Packer 2026

Production Operative (Night Shift) – Temporary Role
Location: Horsham
Pay: £12.71 per hour + time and a half for night hours
Contract: Temporary – approx. 2 months nights, with potential to move to late shifts afterwards
Start date: Immediate

About the roleWe’re recruiting reliable, hardworking Production Operatives to support our production line on a busy night shift. You’ll be pot feeding and helping the line keep running smoothly in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Full training is provided.

Shift pattern

• Week 1 – Training:
  One week of day shifts to learn the job. Flexible 8‑hour shifts between 05:00-00:00
  
  
• From Week 2 – Nights (fixed 4‑night pattern each week):
  
  
  • Sunday night: 21:30–06:30
    
    
  • Monday night: 23:30–06:30
    
    
  • Tuesday night: 23:30–06:30
    
    
  • Wednesday night: 23:30–06:30
    Thursday–Saturday off.
    
    

Key duties

• Pot feeding and supplying materials to the production line.
  
  
• Supporting operatives and keeping the line running to target.
  
  
• Basic quality checks and following standard operating procedures.
  
  
• Maintaining a clean, safe, and tidy work area in line with health & safety and (if applicable) food safety rules.
  
  
• Working as part of a team and communicating effectively with supervisors and colleagues.
  
  

What we’re looking for

• Reliable, punctual, and able to work nights consistently.
  
  
• Comfortable with repetitive, physical work in a factory/production environment.
  
  
• Good attention to detail and able to follow instructions.
  
  
• Able to work safely and follow procedures.
  
  
• Previous production or warehouse experience is useful but not essential – full training is provided.
  
  

If you are interested, please email your CV to louisa.davis@pertemps.co.uk