Charlie Bigham's | B-Corp
Assembly Team Member - Monday to Friday Lates
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Job Introduction
Join our Assembly Team and help create the high-quality meals enjoyed by thousands of customers every week. Working in a modern food manufacturing environment, you'll play an important role in carefully assembling ingredients to specification, ensuring every dish meets the exceptional standards our customers expect.
You'll be part of a supportive team that takes pride in quality, attention to detail, and working together to achieve great results. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys hands-on work, takes pride in a job well done, and wants to develop new skills in a growing business. Full training is provided, so previous food production experience isn't essential.
This is a full-time role working 40 hours per week:
- Monday to Friday | 4:00pm - 12:00am
Role Responsibility
As an Assembly Team Member, You Will
- Help create our award-winning meals by assembling dishes to specification and quality standards
- Ensure every dish is prepared accurately and consistently before moving to the next stage of production
- Carry out quality checks and identify any products that do not meet Bigham's standards
- Follow assembly instructions and production processes to maintain product consistency
- Maintain excellent hygiene, food safety, and housekeeping standards at all times
- Complete production paperwork and records accurately
- Communicate effectively with colleagues and support smooth handovers between shifts
- Report any quality, safety, or equipment concerns to the appropriate team members
- Work collaboratively in a fast-paced production environment to achieve daily targets and keep our customers supplied with great food
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The Ideal Candidate
At Charlie Bigham's, our values shape the way we work every day. We're looking for people who:
- Bring extraordinary – you enjoy working in a busy environment, embrace new challenges, and take pride in consistently delivering high standards of quality and accuracy.
- Bring people together – you're a reliable team player who communicates well with others, supports your colleagues, and helps create a positive working environment.
- Bring real care & attention – you have a keen eye for detail, follow processes carefully, and understand the importance of quality, hygiene, and food safety in everything you do.
You'll Also Need
- Confidence using technology, machinery, and production equipment
- A willingness to learn and adapt to new processes, equipment, and ways of working
- The ability to regularly lift and move boxes weighing up to 20kg
- A positive, dependable approach, and a strong work ethic
- A commitment to maintaining high standards of safety, quality, and housekeeping
- A desire to develop your skills and build a successful career as part of the Bigham's team
Previous experience in a food production, manufacturing, assembly, or operative role would be beneficial, but isn't essential. Full training will be provided.
Package Description
Join one of the UK's Best Workplaces and become part of the team behind the UK's number one chilled prepared meals brand.
At Charlie Bigham's, our people are at the heart of everything we do. That's why we've been recognised as one of the UK's Best Workplaces for five consecutive years, as well as one of the UK's Best Workplaces for Development and the UK's Best Workplaces for Women.
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Founded in 1996 by Charlie Bigham with a passion for creating really delicious food, we've grown to become the UK's leading chilled prepared meals brand, with more than 50 dishes enjoyed by customers nationwide.
Join a business where quality, teamwork, and people come first. Working in our production teams means playing an important role in creating meals enjoyed by thousands of customers every week. In return, you'll receive structured training, ongoing support, and opportunities to develop your career in a growing business.
From Your First Day, You'll Enjoy
- A competitive hourly rate of £15.09, rising to £15.72 after 3 months (equivalent to over £31,000-£32,000 per year, excluding overtime)
- Overtime paid at over £20 per hour, paid at 1.5x your hourly rate
- 28 days' annual leave, increasing with length of service
- Guaranteed quarterly bonus
- Paid breaks
- Free Bigham's meals to take home
- Company pension scheme
- Discounts with popular high-street retailers
- Access to Medicash and an online GP service
- Life assurance benefit
- Free on-site parking
- Subsidised canteen
About The Company
Inspired by his travels and love of cooking, Charlie Bigham set up shop in 1996 with one aim: creating really delicious dishes. Thirty years on, Bigham's is the UK's #1 chilled prepared meals brand, with over 50 dishes in major supermarkets. Join a team that's passionate about great food and proud of what we make
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