production operative jobs

Location: Kara Foodservice, Manchester

Shift: Rotating shifts - 1 week on day shift and 1 week on night shift (4 x 12 hour shifts)

Salary: Competitive

We have a new opportunity for a Production Operative within our Production Team who would work at Kara Foodservice in Manchester.

Finsbury Food Group is a leading speciality bakery manufacturer. We constantly raise quality and efficiency standards and build long-term relationships with major multiple retailers and the foodservice channel. The bread for your morning toast, ready for butter-spreading or egg-dipping. The candle-filled centrepiece for a memorable celebration. The buns, muffins and other treats that turn teatime into quality time. Our Fletchers bakery has over 125 years of baking tradition, with our Kara bakery supplying delicious wholesale bakery products for over 35 years starting with the first floured bap. Both have been part of the Finsbury Food Group since 2014.

You will work as part of a fast-paced production team, supporting various stages of the manufacturing process—from preparation and baking to packaging and quality checks. This role requires attention to detail, teamwork, and a strong commitment to safety and food quality.

This is what you’ll actually do!

In this role, you will operate machinery and carry out production tasks including mixing, check weighing, packing, and palletising.

You will place finished products into the freezer and handle frozen goods safely. You will have to work in environments where temperatures can be extreme (hot bakery areas and cold storage) and perform manual tasks including lifting and repetitive movement. You will complete routine quality checks and follow all SOPs and maintain excellent hygiene and GMP standards across the production area.

Maintaining high standards of hygiene and housekeeping will be a core part of your daily routine to ensure a safe and clean working environment. You will strictly adhere to health and safety practices, promoting safe behaviours and aiming for zero accidents.

As part of your development, you will actively take part in training opportunities to enhance your skills and knowledge. You will carry out any additional duties as required to support production needs and contribute to the overall success of the team.

Ideally this is you!

• A strong work ethic with a positive, can-do attitude.
• Reliability, excellent timekeeping, and the commitment to show up consistently for your shifts.
• Ability to carry out manual, repetitive tasks safely and effectively.
• Experience in food production or manufacturing (preferred).
• Awareness of health & safety and food safety requirements.
• Ability to work in hot and cold environments.
• Good teamwork and communication skills.
• Willingness to learn, follow processes, and meet targets in a fast-paced environment.

What’s in it for you?

• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave to allow quality time with your new arrival!
• Enhanced Pension Scheme for our employees
• Death in Service Benefit
• Free Employee Assistance Programme (open to colleagues and their families)
• Retail discounts accessible via our Benefits Hub platform!
• Refer a Friend Scheme (up to £300 per referral – T&C’s dependent)
• Employee Recognition Awards· Extensive Learning & Development opportunities (including opportunities for sponsored professional memberships and our own in-house development course!)

An opportunity to be part of a fantastic, growing organisation. Head over to our LinkedIn page to find out more!

Our vision is to be the leading specialty bakery group in the UK, and we want the best people in place to achieve this. Our continued success is built entirely on the talented people who work here, so employee development is important to us because everyone is a valued member of the team, and we want every individual to have the skills and capabilities to achieve both your own personal goals and our business goals. We want good people to join our company, to help our company continue to go from strength to strength. If this sounds like you, please get in contact to learn more!