Avara is Hiring! Due to continued growth Avara is recruiting for Production Operatives to join the Teams based at their Grandstand and Yazor Road sites, Hereford, with immediate starts.
Avara is a leading supplier of Poultry products into an impressive range of customers in the UK retail and food service sectors. With ambitious plans for the future, there hasn’t been a more exciting time to join them.
Join Avara as a Production Operative and you can be a part of the aspiring team that brings AvaraFoods to life.
Working Hours: 0500-1400 Mon-Fri & 1400-2300 Mon-Fri rotating shifts
Hourly rate: £9.28 to £9.33 per hour, plus additional shift premium
Avara have a range of permanent roles and fixed term contracts available now.
Experience within the food manufacturing industry isn’t essential as full training will be provided.
Purpose of the role
As an integral member of the Production team you will enable your lines and the rest of the site to meet different customer’s needs to the required quality and safety standards for Avara Foods.
Your key responsibilities will include:
• Understanding and attainment of both individual and department targets.
• Carry out all duties in line with customer specifications and requirements.
• Carry out all duties in line with bird welfare, food legislation, customer specifications and requirements.
• Co-operate in the continuous improvement of Avara Foods quality, safety and productivity standards.
• To meet housekeeping and hygiene standards individually and as part of a team.
• Compliance with food safety and HSE guidelines
• To carry out instructions as given to you by your Team Leader/Management
• Manual handling of plant and equipment
What Avara are looking for
• Functional skills in English and Maths.
• Proven experience within a production/manufacturing setting showing an understanding of a fastmoving process.
• The ability to work well within a team and communicate with all levels of staff.
• Good attention to detail.
A little about Avara:
Avara is a leading supplier of chicken and turkey products into an impressive range of customers in the UK retail and food service sectors. They are a fully integrated business controlling the whole product supply chain, which include feed mills, farms, hatcheries and factories with associated transport and logistics functions that employ more than 6000 people.
The growth of the business is based on providing a high quality, affordable product and delivering great service levels to customers. This is achieved by investing in people, utilising the latest technology and being uncompromising in commitment to high quality and food standards.
What’s in it for you?
Avara is committed to making sure employees reap rewards of commitment and great performance. You will enjoy a secure, supportive and progressive working environment, where your contribution and achievements will be recognised and rewarded.
Avara offer comprehensive training as well as development and career progression opportunities. You can also look forward to benefits that amongst other things include the following:
• Minimum pay of £9.28 per hour, plus additional shift premium
• Employee benefits scheme including discount shopping vouchers and lifestyle benefits.
• Competitive Pension.
• A dynamic working environment.
• Realistic opportunities for training and development.
If you’re ready to work in a dynamic environment alongside talented people who take pride in delivering great results, apply today!
Avara is committed to being an equal opportunities employer.
To find out more, call: 01432 362200 or email: herefordjobs@avarafoods.co.uk
