
  • Up to 40% discount gym membership
• Benefits platform, including:
  • Cycle-to-work scheme
  • Retail discount scheme
  • Employee Assistance programme
  • Tax free childcare vouchers
• Income protection scheme
• Team entertainment (regular events, offsites, etc)

What’s in it for you?

• Be part of a great business – you will be joining one of the fastest growing and most exciting businesses in the vertical farming industry
• Be part of a great team – you will work with and learn from a friendly, smart, growing, and passionate team who care about each other and the business
• Grow yourself – a chance to develop yourself and make the role your own as the business and team builds, broadening your knowledge and capabilities to push you to the next level
• Share our passion for driving change for good – sustainable production is at the heart of what we do and we’re on the journey to B Corp certification