Work for AC Goatham and you’ll be joining a company whose future is growing, a family-owned business passionate about what we do to feed the nation with an unsurpassed reputation for quality. It’s been that way since 1947.
That success is thanks to each and every one of the fantastic people we have in the business, who support our values and contribute each and every day to our ongoing success.
This page lists the current opportunities we have available at AC Goatham. We look forward to receiving your application and, if successful, welcoming you to the team.
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An opportunity
has arisen for capable individuals with an eye for detail to join our Production
team in the role of Fruit Packer. The
purpose of this role is to support with the sorting, inspecting and packing of
our fresh fruit products in readiness for them to be dispatched to our retail
customers.
Responsibilities
Include:
Sorting, inspecting and packing our fresh fruit products
as per our customer specifications.
Paying extra attention to the variety, size, colour and
quality of our products; ensuring any fruit that is defective or doesn’t meet
our excellent standards is removed.
Learning the various methods of packing as per the production
line requirements and ensuring the correct packaging is used.
Applying produce labels where applicable (such as during
promotion periods)
Producing and printing of labels and associated products
within specification
Maintaining a ‘clean as you go procedure’ and adopting
excellent food hygiene standards
Ensuring you adhere to the company’s health and safety
standards
Carrying out repetitive manual handling tasks
Supporting new team members as and when required
Our perfect Fruit
Packer would have/be:
Previous experience of working in a role where attention
to detail is key
Understanding of and adherence to health and safety
protocols and food hygiene standards
An excellent eye for detail
A basic level of English (B1) with the ability to follow verbal
and visual instructions
Respect for others and values diversity; happy to listen
and work as part of a team
A can-do attitude with a flexible and dynamic approach
The ability to thrive under pressure and meet tight
deadlines/meet set targets
Comfortable with a physical role where manual handling is
a frequent requirement
The hours
you would work:
Our packing facility
operates 7 days per week, with a rota system in place over 6 days. Our Fruit Packers tend to work an average of 50
hours per week. We do tend to work long
hours but we reflect this in our competitive pay structure. As a result, this role would only be suited
to candidates who are able to be flexible.
Rate of pay:
£11.44 for the first 40 hours
£14.30 after 40 hours
What else we
can offer you:
28 days holiday including bank holidays (with an
opportunity to earn more holiday based on your length of service)
Pension scheme
Fortnightly pay
Learning and development opportunities
Free onsite parking
An opportunity to occupy our company accommodation if
required
An opportunity
has arisen for an efficient and dynamic individual to join our team in the role
of Pallet Truck Operative. The purpose
of this role is to support with the safe movement of our products within our
production area. Our ideal candidate
would have experience of operating powered trucks and will be committed to
maintaining and safe and efficient working environment.
Responsibilities
Include:
Safety operating powered pallet trucks to transport goods
within our production areas
Loading and unloading of pallets from vehicles and storage
areas
Working a cold store environment (with temperatures ranging
from 0-5 degrees Celsius)
Operating a handheld scanner to ensure data is accurately
recorded in our internal database
Repetitive manual handling of products (up to 18kg)
Operating a clean as you go procedure to keep the dispatch
area clean and tidy
Maintaining excellent levels of hygiene and health and
safety standards
Reporting any damaged or missing goods, non-conformances or
accidents to relevant managers to ensure appropriate action is taken
Our perfect Pallet
Truck Operative would have:
Current and in-date PPT truck license (desirable)
Previous experience of working in a warehouse or stores
based environment would be an advantage
Understanding of and adherence to health and safety
protocols and food hygiene standards
The ability to interpret and follow written and spoken
instructions
Comfortable with a physical role where manual handling is a
frequent requirement
Respect for others and values diversity; happy to listen and
work as part of a team
A can-do attitude with a flexible and dynamic approach
The ability to use own initiative and thrives under pressure
The ability to learn how to operate our handheld scanners
The hours
you would work:
A 5 on 2 off
shift pattern with an average of 45 hours per week. Working hours of 07:15-17:15 with flexibility
required.
Rate of pay:
£12.00 for the
first 40 hours
£15.00 after 40
hours with an opportunity to progress to next pay band (£12.69 for first 40
hours and £15.86 after 40 hours) depending on level of experience, certificates
held and level of responsibility taken/quality of work
What else we
can offer you:
28 days holiday
including bank holidays (with an opportunity to earn more holiday based on your
length of service)
An opportunity
has arisen for a dynamic and diligent electrically biased Mult-Skilled Engineer
to join our Engineering team. The purpose of this role is to support with and
facilitate the planned, preventative and routine maintenance of a range of
equipment and machinery on site to ensure the smooth running of our facility.
Responsibilities
may include:
To ensure all
machines and equipment are maintained to the optimum standards through adequate
maintenance
Using fault
finding techniques, react quickly to faults and breakdowns, communicating
clearly with affected parties and working efficiently to fix the issue.
Minimise the
likelihood of breakdowns by keeping equipment in a good state of repair and
seeking continuous improvement opportunities by looking for ways to reduce the
cost impact to the business as a result of downtime and ensuring a systematic
planned maintenance programme is in place
Communicate
with production teams to advance plan for downtime on machinery for
service/modification or repairs that need carrying out
Maintaining a
stock of critical spare parts as well as ordering parts for service and repair
work
Ensuring work
is carried out in a safe and efficient manner and in accordance with health and
safety regulations
Assisting with
the installation and commissioning of new equipment
Maintaining
technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional
publications, establishing personal networks and benchmarking best-practice
Our perfect
Multi-Skilled Engineer would have:
Proven
experience of working as a Multi-Skilled Engineer in a similar manufacturing
environment
An electrical
apprenticeship served (City & Guilds), HNC, ONC, NVQ Level 3, 18th Edition
or similar
A strong
electrical basis with mechanical skills
A strong
awareness of and full commitment to the adherence of health and safety
guidelines
A proactive
approach with a focus on driving improvement
Excellent
attention to detail; strong diagnostic and problem-solving skills
Experience of
using CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management Systems)
Effective
communication skills; can engage with all levels of the business with a minimum
of B2 in English
The ability to
manage multiple tasks with the ability to reprioritise whilst continuing to
manage expectations
PLC fault
finding & diagnostics experience
The hours
you would work:
A 4 on 4 off
rotating shift comprising of 07:00-19:00 and 12:00-24:00. During peak periods,
shifts may change to 09:00-21:00
What else we
can offer you:
28 days holiday
including bank holidays (with an opportunity to earn more holiday based on your
length of service)
Two
opportunities have arisen for dynamic individuals with an eye for detail to
join our team in the role of Quality Controller. The purpose of this role is to carry out
quality control checks on incoming raw materials, outgoing finished products
and online production checks to ensure our fresh fruit products meet our
internal and customer specifications.
Responsibilities
Include:
Inspection of fresh produce on
arrival, on production lines and on despatch; ensuring product is correctly
packed and positive release is carried out
Carrying out quality related
inspection checks such as pressure and brix testing using the appropriate
equipment and recording test results
Utilising the company IT software
to create stock reports
Managing workload according to
customer order sheets.
Checking of produce labels for
accuracy and as per specification
Selection and monitoring of
shelf-life samples and carrying out associated testing
Completing any necessary
documentation in compliance with any requirements
Maintaining excellent levels of
hygiene standards
Repetitive manual handling of
products (up to 18kg)
Monitoring the productivity of
our Production Operatives, providing training, support and feedback to drive
improved performance
Our perfect
Quality Controller would have:
Previous experience of working in
a fresh produce environment with responsibility for monitoring product quality
would be a strong advantage
Excellent attention to detail
Understanding of and adherence to
health and safety protocols and food hygiene standards
The ability to interpret and
follow written and spoken instructions
Respect for others and values
diversity; happy to listen and work as part of a team
A can-do attitude with a flexible
and dynamic approach
The ability to use own initiative
and thrives under pressure
A basic understanding of stock
control systems
The hours
you would work:
Our Quality
Controllers are contracted to work a 5 day week but due to the nature of our
business, it can sometimes be 6. We do
tend to work long hours but we reflect this in our competitive pay structure. As a result, this role would only be suited
to candidates who are able to be flexible.
Rate of pay:
£12.69 for the
first 40 hours
£15.86 after 40
hours with pay increasing after successful completion of training
What else we
can offer you:
28 days holiday
including bank holidays (with an opportunity to earn more holiday based on your
length of service)