Prep Room Operative - Nights

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Prep Room Operative to join the Night Prep Room Team. As a Prep Room Operative, you will help the effectiveness of the Prep Room function, ensuring that the product and service provided to our customers is of the highest standard. You will also play an integral role in ensuring that our statutory obligations and company standards are met and that a smooth, efficient service is maintained, and profitability is maximised.

What you will do:

• Ensure that all aspects of your area are co-ordinated to create a professional, safe and hygienic working environment, ensuring smooth flow of work in the warehouse, determining quality and appearance of the finished product before sending to the customer.
• Have a full understanding and safe use of the Prep Room tablets and systems.
• Adhere strictly to food safety regulations.
• Ensure that all produce is stock rotated on a daily basis.
• Assist other colleagues if workload allows.
• Establish and use clear lines of communication with Prep Room management and other colleagues.
• Report all faults or damage to equipment in accordance with company procedures.
• Have knowledge of company and statutory Health & Safety, Security and Emergency Procedures.
• Maintain operational standards to the highest possible level with regards to service, cleaning standards and ensuring that there is minimal wastage.

What you will need:

• You will be working as part of a team, so being a reliable and great team member is important.
• You will need great communication skills and be enthusiastic with a can-do attitude.
• You will need to be able to work to tight deadlines whilst having a good eye for detail.
• Full training and appropriate PPE will be provided.

Let us tell you some more benefits you would receive:

• Fancy volunteering? We will give you one day off a year to take part in volunteering.
• Generous discounts on our products
• Cycle to Work Scheme that offers discounted bikes and cycling equipment.
• Donate through your pay to a charity of your choice. The money is simply deducted through your pay before tax, so for every pound you donate, the 20p that usually goes to tax will go to the charity instead!
• We also have a range of employee assistance services which can be tailored to give you support on various matters such as financial, health and wellbeing advice.
• We treat our teams to a free meal every few months, from our visiting fish & chip van, to freshly made bacon baps from our in-house chefs

About us

Wellocks, is one of the leading UK food distributors in the hospitality industry. We provide fruit, vegetables, dairy, eggs, poultry, meat, store cupboard essentials and everything else chefs will need in their restaurant kitchen. Thanks to our highly skilled team, we also offer pre-prepared veg and freshly-made pasta which is a key part of our service.

From our humble beginnings in 1961 supplying potatoes to local pubs and restaurants, 60 years later we now supply over 1,200 restaurant kitchens across the country with amazing ingredients.

We’re proud to be part of the William Jackson Food Group, a dedicated family-owned food business which started in 1851. Our sister businesses are Abel & Cole, Jacksons Bakery and Belazu. Family values and the commitment which comes with such a long-standing business are rooted in our culture here at Wellocks.

Thanks for reading our job advert. We do our very best to bring to life what it's like working as part of our team. Diverse teams really are the best teams. We want everyone to feel they can be themselves at work and develop their talents to the full. All colleagues are expected to take personal responsibility for keeping our workplace free from discrimination, harassment, and bullying - a place where everyone is treated fairly and respectfully. We also know that sometimes some candidates may be put off applying for a job unless they think they can tick every box. If you are really excited about working with us and think you can do much of what we are looking for but aren't sure if you are 100% there yet... go on... why not give it a whirl? Good luck!

Contact information

Anna Heyworth