Food producer Pilgrim’s UK is looking to hire 90 new recruits to join its Redruth team.
The Cornwall-based pork products purveyor has been operating for more than 30 years at its Wilson Way Industrial Estate site, and serves customers including major retailers and foodservice businesses all over the country.
Earlier the year, Pilgrims UK announced that it was hiring 50 new members of staff to join its expanded factory in Bodmin after making a a £1.8m investment on new high-speed packing lines and a storage racking system have been installed to maximise the site’s operational capacity.
Now, the company is looking for "enthusiastic and motivated applicants" to join its operations at Redruth, with a large number of roles available across quality assurance, product development, engineering and more. In a statement, the company said that for some of these positions no experience is required and if successful candidates can expect an immediate start.
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The vacancies include full-time roles in its production team at various levels from skilled operative, operators and machine setters to process leaders. Successful applicants will be offered a full programme of on-the-job training to help advance their careers alongside an attendance bonus scheme.
The team is also looking to hire administration assistants, stock controllers, quality controllers, OPEX facilitators, new product development (NPD) technicians and planners.
Andrew Hancock, Redruth site director at Pilgrim’s UK, said: “Our dedicated teams have long been creating high-quality products that our customers love. The addition of new product lines means that we’re now in the position to create more jobs for ambitious, driven people looking for a new challenge in Redruth.
“Our people sit at the heart of everything we do, and we look forward to providing our latest recruits with the support and opportunities they need to develop their skillsets, giving them the foundations to enjoy a long and successful career in the industry.”
Pilgrim’s UK employs 5,000 people across its sites in the UK.
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