We are looking for Pastry Production Operatives to join our friendly and expanding Pastry teams! Starting Salary is £10.92 per hour with an enhanced rate of £13.65 per hour*. 

*increasing to £11.92 per hour with an enhanced rate of £14.90 per hour from January 2024.

Join our dynamic Pastry Departments with a range of enticing job opportunities! Our AM-shift is dedicated to crafting high quality pastry and expertly cutting pastry bases for our handcrafted line and producing top-quality pie lids for our valued customers. Our meticulous attention to detail ensures that we consistently meet the differing standards set by our diverse customer base.

Our skilled PM-shift and Night-shift teams collaborate in the production of sumptuous puff pastry used in our machine-made delights. Both shifts passionately create our pastry by meticulously following precise recipes and skilfully utilizing large bakery equipment to maintain our unwavering commitment to excellence.

If you're a passionate and positive person ready to join a team dedicated to producing top-notch baked goods, we'd love to have you on board! 

Why Join Us?

By joining our machine-made products teams as a Production Operative, you'll be at the heart of our pastry production, contributing to the creation of high quality products that our customers love. We offer a supportive work environment, opportunities for growth, and a chance to be a part of a team that takes pride in producing exceptional quality pastry products.

If you're looking for a rewarding role in a dynamic and growing company, apply now to join our talented Pastry teams. Your attention to detail and dedication will make a significant impact on our production process, and we take pride in offering a supportive work environment and opportunities for growth that enhance your skills.

We offer a diverse array of shift patterns to accommodate our exciting expansion plans. All shifts over 7 hours in length offer an hour's break throughout the day.

Finally, we pay what we advertise - no reduced rates for under-25s, no bait-and-switch, no funny business! Just a proper job with a proper paycheck!

Even better bits!

After your probationary period you will have earned a Food Safety Level 2 certificate and H&S Level 2 certificate. We also have a comprehensive training and development offering and a strong track record of career progression within the business.

Through our Company Values of ‘Customer First’, ‘Honesty’, ‘Quality’, ‘Friendliness’ and ‘Passion’, and our 220 colleagues, we take pride in making the world a better place every day by filling it with pasties and other savoury pastry delights.

As well as working with an amazing team of people you will also be working for a Company with a Gold Health and Wellbeing Award.

So, if you are a team player with a positive ‘can do’ attitude and you want to be part of our friendly and rapidly growing company please apply here, or call 01208 265830 for more information. 

Please visit our careers page for information on what it's like at Proper Cornish but here are a few of our Proper Perks to whet your appetite!

PROPER PERKS

• Free pasties and other pastries every day
• Free fruit and drinks every day
• Subsidised canteen
• Monthly colleague treats
• Quarterly Staff BBQ's
• Bake sales / competitions
• Christmas goodies and celebrations
• Free use of spa and golf facilities in St Austell
  
• Subsidised massages
• Mental health First Aiders
• Company funded Health Cash Plan
• Death in Service Plan
• Employee Assistance Programme (24 / 7 free and confidential helpline)
• Employment anniversary cash awards
• £500 colleague referral bonuses
• Huge discounts on boxes of pasties, pastries, cakes and tarts!
• Local business discounts
• Cycle Scheme / loan bikes
• Excellent Career Development Opportunities
• Great Company Communication (Monthly Newsletter, Suggestion Boxes, Colleague Comms Team etc)
• Flexible working opportunities
• Job security with a growing business