Production Operative

At Valeo Foods UK we bring together a family of much-loved UK food brands supported by the scale and ambition of a global investment partner. From Kettle’s bold crunch to Rowse’s natural sweetness, through to Matthew Walker and Barratt Sweets, our portfolio blends heritage, craft and category-leading innovation.

Alongside our branded portfolio, we are also one of the UK’s largest suppliers of private label products, partnering with major retailers to deliver quality and category expertise that meets the needs of millions of households every week.

As a business, we’re on a journey of transformation. We’re strengthening our operations, driving quality and investing in our people. It’s an exciting, fast-moving environment where heritage meets new thinking, and where every colleague contributes to shaping the future of food across the UK.

Join us and play your part in building the next chapter of some of Britain’s most loved brands.

Mezz Floor Operator 

Heanor

Day shift - Operating between 6am and 3.30pm rotating shifts

Our Site in Heanor is the home to our Matthew Walker Christmas puddings and we have an open role for a Day Shift Mezz Operator, working Monday to Friday, rotating shifts (6-2 or 6.30-2.30 or 7-3 or 7.30-3.30)

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure that all the ingredients are mixed to the product specifications as per the daily plan.
• Ensure that all the standard operating procedures, work instructions and escalation processes for raw materials and component parts with regards to quality defects.
• Ensure all waste materials from the manufacturing processes are disposed of in the correct waste stream.
• Monitor and drive the standards for the working area to meet or exceed the standards of safety and hygiene.
• Complete all actions raised from the GMP, and Health and Safety audit within the agreed time.
• Responsible for own output and quality to agreed levels, producing according to specification.
• Responsible for reporting defects and potential defects in all equipment.
• Responsible for maintaining all paper records and IFS transactions as required.

Key Skills and Experience:

• Previous Food Production experience

Qualifications and knowledge

• Good understanding of IFS system.
• Good understanding of CCPs on Mezz.
• Good level of Numeracy (L1 equivalent)

Qualities and Experience

• Good organisational skills, prioritisation of own workload.
• Good awareness of allergens in line with HACCP risk assessment.
• Good experience of right first-time checks.

What we offer you in return:

• Salary of £26,047.83
• Working Monday to Friday Days between 6am and 3.30pm (rotating shifts)
• Matched pension scheme 
• Death in service
• Cycle to work scheme
• Canteen accessibility
• Retailer discount platform
• Staff discount