Small Pack Operative

Whitworth Bros. is one of the UK's leading flour milling businesses, supplying high-quality flour to customers across the food manufacturing, bakery and retail sectors.

We are looking for a motivated and reliable Small Pack Operative to join our Wellingborough team. This is a hands-on role within a busy production environment, where you'll support the efficient operation of our small pack lines, helping to maximise output, minimise waste and ensure products consistently meet the highest standards of quality, food safety and presentation.

If you're self-motivated, enjoy working as part of a team and are keen to develop your skills within a successful manufacturing business, we'd love to hear from you.

Shift Pattern: Average of 42 hours per week on a rotating shift pattern consisting of two to three 12-hour shifts followed by two to three days off. This includes a mixture of day and night shifts.

Key Responsibilities

• Operate Small Pack packing lines to maximise output and minimise downtime, waste and rework.
• Monitor line performance and help ensure production targets are achieved safely and efficiently.
• Operate Powered Pallet Trucks (PPT) as required.
• Wrap, label and safely store finished pallets within the warehouse.
• Ensure flour is packed to the highest quality and presentation standards.
• Complete and record all food safety, quality and Health & Safety checks in line with company procedures.
• Follow clean-as-you-go principles and maintain excellent housekeeping standards.
• Ensure Small Pack packing lines and surrounding areas remain clean, hygienic and audit-ready at all times.
• Identify and report engineering or machinery issues that are causing, or have the potential to cause, downtime, waste or operational inefficiencies.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to support production requirements and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Carry out any other reasonable duties as requested by the Line Manager.

What We're Looking For

Essential

• A desire to learn new skills and develop within a manufacturing environment.
• Effective communication skills.
• Computer literate and comfortable completing production records and basic system-based tasks.
• Self-motivated with a positive attitude and willingness to support others.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to maintaining quality standards.
• Ability to work safely and follow food safety, hygiene and Health & Safety procedures.
• Reliable, punctual and able to work effectively as part of a team.

Desirable

• Powered Pallet Truck (PPT) licence.
• Counterbalance Forklift licence.
• Previous experience within a production, manufacturing, packing or warehouse environment.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary.
• Company pension scheme.
• Life assurance.
• Enhanced holiday entitlement.
• Company sick pay.
• EV/ULEV car scheme and cycle to work scheme.

For more than 130 years, Whitworth Bros. has been helping to feed the nation. As one of the UK's leading flour millers, we continue to invest in our people, our facilities and our future.

Joining Whitworth Bros. means becoming part of a business that values expertise, innovation and teamwork. You'll have the opportunity to make a real impact, build meaningful customer relationships and contribute to the ongoing success of a growing market-leading organisation.

Our Values

At Whitworth Food Group, our values guide how we work, support one another, and deliver for our customers and communities:

Innovation - We are focused on using new technology and smarter ways of working to deliver customers the best value, healthy foods.
Excellence - We are obsessed about quality, efficiency, safety and service to deliver market leading solutions for our customers.
Ambition - We are determined to constantly improve all parts of our business to deliver long term growth.
Togetherness - We are always better working together as a team. We support each other, our customers, our suppliers and our communities to succeed.

Our employees demonstrate these values through their day-to-day work, behaviours and decision-making.

Ready to be part of something bigger?
Apply here today and start your journey with Whitworth Brothers!

Whitworth Brothers Ltd. are an Equal Opportunities Employer

Pay: £38,625.00 per year

Benefits:

• Free parking
• On-site parking

Application question(s):

• Are you able to commute to Wellingborough for this role?
• Can you work rotating 12-hour day and night shifts?
• Do you have experience in a manufacturing, production, warehouse, or packing role?
• Are you comfortable working to food safety and hygiene standards?
• Do you hold a PPT and/or Counterbalance Forklift licence? (Desirable)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person