Factory Operative

**Factory Operative**

**Location: Chessington, Surrey**

**Hours/Shift: Day Shift 7am - 7pm, 4 days on 4 days off on rotation**

**Salary: Starting £11.00 per hour, with fantastic opportunities to earn up to £13.50 per hour within the next 3-6 months, overtime available at 150%**

**Amazing opportunities to join a fast paced, and friendly food company based in the heart of Chessington, based on Cox Lane, within walking distance of Chessington North and Chessington South train stations, and with good bus routes is New England Seafood.**

New England Seafood International (NESI) was established in 1991 and is an importer and processor of premium fresh and frozen sustainable fish and seafood. NESI employs circa 650 people across two sites in the UK and imports a wide range of wild and farmed fish and shellfish from all around the world. We are part of the Sealaska Corporation, an Alaska Native corporation formed in 1971 and which is owned by 22,000 Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian shareholders, who are all bloodline descendants of the first settlers to the Americas.

Our vision is to “show people how to enjoy fish every day” and we pride ourselves on our supply chain integrity, sustainable sourcing and high-quality product. Our values run through our business and are Respect, Customer Care, By Learning We Grow, Team Spirit and Integrity.

We are looking for fun, engaged, motivated, hardworking people to come and join our team. With the right attitude and desire to grow and develop we offer fantastic opportunities for you to kick start a new career with a company who is growing by the day.

We are currently in the search of **full time permanent** Food Production Operatives to join our day shift. You will be working with a great team who are fun and supported by leaders who themselves have grown through the business and are waiting to pass on their knowledge and expertise

**Tasks include**:

- Set up machines (calibration, cleaning, start up checks etc.) to start a production cycle
- Control and adjust machine settings (e.g. speed)
- Feed raw material or parts to semi-automated machines
- Loading products into trays and bags as per customer specifications
- Preparing finished products ready for despatch and deliveries
- Ensuring all products and packaging are correctly labelled
- Adding cardboard sleeves to packed products.
- Ensure all stock being loaded or unloaded matches the relevant paperwork / load plan.
- Maintaining a safe, clean and tidy working environment
- Manual Handling Equipment in a safe and timely manner.

**Benefits**:

- 20 days holiday, including bank holidays (pro rata) increasing by 1 day per year up to 25
- Pension 5% employee contribution 3% employer contribution
- Life Insurance: 3 x annual salary
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Staff discount on products
- As much as you can drink, tea and coffee
- Free Parking
- Sports & Social Fund

**Salary**: £11.00-£13.50 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Overtime

COVID-19 considerations:
thermal imaging camera, face masks, hand sanitising, social distancing, screen separating work stations, LFT testing

Ability to commute/relocate:

- CHESSINGTON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- Do you have the right to work in the UK?

Work Location: In person