Yard Operative - Days/Nights
Greencore
Pay Rate: AM £14.64/ PM £15.92
Please note: This role may be assigned to either the AM or PM shift. You may be offered either shift, so please apply only if you are flexible and available to work both.
Why Greencore?
Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.
As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.
Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.
Here at Northampton, we operate one of the most impressive facilities in Europe, based across a campus of 5 manufacturing units, and we have a team of around 2,000 colleagues making high quality premium products every day. We are the sole supplier of sandwiches, wraps, rolls and sushi for Marks & Spencer.
What you'll be doing
- Carry out day-to-day yard duties including manual handling of waste, waste segregation, unloading vehicles, and maintaining the yard area to a standard.
- Maintain high standards of housekeeping across the entire site, including sweeping, litter picking, emptying bins, cleaning smoking shelters, and cleaning around and under skips and compactors.
- Operate baling equipment, forklifts, and other MHE safely and in line with training, completing all required safety and equipment checks.
- Ensure all work is completed safely by following company health and safety policies, including chemical handling, decanting, and transport procedures.
- Work independently to a set schedule, respond to unforeseen events, and report any incidents or accidents using the correct escalation process.
- Carry out the role outdoors in all weather conditions while promoting a safe working environment across the site.
- Basic English and Maths skills, including reading and writing in English and accurately recording and booking quantities on systems and tracking additional stock issue
- Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team to complete orders and store deliveries.
- Strong attention to detail, particularly when completing traceability and compliance paperwork
- Ability to follow both verbal and written instructions accurately
- A valid Forklift licence
- A valid driving licence
- An understanding of waste segregation
- Competitive salary and job-related benefits
- Holiday
- Competitive matched pension contributions
- Life insurance up to 4x salary
- Company share save scheme
- Greencore Qualifications
- Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
- Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.
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