Production Assistant (Production Operative), Bodmin

Hours: 06:00–16:00, 4 days out of 5 with a rolling day off each week.
Breaks: 2 x 30‑minute unpaid breaks per shift
Pay: £13.21 per hour standard. Enhanced rate of £16.51 per hour for hours worked between 20:00–06:00 or over 37.5 hours per week.

As a Production Assistant, you’ll be a vital part of our pastry production team, helping to keep our lines running smoothly and efficiently. You’ll play a hands‑on role in machine setup, line operation, quality control, and supporting our skilled hand crimping operatives. Full training is provided, and you’ll gain experience across a range of production processes.

• Setting up production machines at the start of each shift to ensure smooth and efficient operations
• Operating the production line at the correct speed to match the number of hand crimpers working on the line
• Keeping hand lines fully supplied with pastry bases
• Operating depositors to accurately fill pastry bases ready for hand crimping
• Depositing the correct quantities of vegetables onto bases for layered products
• Collecting and managing waste to maintain a clean and efficient working environment
• Carrying out weight checks on filled bases to ensure products meet quality standards
• Marking products to maintain organisation and traceability
• Applying decorative elements to bespoke products when required
• Operating topping equipment to apply herbs, rusk, and other toppings accurately
• Operating glazers to ensure consistent coverage at the correct speed

Full training is provided. During your probation period, you’ll also gain:
Food Safety Level 2 certificate
Health & Safety Level 2 certificate

You’ll be at the heart of our pastry production, helping to create the high‑quality products our customers love. We are a growing business built on our values of Customer First, Honesty, Quality, Friendliness, and Passion.

With over 250 colleagues, we take pride in making the world a better place every day by filling it with pasties and other sweet and savoury pastry delights. We’re also proud to hold a Gold Health and Wellbeing Award, showing our commitment to supporting a healthy and happy workforce.

• Free pasties and pastries every day
• Free weekly fruit
• Subsidised canteen
• Monthly colleague treats and regular staff BBQs
• Bake sales and competitions
• Christmas goodies and celebrations
• Free use of spa and golf facilities in St Austell
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Company‑funded Health Cash Plan
• Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 free and confidential helpline)
• Death in Service Plan
• £500 colleague referral bonuses
• Staff discounts on pasties, pastries, cakes, and tarts
• Local business discounts
• Excellent training and career development opportunities
• Employment anniversary cash awards
• Strong internal communication and job security within a growing business

If you’re a team player with a positive “can do” attitude and want to be part of a friendly, fast‑paced, and growing company, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today.