Working at Creed Foodservice: 32 Reviews
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Hard graft but money is ok.
HGV Class 2 Driver (Current Employee) - Ilkeston, Derbyshire - 22 September 2022
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The most useful review selected by IndeedLots of handball, early starts. Pay is decent and a good team there. Good for newly passed drivers
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Long Hours
HGV Class 2 Driver (Former Employee) - Ilkeston - 8 November 2022
If you like long hours then this is the Job for you. Plenty of opportunity for overtime that's paid at a flat rate. I wouldn't say it's a well paid job though as your basic is 45 hours per week and you will be working overtime whether you like it or not. Start times are from 03:30 to 07:00 depending on your route. The 07:00 starts are rare due to the distances that you will be driving and you will be driving long distances either in a 18/12/7.5/3.5 vehicle same again depending on your route. The real thing that let's Creed down is their archaic labeling of their produce. Good luck trying to find anything in the chiller section. There's also an accessive amount of handballing at Creed as they like to use pallets on their 7.5/3.5 vehicles
Pros
Non
Cons
The grumpy old man in the office you may get a few grunts out of him if your lucky.
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What people like
- Fair pay for job
- Ability to meet personal goals
Areas for improvement
- Support from manager
- Ability to learn new things
- Sense of belonging
Toxic
Customer Service (Former Employee) - Ilkeston - 4 September 2022
Horrible company to work for unless your 'face fits ' There is a toxic culture in the office , a clique that unless you are part of it they do not want to know , don't care about you're ideas , don't care about you and how dare you have a personality !! Only they are allowed personalities , they choose their favourites who get away with everything . Steer clear from this company . If you're face does not fit they WILL make sure they get rid of you and will collude with each other on how to do this . hence the high turnover of staff
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Bad management
HGV class 2 (Current Employee) - Ilkeston, Derbyshire - 9 August 2022
Been at creed for quite a few years and worked in a few departments, but on the whole management couldn’t care less, only want to hear good feedback and not prepared to do anything when you complain about things, on the whole the more people you talk to the more you find want to leave, me included, this used to be a place I could see me retiring at but not now, very sole destroying
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Fast paced
Warehouse Operative/Packer (Former Employee) - Cheltenham - 16 February 2022
Fast paced environment work life balance was good hygiene standards are very high as you are working with food good team always happy to answer any questions you havecor if you need help with anything
Pros
Good team
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Mgt have their favourites
Sales Manager (Former Employee) - Cheltenham - 25 January 2022
Hard work to get good ideas taken on board. Managers focus on a few and largely ignore others. No real progression unless they like you. Some Mangers can’t manage and do bat way above their station. Some good people though
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Productive and fun place to work
HGV 2 Driver (Current Employee) - Wooburn - 13 January 2022
I work at other food companies this by far the best one I've worked for great work life balance your actually a person and they take on your views not like other companies where your just a number
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Really disappointed
HGV Class 2 Driver (Former Employee) - Wooburn Green, Buckinghamshire - 14 December 2021
After a really good interview and a few weeks in the cab with other drivers it seemed really promising that was until I got my own route, the locations you're expected to deliver to are sometimes down single track roads that make driving an 18 tonne lorry incredibly stressful. The lorries are poorly looked after and management try to get you to fix the truck when it breaks down! the routing is awful and you're always loaded with more cages than when you asked. Really put me off working as food carrier.
Pros
discounts on fresh food
Cons
poorly maintained trucks, awful routing, long hours
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Respect and appreciation
Manager (Current Employee) - Staverton, Gloucestershire - 3 November 2021
Having worked at Creed for nearly 11 years it’s safe to say We’ve never experienced a time like this with constant struggles and a worldwide pandemic but what has been consistent is the support and respect from the entire company. Creed set their standards high and live their values promoting within offering training and compassion from the shop floor right up to the CEO. My manager has helped me go from strength to strength having open and transparent conversation that helps build a culture of trust and integrity. Would I recommend Creed Foodservice absolutely because they believe in their values,Customers and Staff because People always come first.
Pros
Fantastic staff benefits/Not micro managed/People culture
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Excellent place to work
Manager (Current Employee) - Staverton, Gloucestershire - 28 October 2021
The work at Creed is extremely varied, you have opportunities to get involved in different projects and people of all levels are involved in crucial decision making through working groups (e.g Sustainability, SharePoint, Creed Exceed, Insights workshops). Other managers, HR and directors are really supportive and helpful, they are always willing to make time to talk to you about anything and want to know about your ideas on how to improve the business. Listening, coaching and mentoring are key approaches of senior management who believe that the people employed to do the job are the best people to make decisions about how to improve the work and the environment. Really proactive positive approach, focus on investing in the future and a continuous improvement culture where you are empowered to make decisions, improvements and to shape the next step for your career.
Pros
People listen, are willing to help and are supportive, great benefits
Cons
Statutory pension, family leave and sick pay only
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Stressful and demanding
HGV Class 2 Driver (Current Employee) - High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire - 18 October 2021
You will get given 9 hours to do 10 drops that is 2 hours away from base, impossible. Loading is extremely poor and most cages have no breaks or doors delivering to a sloped drive meaning the cages will run away and if you try to catch them your will injure yourself, no help and support but when your finished early you will be expected to go and help others which then leaves you finishing later then your finish time. Not much support from management but maybe the job is just not for me.
Pros
Occasionaly free food
Cons
Very long hours with no support
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Poor pay for busting a ******* everyday
Class 2 Driver (Current Employee) - Ilkeston, Derbyshire - 11 October 2021
Never any thanks poor routing and management skills get what you want if your face fits other than that prepare for a long day no help and very old cages or overloaded pallets and then lots of damages also most trucks are reliable but others need scrapping but still get used
Pros
Free food close to sell by date
Cons
Long hours poor pay
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Great place to work
Class 2 18 tonne driver (Current Employee) - Cheltenham, Gloucestershire - 1 September 2021
Very good company with a good ethos, hoot to employees can be hard work but that’s same at most places, early starts, good team. Not much else to say
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Stressful
HGV Class 2 Driver (Current Employee) - Staverton, Gloucestershire - 22 July 2021
Vehicles not looked after. Routes not planned well and loads can be too much for one person. Drivers are constantly complaining about routes and lack of communication between departments.
Pros
None
Cons
Long hours, stressful job.
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Challenging but fun
Telesales Executive (Current Employee) - Ilkeston, Derbyshire - 8 June 2021
Working in a small but very busy office it can be very challenging, but no trouble for hard workers.The team are close and bring fun into your working day. There are plenty of opportunities for internal progression for people who earn it and show an eagerness to push themselves. Having worked for various large corporations its refreshing to work for a family company that cares for its employees and this shows in the recently awarded Sunday Times Best Companies to work for 2020.
Pros
Development Chefs provide hands on lunch demos, freebies from suppliers on promotions, cycle to work, Employee reward gateway, best companies to work for, living wage foundation
Cons
Very fast paced office not for everyone depending on their IT skills
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I really enjoyed this job
Accounts Clerk (Former Employee) - staverton - 25 May 2021
This job that I came to was for 5 years and a real pleasure to enjoy. Hard Graft, challenging, but they let you handle it within parameters. There were certainly "let your hair down" days, but you were there to do a job. There were evening events that were quite fun, and great to meet our contacts, though it was obligatory. We also received occasional perks of food, wrong labels etc at cost price. Finally they decided to restructure which I think added work to my job, I was already at stretching point. One sad reason for leaving was,personal circumstances demands, clashing with work demands saw me take the redundancy option
Pros
atmosphere
Cons
Stickler for timekeeping. Can we let go of suits, for more casual?
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Big click in the office
Telesales Executive (Former Employee) - Ilkeston, Derbyshire - 4 May 2021
I had high hopes for creed but quickly found out if you don't fit in with the popular ones you were left out in the cold, no support when needed after the first month, left to your own devices, had an issue with a customer and because there was no support from anyone i tried to sort it myself and eventually got dismissed from the company
Pros
Good money and freebies at times
Cons
No support and unfriendly
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Gone down hill
HGV Class 2 Driver (Current Employee) - High Wycombe - 1 May 2021
Started off as a ok job but going down hill fast Managent team are in way over there heads. If you what a job in Foodservice go to bidfood pay more and get nicer lorry to
Pros
Some nice drivers
Cons
Long hours if you face dose not fit
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Hard work made harder
Customer Delivery Driver (Former Employee) - Wooburn - 29 April 2021
Started out as a nice family run business with a caring ethos , but over the last couple of years it has changed dramatically. Think a poor man's bidfood !! Unachievable rounds , very very poor loading ! Cages over loaded and in very poor condition , (lucky to have 4 wheels sometimes). Management made very poor decisions during Covid making some redundant when they could of furloughed , they are now trying to re employ people without experience. New drivers have been lasting a week before leaving , but managers don't see a problem ?? You can be given a run with 7 hours min driving without doing any of your 8-10 jobs , impossible !!
Pros
Discount food, free fruit sometimes
Cons
Hard physical work, can be long hours
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Family run based on values
Manager (Current Employee) - Staverton, Gloucestershire - 20 March 2021
10 years of service 12 months of a pandemic and still the company ensure we are kept informed, looked after And respected. A family run business leading by example.
Pros
Appreciate people
Cons
Not applicable
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Decent people. Fair management.
Warehouse Operative (Former Employee) - Ilkeston, Derbyshire - 5 March 2021
I really enjoyed working for Creed and would go back in a heartbeat I only left due to being made redundant because of covid-19 and places that creed delivering to having to shut.
Pros
Good pay, decent people, work home life easy to manage.
Cons
More of a reactive than a proactive higher management.
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