Production Operative - Hanger

2 Sisters Food Group is one of the UK’s leading food manufacturers, producing everything from poultry and pizzas to pies, soups, and ready meals.
With over 15,000 colleagues from 36 nationalities, With a strong commitment to sustainability, food safety, quality and customer satisfaction, and industry leading animal welfare, we have become a trusted name in the industry supplying high-quality food to some of the UK’s biggest retailers and restaurants.
At our Coupar Angus site, we produce high-quality poultry products for some of the country's biggest retailers.  We’re passionate about developing our people, delivering great products, and creating exciting career opportunities across our business.

We are looking for reliable and hardworking Production Operatives - Hangers to join our production team.

Shift times

Dayshift Monday - Friday 6:20am - 3:20pm.

Backshift Sunday 11:30am - 8:30pm; Monday - Thursday 3:20pm - 12:20am.

Hourly rate - £13.83 moving to £14.83 on successful completion of training. Shift allowance - £50 per week (Backshift only).

This is an important role at the beginning of our production process. As a Hanger, you will work within our live bird handling and processing area, where you will be responsible for safely and efficiently handling live poultry and placing birds onto the production line.

This is a physical and repetitive role that requires good manual handling skills, concentration and the ability to work consistently as part of a team.

Due to the nature of the position, applicants must be comfortable handling live poultry and working within a poultry slaughter and processing environment.

What You'll Be Doing

• Safely handling live poultry.
• Placing birds correctly and securely onto the production line.
• Working at the required production pace while maintaining animal welfare standards.
• Following established live bird handling and animal welfare procedures.
• Monitoring birds and reporting any welfare concerns immediately.
• Following strict health & safety, hygiene and biosecurity procedures.
• Maintaining a clean and safe working environment.
• Working closely with colleagues to ensure the production line operates effectively.
• Following all site procedures, training and instructions.

You do not necessarily need previous poultry experience, as training will be provided. However, previous experience in poultry processing, farming, agriculture, food production or another physical production environment may be beneficial.

You should be:

• Comfortable handling live poultry
• Comfortable working within a slaughter and processing environment
• Physically capable of carrying out repetitive manual work
• Able to work safely and consistently at production pace
• Reliable with good attendance and timekeeping
• Able to follow instructions and established procedures
• A good team player
• Committed to maintaining high standards of animal welfare

• Opportunities for progression;
• £100 Refer a Friend Scheme,
• 28 days holiday per year;
• Subsidised hot food canteen;
• Onsite free parking;
• Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support;
• 2 Sisters high street discount platform;
• Full training and excellent opportunities for promotion, progression and career development.

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