Food Processing Operative

Overview

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Manufacturing — New Malden

Contract: Full time | Salary: £12.80

Ready to roll up your sleeves and be part of something sweet? Whether you’re in one of our bustling standalone factories or a show-stopping theatre store, you’ll be at the heart of the action, helping produce the doughnuts everyone loves.

In our standalone factories, you’ll join a dedicated team responsible for mixing, processing, and packaging our world-famous doughnuts — fresh and ready to ship to local stores and supermarket shelves. It’s fast-paced, hands-on work where every role plays a key part in our success.

Depending on the location, you may be applying to work in one of our unique theatre stores — where the factory is front and centre, and the doughnut-making magic happens live for customers to see. When the Hot light is on, it’s showtime! Guests gather to watch the doughnuts being mixed, fried, and glazed in real time — and your part of the performance.

No baking experience? No problem. We provide full training — all you need is a great attitude, a team mindset, and a readiness to learn. Whether you're behind the scenes or in the spotlight, this is your chance to grow your career while making something people love.

Pay that pays off

• Hourly rate, paid every two weeks
• Plus £1/hour extra for those midnight-to-6am shifts

Proper Contracts, Real Benefits

• No zero-hour contracts
• Holiday pay
• Eligible? You’ll also be enrolled in our pension and life assurance schemes

Training? We’ve got you covered

• No experience? No problem
• If you care about quality, love working with your hands, and don’t mind a bit of repetition on your feet, we’ll show you how to decorate like a pro and grow your career from there

Doughnut perks (literally)

• Free doughnuts and hot drinks on your break
• Celebrating something? Have a box on us!
• 50% off doughnuts and 30% off drinks in any UK store

Dress the part

• We provide your logo top, safety boots and PPE
• You bring your own workwear trousers and a can-do attitude

Extra sweet extras

• Treat Box: Discounts from top brands and supermarkets
• WeCare: 24/7 online GP, mental health support, fitness and wellbeing tools, legal and financial advice
• Grocery Aid: Emotional and financial help when you need it

What Will I Do As a Food Processing Operative

You’ll be responsible for mixing our secret ingredients, filling, decorating, and boxing all our yummy doughnuts by hand daily. You’ll work in a fast-paced and versatile manufacturing environment, with tight deadlines especially during peak times throughout the week and year. Expectations of quality and food safety standards are high; therefore, consistency and ability to follow food processing specifications is key.

What we’re looking for in a Food Processing Operative

• Flexibility to work an 8 hour day, in line with site-specific manufacturing shift requirements
• Excellent availability to work between Monday to Sunday
• Quality focused, team players, who are looking to master their craft, while not taking themselves too seriously
• Excellent work ethic, reliability, coachability and a positive attitude

About Krispy Kreme

Our People: We embrace diversity within our teams, so whether you're a foodie, drink lover, sport enthusiast, gym bunny, movie buff, history geek, gamer, music fan, book worm, none of the above or all the above, you'll find a friend here!

Our Doughnuts: We're famous for our amazing doughnuts, but did you know that every Krispy Kreme doughnut is handmade, decorated and delivered fresh daily by one of our awesome team members?

Culture: Our culture is created through our leadership mix, of which there are a dozen (naturally!). Check out our careers page for more information on our Krispy Kreme Culture

Love our planet: Our beautiful, natural world gives us our sugar, cocoa, eggs, milk, coffee, and so much more. Protecting and preserving it is vitally important to us. We're constantly working to reduce our environmental impact and become more sustainable in all we do. Check out our Social Responsibility page for more information.

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Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing

Industries

• Retail

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