ABP UK Employee Reviews

Loots of work all the time, but not a bad,have New ride one pallet truck and New aisle Master forklift, New rack for storage Meat, easy to pick up pallet from rack to order

Pros

Free fruits on canteen

Cons

45+ hour weekly

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Would not recommend

Operator (Former Employee) - Perth, Perth and Kinross - 16 May 2023

Full of people talk to you in various languages none of them I understand . Good pay long hours some good people. Not for everyone.... easy to get to

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Insights into ABP UK

Based on 69 survey responses

Areas for improvement

Time and location flexibility
Ability to learn new things
Sense of belonging

Night shift

Enabler (Current Employee) - Northallerton, North Yorkshire - 3 May 2023

Terrible in every way always negative poor direction no clear role always wrong night shift mixed rules for people of u liked have decent pay but better relax where for night shift

Pros

Ok pay

Cons

Management

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not great if you are ill

quality controler (Former Employee) - Langport, Somerset - 28 April 2023

with the company just over 8 months, had 6 weeks of with gallstones and a stage 2 tumour on my kidney, because my absence was "erratic" and I was late twice with fit notes I was sacked today with no chance of making adjustments so I could come back to work in some sort of capacity,

Pros

don't work weekends

Cons

never finish on time, no help when seriously ill

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Don't recommend

General Operative (Former Employee) - Doncaster - 25 April 2023

I working for this company ABP with agency staffline the worst experience of my life in a factory...all they can't speak in English you will see only Polish and Slovakia people..the management is not good at all...They don't give you days of working They give you only 2 3 days per week and sometimes they send you home because they have space only for Polish people...if you are a new worker they treat you like a slaves...ALL WHAT THEY LEARN YOU AND YOU SIGN ABOUT HEALTH AND SAFETY they forgot about that inside of factory they don't respect nothing

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Not a fun place to work

Intake quality controller (Former Employee) - Lurgan, County Armagh - 19 April 2023

Always been watched...having to put your hand up and ask out to the toilet fells like prison management are bullies holidays are hard to get even for appointments

Pros

Coming home

Cons

Leaning over a small work area...back hurts arms hurt elbows

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Rather not

Warehouse Operative - Night Shift (Current Employee) - Perth - 16 March 2023

If you don't value yourself and your self worth. This is the place for you.Nothing is properly explained or no full job description is presented. HR IS COMPLETELY ON company interest only.So your complaints are laughed at.If you desire to succeed be sure to be part of the family or friend ladder.Nepotism is culture moto.Just don't even bother to start ...

Pros

None

Cons

Maximum input for minimum pay

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Horrible management

Despatch Operative (Current Employee) - Langport, Somerset - 25 February 2023

By far the most unpleasant place I’ve ever worked in. Management couldn’t careless about the staff. No communication, no chance of promotion. Most people leave after a week if not a couple of days.

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Productive and nice work place

Warehouse Assistant (Current Employee) - Shrewsbury, Shropshire - 24 February 2023

Nice work place, competitive with excellent coworkers, good leaders,performent management, positive leadership, flexible hours for work/life balance,decent salary.

Pros

Free coffee, good environment.

Cons

Saturday work.

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Productive workplace

Packing Operative (Former Employee) - Kingswinford - 23 February 2023

Very fast paced and majority of the people work as a team and make the place fun to work at but employees are treated very inhumane like they are robots being controlled. The company pick and choose who they want to help develop within the business or help with health problems. The company promotes mental health awareness but I’ve witnessed several people being dismissed from the job instead of the company helping them like they claim to do. Management are very sly and dishonest.

Pros

Friendly people

Cons

Unfair treatment to employees

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Work you into the ground

Butcher (Former Employee) - Kingswinford - 15 February 2023

Worked at abp Kingswinford for around 1 year and I have never been so rundown and depressed in all my life when I first started everything was great but then putting to much pressure on butchers working long hours at fast pace all day no one I know there likes the job managers and ceo just want to work until you are run into the ground horrible place to work would never go back in all my life. No wonder they are always short staffed and people leave weekly.

Pros

Moneys ok

Cons

Long hours and work you until your on death's door

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It's good if you have no other choice

Abattoir operative (Former Employee) - Perth - 12 February 2023

I worked about 5 years there with a gap of about half a year. Definetly not for the faint hearted. Work is hard,working conditions even harder. Depending where you work in there the wage can go from barely over the minimum legal wage to a decent wage but no matter how much you earn it is still not enough to justify the way that the management are treating their staff. The staff turnover is unbelievable and work ethic is very bad. The better you are at something the more stress is being put on you to pick up the slack. If you have no other option or you barely speak the language it's a good place to work for a short period of time untill you get on your feet but i would definetly not advise it for a longer period of time.

Pros

Subsidised canteen, free parking

Cons

Bad management and lack of respect for the workers

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Don’t work there

Picker and Packer (Former Employee) - Perth, Perth and Kinross - 1 February 2023

Horrible and disrespectful management. Butchers are nasty to packers. You never know when You finish. Angry and abusive supervisors. Poor salary and no bonuses

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Productive workplace

Assistant Production Manager (Former Employee) - Doncaster - 12 January 2023

Really enjoyed my time, management are understanding workers all helpful and friendly. Wish I didnt have too leave. :( I would return in the near future if the opportunity came round...

Pros

Free tea/coffee, hours

Cons

Canteen

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Do not waste your time to apply for this position.

Warehouse Operative (Current Employee) - Doncaster, South Yorkshire - 14 December 2022

Worst company to be employed by. Don’t bother applying as they will give you an induction date only and will delay you to work as they’re more keen to pick people from their own country as it seems like the company in doncaster is run by foreigners from Romania and Poland. Disappointed

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Not great

Butcher (Current Employee) - Guildford - 10 December 2022

Worked here for a couple of years. Was very similar to a sweat shop. No talking allowed at all. Very strict. Management not helpful at all. Wouldn’t recommend working here to anyone I know

Pros

No weekend work

Cons

Poor work conditions

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Overrated.

Production Operative (Current Employee) - Leeming Bar - 8 December 2022

At first glance, it seems like a fairly organised workplace. But as time passes, more and more opposing truths start to materialise alongside the acknowledgement of more departments brought by experience and role diversity.

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Good starting out

Packer (Former Employee) - Lurgan - 24 November 2022

If you're looking for somewhere to start out in food production honestly it's probably your best bet, filled with head cases but they all are good craic.

Pros

Good laugh

Cons

No set finish time

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Awful. Not recommended!

Picker/Packer (Former Employee) - Shrewsbury - 25 October 2022

If your an English person stay away ! Everyone there is a different language. They treat you like dirt, so rude and disrespectful every day. They do nothing but shout at you. Absolutely toxic environment to work in, if you want chronic back and neck pain everyday I recommend you go here !

Pros

None.

Cons

Everything/Everyone

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It is a factory

Production Operative (Former Employee) - Lurgan - 28 September 2022

The job is very monotonous and heavy. It is not the type of job suitable for everybody or any age. It requires strenght and time. The pay is fair ( it wouldnt be bad some incentives, especially on busy days).

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Work was good but management ruined it

Line Quality Controller (Former Employee) - Leeming Bar, North Yorkshire - 9 August 2022

Due to the workplace hiring staff from many different backgrounds and ethnicities the management was at times racist and prejudiced towards many. Work was okay, relatively varied, and never the same. Hard work as long hours. 10 hours shifts, 5 days a week. Very tired on a Friday. Good pay, decent quality canteen.