Advertising End Date:
18 Sep 2026
All Locations
North Shields
All Departments
Factory
Salary details
27,867.84
Factory
Darren Leason (Hiring Manager - Business Unit Director)

About the role

Factory Operative

Location: [Location, include address with postcode]
Salary: £[Salary] per annum [include any relevant premiums]
Hours: [Hours per week and shift pattern]

Join a business that's passionate about fresh food

At Bidfresh, our ambition is simple: to be every chef's first choice for fresh ingredients. To make that happen, we rely on great people working behind the scenes to ensure every product is prepared, packed and dispatched to the highest standards.

We're looking for a Factory Operative to join our production team. Working in a fast-paced chilled environment, you'll play a key role in preparing and packing fresh products ready for delivery to our customers.

If you're someone who takes pride in producing quality work, enjoys working as part of a team and thrives in a hands-on environment, we'd love to hear from you.

What you'll be doing

  • Preparing, processing and packing fresh food products
  • Working accurately to meet quality, food safety and production standards
  • Checking products to ensure they meet customer specifications
  • Maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene
  • Following company procedures and food safety requirements at all times
  • Supporting colleagues to ensure production targets are achieved
  • Working efficiently in a chilled food production environment
  • Helping make sure customer orders are completed accurately and on time

What we're looking for

  • Previous factory, production, warehouse or food manufacturing experience is beneficial
  • Experience working in a chilled or fresh food environment is desirable
  • Excellent attention to detail and commitment to quality
  • Good communication and teamwork skills
  • Reliable, organised and able to work at pace
  • Basic literacy, numeracy and IT skills
  • A positive attitude and willingness to learn

Why join Bidfresh?

  • Pension scheme
  • Generous holiday allowance of 31 days per year
  • Employee discounts and benefits
  • Full training and ongoing support
  • Career development opportunities
  • Be part of a business supplying fresh ingredients to some of the UK's leading chefs and hospitality venues

Apply today

If you're looking for a hands-on role where quality matters and every day is different, we'd love to hear from you.

About us

The Bidfresh journey
We’re Bidfresh. A fast growing team of fresh food experts in a collection of regional businesses across the UK. We’re a big business with big ambitions. We succeed by focusing on the detail. By going the extra mile to find the best products. By building relationships with our partners. And by going further to support our teams to develop and grow. Our work is full of excitement, care and a big sense of achievement. And our ‘Fresh’ values guide the way. Make our journey, your journey, and take your first small steps towards a big career adventure.
Rewards and benefits
We’ve created a benefits package that is designed to support you and reward your hard work. Every employee (subject to completion of probation) is automatically entitled to:
  • Discounts: Save on Bidfresh products, high street shopping, travel, and cinema tickets
  • Free parking: Free parking at our sites
  • Health care cash plan: Access to a health care cash plan
  • Confidential support and counselling: Access to free confidential support and counselling
  • Pension scheme: Access to a pension scheme
  • A minimum of 30 days holiday entitlement

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