Average Production salary in the UK

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 everyday 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.What you'll be doingWe have a permanent opportunity for a Product Developer to join our team at Crosby!As a Product Developer, your role will be to develop new, and modify existing products, in line with written briefs, customer expectations and financial targets to create products of sustainable and repeatable quality and sustainable cost.In this role you will be required to:Develop new and existing recipes into commercially viable products, benchmarking regularly to gain awareness of the market for a competitive advantage.Create recipes alongside the chefs, input recipes onto the recipe management system and review the accuracy of all recipes inputted by the product technologist and chefs to ensure they meet cost, weight and nutritional requirements.Ensure the viability of new raw ingredients from an operational, technical and product development perspective to bring innovation and challenge to existing Greencore policies and practices.Complete and/or review and approve all relevant documentation (feasibility forms, customer submission forms, concept to process handovers etc.) to ensure accuracy of information shared internally and externally.Put all products through the feasibility process; working with the commercial, operations, technical and purchasing teams to solve any issues to ensure concepts are repeatable, sustainable and scalable.Compile product costing information and adapt recipes to balance food quality with achievement of commercial brief targets within customer brand standards.Present benchmarking, existing (EPD) and new products (NPD) at internal and customer presentations, passionately demonstrate good market and food trends awareness, to achieve product approval.Follow the critical path time lines as directed, escalating incomplete tasks and deficiencies in testing, to ensure that mitigating action can be taken to prevent delays in product acceptance and launch.Assist the process team with the scale up production trials, as required, to ensure production quality matches the kitchen quality signed off by the customer.Provide leadership and direct to ensure that across the team people are kept safe, engaged, focused, developed an delivery to their potential.What we're looking forProven experience in food product developmentAnalytical; comfortable with producing and reviewing costingsProficient in all elements of product development from concept to launchProven track record of successfully validating products and producing high quality documentationConfident in presenting to all levels within the business and directly to customersExperience in people managementIf this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.What you'll get in returnCompetitive salary and job-related benefitsHolidaysPension up to 8% matchedCompany share save schemeGreencore QualificationsExclusive Greencore employee discount platformAccess to a full Wellbeing Centre platformThroughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.

Shift: 4 on 4 off shift pattern which rotates Day & Night Shift (7am to 7pm and 7pm to 7am)Rate of pay: £12.43 per hourWhy Greencore?We're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better.As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 13,300 talented colleagues across 16 manufacturing sites and 17 distribution depots throughout the UK. Together, we bring delicious food to life, from sandwiches, soups, and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles, and ready meals. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve revenues of £1.95bn. Our extensive direct-to-store (DTS) network, with 17 depots nationwide, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring our customers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.Here at Leeds we make just over 40% of all UK frozen Yorkshire puddings; making us one of the UK's largest suppliers of frozen Yorkshire puddings to Asda, Morrisons & Tesco to name a few.What you'll be doingIn this position you will provide a quality presence on the production line, ensuring scheduled checks are carried out in accordance with quality standards, line set up and equipment set up. Key accountabilities in this role include:To deliver the product within time, quantity and quality parameters.To ensure continuous operation of the line through support of all team members.To comply with all standard operating procedures to ensure customer orders are produced safely, on time, and all aspects of hygiene, quality and cost are met.To raise issues with Senior Production Operative, when identified.To ensure Good Manufacturing PracticesSupport our Food Safety culture.What we're looking forFor this role, you will need the following skills:Good Literacy and Numeracy skillsProblem solving skillsGood communicator and ability to work in a teamExperience working within a food manufacturer preferredAllergen awarenessL2 Food Safety is preferred but not essentialWe're not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity. If this sounds like you join us, grow with Greencore and be a part of driving our future success.What you'll get in returnCompetitive salary and job-related benefitsHolidaysPension up to 8% matchedLife insurance up to 4x salaryCompany share save schemeGreencore QualificationsExclusive Greencore employee discount platformAccess to a full Wellbeing Centre platformIf this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

Product Owner Location: UK (Hybrid, with flexibility for client site travel)Type: Permanent Join a large digital consultancy delivering transformation across the public sector and beyond. We're looking for a Product Owner who combines strategic thinking with strong communication and stakeholder management skills. This is an opportunity to lead product vision and delivery in a dynamic, client-facing environment while shaping innovative digital services. What You'll Do Own the product vision and ensure each iteration delivers maximum value.Manage and prioritise the product backlog, working closely with Business Analysts.Collaborate with cross-functional agile squads to deliver user-centred solutions.Communicate clearly with stakeholders during sprint reviews and project updates.Contribute to business development activities, proposals, and client pitches.Support internal initiatives such as thought leadership, practice development, and team events.Champion agile principles and help foster a culture of continuous improvement. What We're Looking For Experience in user-centred product or service development.Strong understanding of Agile delivery and product ownership.Ability to balance business priorities with technical constraints.Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.Willingness to step into roles such as BA or Service Designer when needed.Relevant agile certifications (e.g., PSPO, PSM) or commitment to obtain them. Desirable: Experience with Government Digital Service (GDS) standards and design principles.Consulting experience in digital transformation projects. Why Join Us? Work on high-impact digital transformation projects.Access to industry-leading training and certifications in agile, cloud, and emerging technologies.A collaborative, inclusive culture with regular team events and knowledge sharing.Hybrid working and strong support for wellbeing. Apply today and help shape the future of digital services. Reasonable Adjustments: Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients. If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.