Job Description:

Bakery Mixing Operative

Location: Bolton, England (BL3)

Contract Type: Temporary (Full-time, with temp-to-perm potential)

Shifts: AM (6:00-14:00), PM (14:00-22:00), Nights (22:00-6:00)

Pay Rate: £13.74/hour (AM/PM), £15.06/hour (Nights), Overtime at £16.55/hour

Are you an experienced Bakery Mixing Operative looking to join a supportive and growing team in Bolton? Gi Group, acting as a recruitment intermediary, is seeking motivated individuals to work with a leading cake manufacturer supplying major UK supermarket chains.

This is a fantastic opportunity to secure stable, long-term employment with career progression potential. Initially, you'll work through the agency, with the opportunity to transition to a permanent contract based on performance and business needs.

What We Offer

• Competitive pay rates.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• Supportive management team.
• Stable full-time work in a clean, professional environment.
• Clear career progression within the bakery production team.

What You'll Do

As a Bakery Mixing Operative, you'll play a key role in preparing, mixing, and monitoring ingredients to ensure consistent product quality. Working in a fast-paced production environment, your responsibilities will include:

• Operating and monitoring bakery production equipment.
• Accurately weighing and scaling batches of ingredients.
• Preparing dough and supporting the baking process.
• Performing quality checks during production.
• Maintaining cleanliness and hygiene in line with food safety standards.
• Completing production records and basic equipment checks.
• Collaborating with supervisors and team members.
• Assisting with packing, labelling, and product handling as needed.

What We're Looking For

To excel in this role, you'll need:

Hard Skills:

• Batch weighing and scaling.
• Ingredient knowledge and equipment operation.
• Dough preparation and monitoring.
• Strong numeracy and IT/system operation skills.
• Food safety, hygiene compliance, and record-keeping.
• Manual handling experience.

Soft Skills:

• Attention to detail and time management.
• Strict adherence to procedures.
• Team collaboration and a proactive attitude.

Experience:

• A minimum of 1 year in bakery, food production, or manufacturing is required.

Why Apply?

1. Join a growing, well-established cake manufacturer.
2. Enjoy a clean and safe working environment.
3. Benefit from career development and permanent placement potential.

How to Apply

Ready to take the next step? Apply today to start your journey as a Bakery Mixing Operative in Bolton. Gi Group is proud to support you throughout the recruitment process as an intermediary for our client company.

Should you require any support or assistance, please contact your local Gi Group office.

Gi Group Holdings Recruitment Limited are proud founding members of Menopause in business, corporate members for Neurodiversity in business, Disability Confident committed members, Gold status for the Armed Forces Covenant, Bronze trail blazers for Racial Equality matters and Age Friendly Employer pledge members.

Gi Group Holdings Recruitment Limited group of companies includes Gi Recruitment Limited, Draefern Limited, Gi Group Recruitment Ltd, INTOO (UK) Limited, Marks Sattin (UK) Limited, TACK TMI UK Limited, Grafton Professional Staffing Limited, Encore Personnel Services, Gi Group Ireland Limited and Kelly Services (UK) Ltd. Gi Group Ireland Limited are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this role.

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