Factory Operative - Low Risk Prep - Team A Days
Vitacress
Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Andover
Contract type: Full time

Location: St Mary Bourne, Andover
Shift Pattern: 6am – 6pm
Hours: Full-Time 4 days on/ 4 days off
Type: Permanent
About The Role
At Vitacress, we're proud of the work we do and the food we grow. We're looking for practical, reliable people to join our production team as a Factory Operative. In this role, you’ll be right at the heart of our operation – helping move and pack the fresh produce that ends up on supermarket shelves across the UK.
If you enjoy working as part of a team, don’t mind getting stuck in, and like knowing you’ve done a job properly, this could be a great fit for you.
What You’ll Be Doing
If you’re someone who takes pride in doing a job well, works hard for the team, and is excited to be part of a business that’s always looking ahead, then we’d love to hear from you.
Vitacress Salads, based in leafy St Mary Bourne, Andover is one of the principal salad and watercress suppliers in the UK. With our own salad leaf farms, we take immense pride in delivering a field to fork operation. We grow, wash, pack and distribute salad and watercress for retailer own brands and our own brand Steve’s Leaves. We take pleasure in ensuring the best possible standard and we will empower you to do the same. From the way we grow our products, to the relationships we maintain with customers, everyone knows exactly what is going on. We are authentic and grounded. At the centre of everything is a trust that you can feel every day at work. From the salads that are grown on site; to the investment in facilities and the growth of the business; to growing and nurturing out talented employees, growing is truly at the heart of what we do. Join us and become a trusted partner in our business.
Shift Pattern: 6am – 6pm
Hours: Full-Time 4 days on/ 4 days off
Type: Permanent
About The Role
At Vitacress, we're proud of the work we do and the food we grow. We're looking for practical, reliable people to join our production team as a Factory Operative. In this role, you’ll be right at the heart of our operation – helping move and pack the fresh produce that ends up on supermarket shelves across the UK.
If you enjoy working as part of a team, don’t mind getting stuck in, and like knowing you’ve done a job properly, this could be a great fit for you.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Feeding raw materials, crates, pack lines, bowls, and finished goods through various parts of the process
- Packing finished products to meet customer specs
- Making sure the right quantity of leaf, veg, and sachets go into each bowl
- Running and maintaining crate wash operations
- Carrying out hygiene tasks on designated areas and machinery using Cleaning Instruction Cards (CICs)
- Supporting our hygiene, food safety, and health & safety standards – raising any issues if you spot something
- Following Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and working closely with the QA team to get things right first time
- Pitching in with other duties as needed – we’re a team that helps each other out
- A can-do attitude and a willingness to learn
- Good attention to detail – quality matters here
- Comfortable solving small problems as they arise
- Able to communicate clearly with team members
- Previous experience in a factory, warehouse, or FMCG environment is a bonus – but full training will be provided
- Life Assurance
- Pension Scheme
- 20 Days Holiday
- Staff Discounts
- Wellbeing Support
- Real Training & Development
- Speak and understand English clearly
- Work well under pressure
- Are open to change and up for a challenge
- Love being part of a team
- Take pride in getting the job done right
If you’re someone who takes pride in doing a job well, works hard for the team, and is excited to be part of a business that’s always looking ahead, then we’d love to hear from you.
Vitacress Salads, based in leafy St Mary Bourne, Andover is one of the principal salad and watercress suppliers in the UK. With our own salad leaf farms, we take immense pride in delivering a field to fork operation. We grow, wash, pack and distribute salad and watercress for retailer own brands and our own brand Steve’s Leaves. We take pleasure in ensuring the best possible standard and we will empower you to do the same. From the way we grow our products, to the relationships we maintain with customers, everyone knows exactly what is going on. We are authentic and grounded. At the centre of everything is a trust that you can feel every day at work. From the salads that are grown on site; to the investment in facilities and the growth of the business; to growing and nurturing out talented employees, growing is truly at the heart of what we do. Join us and become a trusted partner in our business.
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