Noble Foods Home of the Happy Egg Company

Noble Foods is a family-owned company which began in 1920 and includes successful milling, poultry, agriculture, and consumer foods businesses. Within this, Noble Foods owns several successful brands, including the UK’s biggest free-range egg brand the Happy Egg co., Big & Fresh and Purely Organic.

In a recent survey by Best Companies we were rated as one of the Top 10 companies to work for in the Food and Drink industry.

🕒 Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday 2pm-8:30pm (30 hours)

💰 Salary: £15.50/hour

What are we looking for?

We are looking to recruit energetic and passionate people to support the production team by receiving product into the factory; experience is not necessary as all training will be provided!

 We believe the most successful teams are formed from a diverse talent pool and we strive to employ a wide variety of individuals in our business, selecting the best qualified person for each role regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristics.

Key duties include:

• Follow the company Health & Safety guidelines as outlined above

• Focus on the key performance indicators (KPIs) identified by the Site Manager, and work towards achieving and surpassing agreed targets

• Actively control the rotation and allocation of egg to optimise efficiency and reduce waste

• Working closely with the engineering team, agree and implement improvements to the process to maximise machine productivity and minimise down-time

• Plan production runs to minimise waste, maximise product life, meet customer dispatch times, and achieve the best possible throughput

• Drive product quality, integrity, and traceability. Ensure work is completed to a high-standard, and all necessary documentation is completed
• Work in conjunction with central / QA teams to implement legislative changes / management system updates

• Conduct regular team briefs with direct reports

• Adopt a “Right First Time” approach to their work

• Operate the departments within the agreed headcount to achieve the wage budget

• Conduct performance reviews of the production team, and report feedback to the Site Manager

• Ensure that company standards are adhered to.

• Follow the company’s disciplinary procedures and conduct disciplinaries where appropriate

• Identify and develop potential within the team, and coordinate the relevant training and support required

• Foster a constructive relationship with all departments and ensure lines of communication are open

• Identify areas of inefficiency and waste. In agreement with the Site Manager, implement and review the agreed changes

• Be proactive with continuous improvement ideas and project

• Undertake accident investigations as required

• The site is committed to being “audit-ready” at all times. Therefore, it is imperative that site hygiene, health & safety, and document control are all in line with customer specifications at all times
• Maintain a respectful and constructive working relationship with colleagues, subordinates, and managers

Training and Education:

The jobholder may be expected to complete training in the following areas. The requirements will be dependent on the jobholder’s previous experience, knowledge, qualifications, and the demands of the specific activities.

• IOSH Managing Safely
• Trainer The Trainer Qualifications
• Management qualifications related to the role
• Manual handling
• Manual/Electric pallet truck
• HACCP
• Safe systems of work
• Food handling/hygiene
• Accident Investigation

What can we offer you?

• Overtime undertaken is payable at 1.25 of basic rate
• Free hot drinks on shift
• Service Awards
• Enhanced paternity and maternity
• Free life insurance
• Enhanced Sick Pay Scheme
• Access to Perkbox with a variety of discounts including a monthly freebie from Greggs or Café Nero
• Free turkey at Christmas to feed the family
• Discounted eggs and chicken
• A Celebration day after 1 years service enjoy an extra day off to celebrate a life event, such as your birthday
• Access to DigiCare + - Annual Health Check, Digital GP Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Health Opinion and Mental Health Consultations.
• Discounted Gym Memberships
• Free Eye Test every two years
• Discounted mobile phone contracts
• Share in our success with the People Partnership - after 6 months service you will be eligible for a yearly bonus
• Additional Allowances for First Aiders and Mental Health First Aiders
• Wellness programme
• Employee Charity Matching Scheme

If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment.