apetito UK
Runner - Meals
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Runner - Meals
Role Description
We are looking for a Runner in the Meals team, keeping the lines replenished with materials to avoid any downtime. Each Runner is responsible for providing materials to their dedicated line, which will typically produce 20,000 meals per shift. Once a production run is complete, the Runner will then work with the team on the line changeover. Successful applicants need to be able to sustain performance throughout the shift and to be capable of frequent manual handling and material movement. As a part of this role you will also need to change films and labels when the team leader is unavailable. Where and when needed you may be required to work on the production line.
This is a very physical role and requires a lot of manual handling of materials from the Kanban onto the workstations.
Hours: Sunday to Thursday 2200 - 0600.
Pay: £14.78 per hour + Bonus + Benefits
About Us
apetito is the UK’s leading food supplier to the health and social care sectors serving more than 1,300 care homes, health care and education settings.
Our meals are expertly crafted by our dieticians and chefs, and then frozen to lock in the goodness.
Wiltshire Farm Foods, our sister company, is the UK’s largest ready meal supplier cooking and delivering over 330 different delicious frozen ready meals across the UK.
Responsibilities
- Assist with changeovers to reduce line downtime.
- Work and adhere to any work instructions in place.
- Operate depositor.
- Health & Safety: Work in a safe manner at all times whilst following safe working practices and assisting with risk assessments when required. Report any accidents, hazards or dangerous occurrences to your line manager.
- Quality: Inform the person running the line if you think there is any potential issues with the quality of the procedure or material either food and packaging. Help ensure that the finished products are right first time.
- Hygiene: Follow correct personal hygiene procedures and operate to a clean (and tidy) as you go policy. Carry out efficient and effective clean downs when changing over products to ensure no cross contamination.
- Supply the line with the correct products to ensure that there is no downtime.
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Essential Requirements
- Experience of working to set standards and KPIs
- Good standards in English and Math’s
- Experience of working in a production environment
- Undertake Level 2 Food Safety training a pass level must be obtained
Desirable Requirements
- Experience of food safety / Level 2 food safety certificate
Personal Qualities
- Have a can do attitude and a willingness to learn new tasks within the department.
- Promote good team work - help others.
- Have a desire to help the team meet the department targets.
- Able to work on own initiative.
Additional Information
This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the skilled worker route as it does not meet the minimum requirements set out under the UK Immigration Rules.
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Benefits:
- Competitive salary - accredited Living Wage employer
- 25 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays
- Option to purchase up to 5 additional days holiday per year
- Discretionary annual bonus scheme
- Pension scheme - employer matched contributions up to 4%
- Life assurance scheme worth at least 1x annual salary
- Subsidised canteen
- Free parking
- Free turkey or voucher at Christmas
- apetito perks scheme including salary sacrifice options and retail discounts
Our Commitment
As a family-owned business, we take great pride in being a company that makes a real difference and is dedicated to creating outstanding meals to be proud of.
We develop a range of products designed to enhance health and well-being for all our customers.
We are driven by a passion for service and dedicated to feeding some of the UK’s most vulnerable people.
We proudly support British food and farming, focusing on using the best ethical and sustainable produce in alignment with our goal to reach Net Zero by 2040.
Our ethical standards are recognised by the ETI and we are an accredited Living Wage employer.
Learn more about apetito’s commitment to a more sustainable future.
We embrace inclusion, empowering individuals from diverse backgrounds.
Our commitment to making a real difference extends to customers, communities, and staff and we're on a mission to build an inclusive workplace where everyone reaches their full potential.
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