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Skilled Operatives Needed

The Flava People


Job Location:

Manchester - UK

Hourly Salary: GBP 13 - 13
Posted: 25 September 2026 (3 days ago)
Application Deadline: 23 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Skilled Production Operatives
Sauce Cook Batching Operative Machine Operator

13.21 per hour shift premiums overtime
Full-time Permanent

Were growing and were looking for experiencedSkilled Production Operatives to join the team atThe Flava People.

We make big bold flavours for some of the UKs best-known food brands and retailers and we need great people who know their way around a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.

Were recruiting across three key skilled roles:

Sauce Cook

Youll be responsible for cooking our sauces and products to the right recipe quality and specification every time. From following recipes and controlling cook temperatures to completing checks and keeping your area running smoothly youll play a key part in creating the flavour.

Batching Operative

Accuracy matters! Youll be weighing measuring and preparing ingredients ready for production making sure every batch is made to the correct recipe and specification. Youll need a great eye for detail confidence working with weights and measures and a strong understanding of food safety.

Machine Operator

Youll take ownership of your production line or machine setting up equipment completing checks monitoring performance and helping to keep production moving safely and efficiently. Youll also spot and resolve basic issues before they become bigger problems.

Whats on offer

Basic rate: 13.21 per hour

We operate across three shifts:

  • 6:00am 2:00pm
  • 2:00pm 10:00pm
  • 10:00pm 6:00am

Night shifts are paid at Time & Quarter
Overtime available at Time & Half

That means theres plenty of opportunity to boost your earnings.

What were looking for

Wed love to hear from people who:

  • Have experience infood manufacturing production or a similar fast-paced environment
  • Have previous experience insauce cooking batching mixing/blending or machine operation
  • Understand the importance offood safety quality and hygiene
  • Can follow recipes specifications procedures and production paperwork accurately
  • Are confident working as part of a busy production team
  • Take pride in doing things properly quality matters to us!
  • Are reliable hands-on and ready to get stuck in
Why The Flava People

Were a fast-growing food business with one big obsession:FLAVA.

Were proud of the products we make but we know its our people who make it happen. Youll be joining a diverse energetic team where there are opportunities tolearn new skills develop and progress as we grow.

Think youve got what it takes to bring the FLAVA

Apply today and come and be part of it.