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Samworth Brothers
Samworth BrothersPosted Closes in 28 days · 11 Dec 2026

Food Production Operative

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LeicesterLeicestershire

About the role

Looking for Production Operatives, Monday - Friday (Fixed Hours)

Immediate start based in Melton Mowbray

A La Carte (Staffline) is looking to hire production operatives for our very well-known reputed client's site based in Melton Mowbray LE13 which produces varied range of excellent quality handmade pork pies. The work you would be doing is varied and interesting.

Shifts: TBC
Payrates: Grade 2
Standard Production Operative

Pay rates:
- Mon - Sat £12.86 per hour
- Sun £13.51 per hour
- OT after 37.50 hours £16.08 per hour

Your Time at Work

Production operative Role
We are looking for applicants with excellent capability of working at a quicker pace with good communication skills. It's important to show good work ethics and able to follow instructions and progress in work.
Producing handmade Pork Pies by assembling meat balls and placing them into the pastry. You will place the racks into ovens and removing racks from the ovens thereafter as well as moving the racks on trolleys from one area to another. This role does include manual handling in an ambient/warm temperature environment
Mixing the ingredients to form the gelatinous mixture that surround the inside of the pork pies. This work does involve manual handling.
Packaging of the final products such as Pork Pies. This work will include manual handling in a cold environment.
As a Production Operative you would need to be comfortable working with meat (Pork) products which may be raw and/or cooked, and you would have to handle these products with or without gloves depending on the circumstances and departments. Full training will be provided, no previous experience required.

Our Perfect Worker

The Ideal Person:
The site has a real team environment, and we are looking for people to join who want to work with others but take responsibility for doing their best every day to help to make the business a success. You should have:
- Ability and openness to learn
- Good communication with others
- The ability to follow instructions
Applicants must be available to work from Monday to Friday and some weekends.

Key Information and Benefits

Giving great opportunity to earn between £463.12 up to £578.90 per week with fixed hours of 37.5 plus occasional overtime. Work available up to Christmas and ongoing into the new year
Overtime is calculated after 37.5hrs

Here at A La Carte we offer great benefits to our customers:
Guaranteed Shifts from Monday to Friday
Onsite support from A La Carte Recruitment
Good links to public transport
PPE provided
Onsite training provided
Discounted food in Canteen
Career progression opportunities
Work as part of a friendly welcoming team

About Staffline

Staffline is the UK's largest recruitment solutions partner, enabling over 35,000 people into good work every week. We operate at more than 420 customer sites across England, Scotland and Wales.

As one of the most established recruitment agencies in Nottingham with operations across the UK, we specialise in connecting businesses with temporary and permanent jobs across warehouse & logistics, food and drink, aviation, driving, technical & engineering, manufacturing & automotive and security.

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Key details

Contract type
Temporary
Industry
Manufacturing
Trade
Production
Job role
Food Production Operative
Client
Samworth Brothers
Posted
13 Nov 2026
Closes
11 Dec 2026
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