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Prep Room Line Leader

About Cranswick Country Foods:
Cranswick Country Foods in Watton, Norfolk is serious about its quality pork products. Now we’re hungry for talented people to join us. It’s win win; you achieve your potential; we achieve our ambitious growth plans.

Job requirements of Prep Room Chargehands:
We are looking for an individual to lead within our Sausage production facility, you will motivate a dedicated team of operatives and ensure all relevant paperwork is completed and correct, whilst also maintaining a high level of production standards and meet production efficiency targets.

Shift pattern: 4 days on, 4 days off. Hours 05:00am-17:00pm

Pay and benefits:

Rate of pay – £15.89 per hour

  • Rate inclusive of £1 per hour weekly attendance bonus

Overtime – time and a third after basic hours

  • Pension – 3% employer contributions/5% employee contributions
  • Access to our ‘Feed your Wellbeing’ hub, offering a range of retail, restaurant and entertainment discounts and wellbeing support
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Opportunity to purchase extra holiday
  • Discounted share scheme
  • Discounted local gym membership
  • Death in service insurance
  • Additional holiday with service

What you will need:

  • An understanding of run rates, yields and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)
  • Be able to work under pressure in a fast pace environment
  • Knowledge and experience working with food production machinery
  • Ideally hold a level 2 food safety certificate
  • Great people management skills and production knowledge

Interested?:
Email a CV and covering letter to [email protected]

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Closing Date: 30th November 2025(please note that should we receive significant interest, this closing date may be brought forward)