Join Our Mix Prep PM Shift !

We are looking for Production Operatives to join our Mix Prep PM Shift!  Hours of work will be 14:00 to 00:30 (with 2 x 30 minutes unpaid breaks), Monday to Thursday.

Starting salary is £12.10 per hour with an enhanced rate of £15.13 per hour. Enhanced rate is for hours between 20:00 and 06:00 and for hours over 37.5 per week.  You can expect a representative £508 weekly gross income!  Furthermore, our pay banding system allows opportunities to increase this even further as you progress through your training! You will need to attend a Company induction day (09:00 to 15:30) before starting the role.

All roles are fully task-rotated to reduce fatigue and ensure your job remains engaging throughout the course of the shift.

Key Responsibilities:

• Machine Setup: You will be responsible for the initial setup of our scales and mixers at the beginning of each shift, ensuring they are set up correctly for work to commence
• Decanting Ingredients: You'll prepare various quantities of ingredients for use, ensuring they are always to-hand as required by your colleagues within the Mix Prep team or those working in the production lines. 
  
• Weighing-out Ingredients: You'll be in charge of precisely weighing the correct ingredients against bespoke recipes for all of our delicious product fillings.
• Maintaining Traceability: You will play a key role in guaranteeing the safety and traceability of our products, ensuring that batch numbers for raw ingredients and completed mixes are correctly displayed and recorded.
  
• Supplying the Production Lines: You'll work to ensure our production lines are kept well-supplied throughout the course of your shift.
• Mixer Operation: Operating Mixers is another important aspect of your role, as you'll ensure every high quality mix has an even distribution of each mouth-watering ingredient.
• Glaze Preparation: Preparing glaze is also a part of your role, ensuring a consistent supply of glaze to be applied to pastry products, ensuring an even, lustrous appearance when baked.
• Waste Management: We take waste and yield management seriously, and you will be responsible for minimising waste and for handling and disposing of it correctly to maintain a clean and efficient work environment for the production of high quality products.
• Team Support: You'll be part of a close-knit team with a dedicated team leader always available to provide help and guidance.
• Training Program: We provide full and comprehensive training. You'll undergo a training program that prioritizes quality and efficiency, turning you into a food manufacturing pro in no time!

Are you tempted to become a key player in the manufacture of our delicious pastries?

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 Mix Prep team. Your attention to detail and dedication, including the vital machine setup at the start of each shift, will make a significant impact on our production process.

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'll not only be a valued member of our team but will also have earned a Food Safety Level 2 certificate and H&S Level 2 certificate, enhancing your personal skill set and qualifications.

At our company, we are committed to your growth and development. We offer a comprehensive training and development program and have a strong track record of promoting talent from within the business. Your career progression really matters to us.

Our Company Values of 'Customer First', 'Honesty', 'Quality', 'Friendliness', and 'Passion' are at the core of everything we do. With 220 dedicated colleagues, we take immense pride in making the world a better place every day by filling it with delicious pasties and savoury pastry delights.

But that's not all! In addition to working alongside an amazing team of individuals, you will also be part of a company that has achieved a Gold Health and Wellbeing Award. Your well-being is essential to us, and we are dedicated to supporting a healthy and happy workforce.

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, we encourage you to 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
  
• Birthday meal in the canteen
• 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