What Jobs are available for Weekend Shifts in the United Kingdom?

Job Description:
We are currently seeking reliable and hard working Warehouse Operatives (Picker/Packers) to join our team working in a chilled warehouse environment. This is weekend work but also work during the week when required,  ideal for individuals looking to earn a competitive rate. 

As a Picker/Packer, you will be responsible for accurately selecting, packing, and preparing chilled goods for dispatch, maintaining quality standards and health & safety regulations at all times.

Key Responsibilities:
Pick and pack chilled products accurately according to order sheets

Work efficiently to meet daily targets and deadlines

Ensure correct labelling and packaging of products

Maintain cleanliness and organisation in your work area

Adhere to all health & safety and food hygiene regulations

Report any issues or discrepancies to a supervisor promptly

Requirements:
Previous warehouse or picking/packing experience preferred. 

Experience with handheld scanners, LLOP and pump trucks

Comfortable working in a chilled environment. 

Numeracy and literacy skills important 

Able to work 12-hour shifts - WE HAVE DAY SHIFTS  - 7AM -7PM 

Good attention to detail and accuracy

Physically fit and able to work on your feet throughout the shift

A positive attitude and strong work ethic

Benefits:
Competitive weekend rate: £15.79 per hour days

Weekly pay

On-site parking

Full training and support provided

We are seeking a Weekend Shift Manager to join our client's food manufacturing industry in Fife. As a crucial part of the production leadership, you will take overall responsibility for your designated department(s), ensuring smooth operations across the weekend shift.

Your role will involve coordinating with the Production Manager and other shift managers to meet production targets, maintain product quality standards, and uphold safety and GMP compliance.

You will lead and motivate your team to achieve high productivity while minimising waste and downtime. Your proactive approach will be essential in managing resources, resolving issues swiftly, and ensuring customer orders are fulfilled accurately and on time. This role offers a great opportunity to make a tangible difference in a busy production environment, supporting continuous improvement and employee development.

• Experience in production management, team leadership, supervising manufacturing processes, or similar roles
• Strong understanding of food manufacturing standards, GMP, and safety regulations
• Excellent communication and team-building skills
• Ability to monitor productivity, quality control, and troubleshoot operational issues
• Proven ability to manage staff levels, raw materials, and equipment effectively
• Ability to develop and motivate staff, fostering a safety-conscious and quality-driven culture
• Competent in planning and coordinating resources to meet production schedules

In return, the company offers a stable, permanent position with comprehensive benefits, working within a well-established private organisation boasting over 1000 employees. You will be part of a supportive environment that values continuous professional development, ensures safety and hygiene excellence, and provides opportunities for career progression. Join a progressive team where your leadership skills will be genuinely appreciated, and your efforts will contribute directly to the company's success.

We are seeking a Weekend Shift Manager to join our client's food manufacturing industry in Fife. As a crucial part of the production leadership, you will take overall responsibility for your designated department(s), ensuring smooth operations across the weekend shift.

Your role will involve coordinating with the Production Manager and other shift managers to meet production targets, maintain product quality standards, and uphold safety and GMP compliance.

You will lead and motivate your team to achieve high productivity while minimising waste and downtime. Your proactive approach will be essential in managing resources, resolving issues swiftly, and ensuring customer orders are fulfilled accurately and on time. This role offers a great opportunity to make a tangible difference in a busy production environment, supporting continuous improvement and employee development.

• Experience in production management, team leadership, supervising manufacturing processes, or similar roles
• Strong understanding of food manufacturing standards, GMP, and safety regulations
• Excellent communication and team-building skills
• Ability to monitor productivity, quality control, and troubleshoot operational issues
• Proven ability to manage staff levels, raw materials, and equipment effectively
• Ability to develop and motivate staff, fostering a safety-conscious and quality-driven culture
• Competent in planning and coordinating resources to meet production schedules

In return, the company offers a stable, permanent position with comprehensive benefits, working within a well-established private organisation boasting over 1000 employees. You will be part of a supportive environment that values continuous professional development, ensures safety and hygiene excellence, and provides opportunities for career progression. Join a progressive team where your leadership skills will be genuinely appreciated, and your efforts will contribute directly to the company's success.

Thrive Shepton are delighted to be working with our client in Wells, who are actively recruiting for Production Operatives on a temporary to permanent basis to join the team.

Responsibilities:

• Ability to accurately weigh
• Ability to accurately adding and arranging ready meal components
• Replenishing
• Maintaining high hygiene levels
• Conduct quality checks
• Team player
• Ability to work in a fast past environment
• Preferably previous experience as machine operator or operator

Do you have:

• A good English level
• A positive approach to work / positive attitude
• A desire to develop skills and progress within the business

Working Hours:

• (Apply online only) - Friday
• (Apply online only) - Saturday
• (Apply online only) - Sunday

What you will receive in return:

• Basic pay rate of 15.28 per hour between (Apply online only)
• Once yoou've passed your probation pay will increase to at least 15.90 per hour (including shift premiums)
• Breaks paid
• Free meals to take home
• Paid breaks
• Free on-site parking
• Subsidised canteen

What you need to do next:

If this position sounds of interest and you would like to be considered.

Please contact the team at Thrive Shepton on (phone number removed)

Thrive Group are acting as an employment agency in relationship to this vacancy.

If you have not heard from a consultant within 7 days, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

INDSHE

Thrive Shepton are delighted to be working with our client in Wells, who are actively recruiting for Production Operatives on a temporary to permanent basis to join the team.

Responsibilities:

• Ability to accurately weigh
• Ability to accurately adding and arranging ready meal components
• Replenishing
• Maintaining high hygiene levels
• Conduct quality checks
• Team player
• Ability to work in a fast past environment
• Preferably previous experience as machine operator or operator

Do you have:

• A good English level
• A positive approach to work / positive attitude
• A desire to develop skills and progress within the business

Working Hours:

• (Apply online only) - Friday
• (Apply online only) - Saturday
• (Apply online only) - Sunday

What you will receive in return:

• Basic pay rate of 15.28 per hour between (Apply online only)
• Once yoou've passed your probation pay will increase to at least 15.90 per hour (including shift premiums)
• Breaks paid
• Free meals to take home
• Paid breaks
• Free on-site parking
• Subsidised canteen

What you need to do next:

If this position sounds of interest and you would like to be considered.

Please contact the team at Thrive Shepton on (phone number removed)

Thrive Group are acting as an employment agency in relationship to this vacancy.

If you have not heard from a consultant within 7 days, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

INDSHE

Weekend Shift - CNC Miller
Location: Oxfordshire
Contract: 12-Month Contract

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced CNC Miller to join a high-performance engineering team working at the cutting edge of precision manufacturing for the motorsport industry.

Shift Pattern:
Friday to Sunday

Key Responsibilities:

• Setting, proving, and running jobs on Mikron 500 & 800 full 5-axis machines .

• Working to tight tolerances to produce complex components to exacting standards.

• Ensuring quality, efficiency, and consistency in all machining operations.

• Collaborating with the wider team to support production targets and deadlines.

Experience Required:

• Heidenhain control experience is essential.

• Proven background in precision machining and complex component manufacture.

• Ability to work independently and maintain high-quality standards.

If you're a motivated and detail-oriented CNC Miller looking to work on elite-level engineering projects, this is a fantastic opportunity to join a world-class motorsport environment.

Apply now to start your next challenge immediately!

Wise Employment are currently recruiting for a Demand Planner for an established and successful food manufacturing company based in Callington, Cornwall.

This is an on-site based permanent role working Friday to Monday 06.30am to 430pm . This role also includes a Competitive salary plus an excellent bonus package such as;

On the job training and development opportunities, shift premiums for alternati.

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BACKGROUND:

Deeside Cereals is looking to recruit a Weekend shift to boost it's existing capacity.

• Number of Vacancies – 4

• Working Hours – 24 per week on a rotating basis

• Shift Pattern:

• Week 1 (Nights) – Friday 6.00pm – Saturday 6.00am, Saturday 6.00pm – Sunday 6.00am

• Week 2 (Days) – Saturday 6.00am – Saturday 6.00pm, Sunday 6.00am – Sunday 6.00pm

• Rate of Pay - £17.17 per hour (£1,438.14 per annum)

• Overtime would be available (although not guaranteed) on weekdays for this role.

VALUES & CULTURE:

Deeside Cereals is proudly owned by the Weetabix Food Company. Acquired in December 2023.

Our Mission - We want to nourish the nation with better breakfasts that help them to live better lives, so we’ve made it our mission to delight consumers with great tasting, nutritious breakfasts produced with passion and excellence.

These are the behaviours that can fast-track us to where we want to be. They focus in on what makes us great AND how we can win more in the future. We’re moving away from values as values implies you have to adopt a particular value set when you walk through our door, but we want you to embrace & be proud of your own values. We just want to set a clear framework for the way we work together, our ‘ways of working’ so we’re setting ourselves up to win together.

• Right Thing, Right Way

We strive for 100% safety in every sense - for our people, partners, products & the plant. Our consumers & customers are at the heart of our choices, and we get up stream to fix things properly, rather than short lived solutions.

• We Own It

We treat the business as if it were our own. We make honest & constructive feedback part of the day to day and own the difficult conversations. We take calculated risks, own the outcome and go again if we need to.

• Win Together

We recognise & respect the power of diversity in our team. Collaborating across sites & teams with effective, lasting relationships. We work hard together but have fun along the way and celebrate whatever the score.

• Great Work at Pace

We prioritise what makes the difference and do it brilliantly as we have high standards. When we pick up the pace on the big stuff we get their faster. We do what we say we’re going to do , whatever bump in the road we face.

• Always Improving

We’re agile & innovative to find simpler and better ways of doing things. We embrace & experiment with changes to build a better Weetabix. We’re curious about how organisations may do things better & take action on what we learn

Benefits of Working at Weetabix – Deeside

• A competitive salary which is reviewed annually

• A personalised Career Development Plan

• Access to the company's e-learning suite

• Access to the company pension scheme

• Life Assurance cover

• Heavily-subsidised vending service in the Canteen

• Access to the Company Staff Shop at discounted prices

• A health surveillance medical every year (if required)

• Regular business updates

• Free parking on site

PURPOSE OF ROLE:

• To ensure a steady flow of materials to all production departments and locate and load finished goods in the Warehouse ready for dispatch.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To ensure the supply of all materials from the warehouse to the manufacturing areas to achieve the daily production plan. All transactions completed with RF scanner

• Supply of pallets to production

• Load all finished goods onto shrink-wrapper

• Cover role – Unload, where required, incoming vehicles and rack away the materials following GRN procedures

• Cover role – Load, where required, outgoing vehicles with finished goods ready for dispatch

• Cover role – Generate trailer transfer notes and pre advices for consolidator warehouse

• Maintain and replace wrap on the auto pallet wrap machine and report any faults to engineering

• Visual checks of racking and report any defects

• Out of hours Banksman for silo

• Remove waste from warehouse, including production waste

• Load dolav waste into the compactor

• Cycle counting

• To ensure adequate checks are carried out before and after using equipment

• Adherence to cleaning schedule

• Ensure safe working methods are adhered to

• Complete daily Health & Safety and GMP checks within the warehouse

• Relocation of pallets within the warehouse to maximise storage, recording all movements with RF scanner

• The job holder is required to do all tasks considered as relevant by their Line Manager

• Responsible for Food Safety, Quality and Legality

Bay Responsibilities

• Load and record finished goods from the BAY to relevant trailers with RF scanners

• Monitor conveyor loading and liaise with drivers to prioritise which pallets need to be loaded next on the wrapper to maximize trailer load efficiency

• Monitor label printing from production, escalate with production/Supply Chain team if labels are not printed

• Create trailer transfer notes and submit ASNs to consolidators

• Liaise with Soleil shunter driver when trailer is ready to load/which trailer needs backing onto BAY to keep operations running smoothly

• Liaise with 3PL consolidator regarding collection times, chasing up late loads/load cancellations

• Review stock in IFS BAY location for ‘phantom’ pallets

• Send shift report for trailer collection update to consolidator warehouse and Supply Chain team

• Monitor DCE waste unit, empty as required and keep area clean

• Load vehicles for direct delivery to customers when required

• Regular communication with Supply Chain regarding which finished products need to be labelled on BAY and then removed from BAY to store in Deeside warehouse

Requirements

• Good level of general education is required.

• Previous experience of working in a warehouse is essential

• Counterbalance, Reach and Electric Handtruck (FLT) Licenses are essential

• Ability to be able to communicate effectively at all levels

• Good team player

• Decisions put forward to line manager

• Effective decision making to be able to operate independently

• Management and use and basic management of equipment

The Company strives to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that decisions concerning recruitment, promotion, dismissal or any other aspect of employment will be based on the needs of the business and not any assumptions based on sex, race, age, disability, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, married or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief. This is an important commitment which all employees are expected to share.

Benefits

• Number of Vacancies – 4

• Working Hours – 24 per week on a rotating basis

• Shift Pattern:

• Week 1 (Nights) – Friday 6.00pm – Saturday 6.00am, Saturday 6.00pm – Sunday 6.00am

• Week 2 (Days) – Saturday 6.00am – Saturday 6.00pm, Sunday 6.00am – Sunday 6.00pm

• Rate of Pay - £17.17 per hour (£21,438.14 per annum)

• Overtime would be available (although not guaranteed) on weekdays for this role.

Part Time Team Leader vacancy at GAIL's Petersfield!

*Please note that this role requires some weekend availability as part of the regular working pattern.*

If leading a team to success makes you smile and puts a spring in your step, then please read on!

We are looking for Team Leaders who have a passion to join the GAILs family and for supporting and developing others . You should be motivated by taking charge and want to be a positive role model. With no day being the same, you must be organised and clear talking to maximise your teams potential and to deliver our products to a high standard.

As appreciation for being a Team Leader with great execution and effective leadership, we will treat you to amazing benefits including:

• Free food and drink when working
• 50% off food and drink when not working
• Pension Scheme
• Discounts and Savings from high-street retailers and restaurants
• 24 hour GP service
• Cycle to work scheme
• Twice yearly pay review
• Development programmes for you to RISE with GAILs

Apprenticeships available alongside this role including Retailer Team Member Level 2