Food Production Operative

Food Production Operative

CAPTION: Job details

• Posting date: 29 May 2026


• Salary: £13.96 per hour


• Hours: Full time


• Closing date: 28 June 2026


• Location: IP25 6LW


• Remote working: On-site only


• Company: Cranswick Country Foods


• Job type: Permanent


• Job reference:

Summary

Job Description:

About Cranswick Country Foods: Cranswick Country Foods in Watton, Norfolk is serious about its quality pork products. Now we're hungry for talented people to join us. It's win win; you achieve your potential, we achieve our ambitious growth plans.

Job requirements of Food Production Operative: We are looking for candidates with a team player mentality with the desire to get the job done well. We offer fantastic progression opportunities and are always looking to promote from within, so if you're looking for a new opportunity in your career, this is a great one! As a General Operative in our Retail department, you'll be packing some of the country's best-selling pork products including our tasty loin steaks, chops and sausages.

Shift pattern: 4 days on, 4 days off. Hours 6.00am - 17.00pm

What you will need

• Be self-motivated and able to work on your own initiative


• Enjoy working to targets in a fast paced environment


• Possess high standards of work


• Have a basic level of both written and verbal English


• Enjoy working as part of a team


• Ideally have experience of working within the food production industry

Pay and benefits

• Salary - £13.96 per hour


• Rate inclusive of £1 per hour weekly attendance bonus


• Overtime - time and a third after basic hours


• Pension - 3% employer contributions/5% employee contributions


• Access to our 'Feed your Wellbeing' hub, offering a range of retail, restaurant and entertainment discounts and wellbeing support


• Cycle to work scheme


• Opportunity to purchase extra holiday


• Discounted share scheme


• Discounted local gym membership


• Death in service insurance


• Additional holiday with service

Interested?: Email a CV and covering letter to ccfn.humanresources@cranswick.co.uk

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Closing Date: 30th May 2026 (please note that should we receive significant interest, this closing date may be brought forward )

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We are looking for candidates with a team player mentality with the desire to get the job done well. We offer fantastic progression opportunities and are always looking to promote from within, so if you're looking for a new opportunity in your career, this is a great one!
As a General Operative in our Retail department, you'll be packing some of the country's best-selling pork products including our tasty loin steaks, chops and sausages.

Shift pattern: 4 days on, 4 days off. Hours 6.00am - 17.00pm

What you will need:

· Be self-motivated and able to work on your own initiative

· Enjoy working to targets in a fast paced environment

· Possess high standards of work

· Have a basic level of both written and verbal English

· Enjoy working as part of a team

· Ideally have experience of working within the food production industry, Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to .

About Cranswick Country Foods:
Cranswick Country Foods in Watton, Norfolk is serious about its quality pork products. Now we're hungry for talented people to join us. It's win win; you achieve your potential, we achieve our ambitious growth plans.

· Salary - £13.96 per hour

Rate inclusive of £1 per hour weekly attendance bonus
· Overtime - time and a third after basic hours

· Pension - 3% employer contributions/5% employee contributions

· Access to our 'Feed your Wellbeing' hub, offering a range of retail, restaurant and entertainment discounts and wellbeing support

· Cycle to work scheme

· Opportunity to purchase extra holiday

· Discounted share scheme

· Discounted local gym membership

· Death in service insurance

· Additional holiday with service