At Valeo Foods UK we bring together a family of much-loved UK food brands supported by the scale and ambition of a global investment partner. From Kettle’s bold crunch to Rowse’s natural sweetness, through to Matthew Walker and Barratt Sweets, our portfolio blends heritage, craft and category-leading innovation.
Alongside our branded portfolio, we are also one of the UK’s largest suppliers of private label products, partnering with major retailers to deliver quality and category expertise that meets the needs of millions of households every week.
As a business, we’re on a journey of transformation. We’re strengthening our operations, driving quality and investing in our people. It’s an exciting, fast-moving environment where heritage meets new thinking, and where every colleague contributes to shaping the future of food across the UK.
Join us and play your part in building the next chapter of some of Britain’s most loved brands.
Job Description
Honey Process Operative with FLT Licence
Rotating 6am-2pm, 2pm-10pm
Wallingford
Join the buzz at Rowse Honey!
We’re on the lookout for enthusiastic and reliable team players to join our Honey Process Team — the vital first step in ensuring every drop of Rowse Honey meets our high standards.
🐝 What You’ll Be Doing
As part of the Honey Process Team, you’ll:
- Ensure Health & safety is always maintained, Keep a high standard of GMP in all areas.
- Pick batches of honey from recipes issued and load them into the cabinets.
- Ensure that all the honey is loaded into the cabinets and pumped as per the pump plan.
- Follow the standard operating procedures, work instructions and escalation processes for raw materials and component parts with regards to quality defects.
- Maintain hygiene and housekeeping standards maximising GMP standards within all areas.
- Always wear correct protective clothing and equipment.
- Own and make recommendations for continuous improvement within the department.
- To carry out any other reasonable supervisory or managerial request.
🌟 What We’re Looking For
We’re after someone who brings:
- Forklift licence (Counterbalance, grabs trained)
- Numeracy/data accuracy
- Good awareness of allergens in line with HACCP risk assessments.
- Inter-personnel skills, liaising with internal and external teams.
- Detail oriented.
- Prioritising
- Communication Skills – written and verbal.
- Decision making
- Ability to react effectively to short notice change, integrating the needs of all departments.
- ASPIRE Values & behaviours: Aim High; Support Others; Pride; Innovation; Recognition; Environmentally Conscious
Rotating 6am-2pm, 2pm-10pm
What we offer you in return:
- Excellent Career Opportunities
- Matched pension scheme up to 10%
- Death in service
- Cycle to work scheme
- Retailer discount platform
- Staff discount
- And plenty more!
Are you ready to take the next step in your career with Valeo Foods UK? Let’s chat.
Skills Required
- Forklift licence (Counterbalance, grabs trained)
- Numeracy/data accuracy
- Good awareness of allergens in line with HACCP risk assessments
- Inter-personnel skills
- Detail oriented
- Communication Skills - written and verbal
What We Do
We are a leading producer and innovator of high quality, category-defining branded food products that have a proud history that dates back to 1845. At Valeo Foods, we are passionate about food and our portfolio of over 20 iconic food brands, which includes Jacobs, Batchelors, Kettle, Rowse Honey, Balconi, Schluckwerder, are tried and trusted by consumers across Ireland, UK and Europe for their quality, wholesomeness, nutrition and fun. We are a diverse business that combines food production, brand development and innovation, distribution and sales. We are Ireland’s largest ambient food supplier to the grocery trade, a major supplier to the food service market through Valeo Professional, and an increasingly prominent supplier to the UK market and a range of European Markets now. We are focused on the continued development of our excellent portfolio of category defining food brands as we look to expand our footprint across Ireland, UK, Europe and beyond with our latest acquisition in North America. We are committed to delivering quality food products through continued innovation and excellence in manufacturing. This commitment ensures that our brands retain a market leading position in each of their respective categories. We continue to recruit people with the best skills and expertise across a range of areas including manufacturing, food science, research and development, nutrition, distribution, sales, operations, marketing, human resources and finance, and aspire to be a best in class employer, focused on developing and empowering our people.
