Job Introduction
At Charlie Bigham’s, we’re proud to be a growing business, constantly expanding our horizons while staying true to our roots.
Join us at this exciting time of growth, where opportunities abound, innovation thrives, and every team member plays a vital role in shaping the success of our expanding business.
Together, we’re creating something extraordinary!
We are currently expanding our Weekend Assembly Shift team and are looking for amazing people to join us on our journey.
Our Assembly Team play the all-important role of assembling our dishes so they start to look a little more like the dishes you know and love. With all of our dish components prepared and cooked, it’s time to bring them all together. The team manage the assembly of our dishes which might mean bring the layers together in our lasagnes or maybe adding our delicious sauce and a sprinkling of cheese to our well-loved mac and cheese.
Working Hours
Friday 6am-4pm
Saturday & Sunday 6am-6pm
Generous pay, quarterly bonus & overtime opportunities, subsidised cafe and take home food!
Role Responsibility
As an Assembly Team member you will be:
- Accurately weighing portions to be added to each dish
- Accurately adding and arranging dish components
- Replenishing the dish trays
- Maintaining high hygiene levels and keeping a tidy workspace
- Maintaining food preparation records and logs
- Conducting quality checks to ensure that the Bigham standards are met
- Carrying out effective and accurate shift handovers
- Flagging any issues with the equipment within your area
- Work as an integral part of the team towards the completion of the daily plan
The Ideal Candidate
What you’ll need
At Bigham’s we pride ourselves in doing things the right way and showing real care and attention. We are looking for like-minded people who demonstrate:
- High attention to detail and a strong quality focus
- The ability to work in a fast paced environment
- Willingness to work chilled and frozen products
- A positive approach to work
- A desire to develop your skills and work as part of a team
This role will require you to be physically active and spend most of your shift on your feet.
Experience of working in a food handling environment as a production operative would be beneficial however, isn’t essential as we will provide food safety and quality training for those who don’t have prior experience.
What you’ll receive
This is a role for hard workers; those who take real pride in their work and enjoy working in a challenging but rewarding environment. When you start your career with Bigham’s you’ll receive:
- A competitive salary of £14.48 per hour
- A pay increase to £15.10 per hour following the successful completion of 3 months’ probation.
- Overtime payments, paid at 1.5x the hourly base rate
- 28 days annual leave, increasing each year
- Quarterly bonus (98% of bonus paid this year!)
- Paid breaks
- Free Bigham’s meals to take home
- Pension scheme
- Discounts with popular high street retailers
- Access to our Simply Health app and an online GP service
- Life assurance benefit
- Free on-site parking
- Subsidised canteen (max £2 meals)
About the Company
Inspired by his travels and love of cooking, Charlie Bigham set up shop in 1996 with the sole aim of creating really delicious dishes. Twenty-five years later Bigham’s is now the number one brand in the chilled pre-prepared meal category. With over 50 dishes available in major supermarkets.
