Production Assistant (Production Operative)

September 12, 2024

Proper Cornish

Bodmin

FULL TIME

Join our Team as a Production Assistant
Are you ready to become an essential part of our dedicated Production team? As a Production Assistant, you'll play a crucial role in our pastry production process, ensuring that everything runs smoothly and efficiently. This includes the crucial responsibility of setting up our machines at the start of each shift to ensure seamless operations. Hours of work will be 06:00 to 16:00 (with 2 x 30 minutes unpaid breaks), 4 days out of 5 days (Monday to Friday) with a rotating day off each week. This means that every 5th week you get the Friday and Monday off (ie, a 4-day weekend). Starting salary is £12.10 per hour with an enhanced rate of £15.13 per hour. Enhanced rate is for hours between 20:00 and 06:00 and for hours over 37.5 per week.
Key Responsibilities:

Machine Setup: You will be responsible for the initial setup of our production machines at the beginning of each shift, ensuring they are set up correctly for the shift
Line Operation: You'll be in charge of operating the production line, making sure it runs at the optimal speed to match the number of hand crimpers working on the line.
Supplying Pastry Bases: You'll also be responsible for keeping our hand lines well-supplied with pastry bases, making sure they are readily available for our skilled crimping team.
Depositor Operation: Operating depositors is another important aspect of your role, as you'll ensure that pastry bases are accurately filled and prepared for hand crimping operatives.
Layered Products: In the case of layered products, you will be responsible for accurately depositing the required quantities of vegetables onto bases for our delectable hand-crimped pasties.
Waste Management: We take waste and yield management seriously, and you will be responsible for collecting and handling waste properly to maintain a clean and efficient work environment for the hand crimping operatives.
Quality Control: Performing weight checks on filled bases is vital to our quality control efforts, ensuring that our products meet the highest standards.
Product Marking: Marking products is part of your responsibility to maintain organization and traceability throughout the production process.
Decorative Touch: Adding the finishing touches to bespoke products by applying decorative elements will also be a part of your role from time to time.
Topping Application: For products that require toppings, you'll operate the topper equipment to guarantee the precise application of toppings, such as herbs and rusk.
Glazer Operation: Operating glazers is a part of your role, which involves ensuring it's functioning correctly, offering consistent glaze coverage and at the correct speed.

Why Join Us?
By becoming a Production Assistant with our team, you'll be at the heart of our pastry production, contributing to the creation of high-quality products that our customers love. We offer a supportive work environment, opportunities for growth, and a chance to be a part of a team that takes pride in producing exceptional hand crimped pasties.
If you're looking for a rewarding role in a dynamic and growing company, apply now to join our talented team of Production Assistants. Your attention to detail and dedication, including the vital machine setup at the start of each shift, will make a significant impact on our pasty production process.
Even better bits!
After your probationary period you will have earned a Food Safety Level 2 certificate and H&S Level 2 certificate. We also have a comprehensive training and development offering and a strong track record of career progression within the business.
Through our Company Values of ‘Customer First’, ‘Honesty’, ‘Quality’, ‘Friendliness’ and ‘Passion’, and our 250 colleagues, we take pride in making the world a better place every day by filling it with pasties and other sweet and savoury pastry delights.
As well as working with an amazing team of people you will also be working for a Company with a Gold Health and Wellbeing Award. Your well-being is essential to us, and we are dedicated to supporting a healthy and happy workforce.
So, if you are a team player with a positive ‘can do’ attitude and you want to be part of our friendly and rapidly growing company, please apply here or call 01208 265830 for more information.
Please visit our careers page for information on what it's like at Proper Cornish but here are a few of our Proper Perks to whet your appetite!
PROPER PERKS

Free pasties and other pastries every day
Free fruit and drinks every day
Subsidised canteen
Monthly colleague treats
Quarterly Staff BBQs
Bake sales / competitions
Christmas goodies and celebrations
Free use of spa and golf facilities in St Austell
Subsidised massages
Mental Health First Aiders
Company funded Health Cash Plan
Death in Service Plan
Employee Assistance Programme (24 / 7 free and confidential helpline)
Employment anniversary cash awards
£500 colleague referral bonuses
Huge discounts on boxes of pasties, pastries, cakes and tarts!
Local business discounts
Excellent Career Development Opportunities
Great Company Communication (Monthly Newsletter, Suggestion Boxes, Colleague Comms Team etc)
Flexible working opportunities
Job security with a growing business