Fulfilment Lead Operator - Twilight shift (6pm-12am)

Butternut Box
Worksop, United Kingdom
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have prior experience in food manufacturing leadership roles and are comfortable with a twilight shift in a collaborative, performance-driven environment.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with prior experience in food manufacturing leadership roles and a strong work ethic
    — “Previous experience as a line leader or area leader within the food manufacturing sector (preferred)”
  • Individuals who thrive in a collaborative, cross-functional team environment
    — “Work well with multiple functional teams including Engineering, Technical, Production and Warehousing.”
  • Those who are adaptable to a twilight shift and can manage a rolling average of 115 paid hours per pay period
    — “you will be working a rolling average of 115 paid hrs per pay period (4 weekly), 6 hr shifts per day”

Things to consider

  • The role is based in Blyth, Doncaster, requiring on-site presence in a specific geographic location
    — “This role is 100% based in our kitchen in Blyth, Doncaster”
  • The shift pattern is Sun-Thu 6pm-midnight, which may not suit those with conflicting weekday commitments
    — “working on a shift pattern of Sun-Thu 6pm-midnight”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your ability to meet operational metrics like packing accuracy and rates
    — “Provide supervision and support to the fulfilment team in order to meet key operational metrics of quality, packing accuracy and packing rates”
  • Emphasize your commitment to food quality and safety in your application materials
    — “Committed to food quality & safety”
  • Showcase your experience in managing teams and improving performance in a supportive environment
    — “Assist the Team Leader by monitoring & improving your teams performance in order to achieve growth and accuracy in a supportive environment”
  • Demonstrate your numeracy skills with specific examples of managing metrics or KPIs
    — “Numerate (able to understand and work with numbers)”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • timely order fulfilment
  • team performance improvement
Typical background
food manufacturingsupervisory roles

Skills & requirements

Required

SupervisionQuality ControlTeam CoordinationHygiene Practices

Preferred

Food Manufacturing Experience

Stack & domain

SupervisionPerformance MonitoringQuality ControlSafety ProceduresTeamworkCommunicationProblem-solvingFood ManufacturingFulfilment Operations

About the role

Original posting from Butternut Box via Greenhouse

Role: Fulfilment Lead Operator - Twilight shift (6pm-12am)

Career Step Level: Step level 1.3

Location: Blyth, Worksop

Salary: £15.76 per hour

Hours: We are pleased to say, this is a permanent contract, you will be working a rolling average of 115 paid hrs per pay period (4 weekly), 6 hr shifts per day minus 15 mins unpaid break working on a shift pattern of Sun-Thu 6pm-midnight. 

Fresh Food, Happy Dogs.

We believe dogs deserve the healthiest, most natural and tastiest meals - with none of the nasties. That’s why we make FRESHly prepared food, cooked just like you would at home and delivered direct to our customers in perfect portions. As a B-Corp certified company, you’re joining a sustainable business that genuinely cares about our people, our products and our impact on the planet. Our goal is simple: to help dogs live healthier, happier, and longer lives, while leaving humans smiling after every interaction.

We’ve come a long way since our co-founders (Kev & Dave), hand delivered the very first Butternut Box. Today, we feed hundreds of thousands of hungry dogs across the UK and Europe - but we won’t stop until we’re feeding dogs everywhere. To get there, we need a team of brilliant people who share that ambition to come and work for us. 

🐾 The job:  

Be accountable for the timely fulfilment of high-quality customer orders

Provide supervision and support to the fulfilment team in order to meet key operational metrics of quality, packing accuracy and packing rates

Assist the Team Leader by monitoring & improving your teams performance in order to achieve growth and accuracy in a supportive environment

Work in a safe way following all appropriate safety procedures by maintaining a tidy and hygienic working environment.

Point of contact for Team Leader for regular performance review meetings

Occasional attendance and contribution at daily review meetings

Other general tasks waste processing, order packing etc.

Work to relevant standards and Key Performance Indicators (KPI's)

Work well with multiple functional teams including Engineering, Technical, Production and Warehousing.

👀 What we're looking for: 

Previous experience as a line leader or area leader within the food manufacturing sector (preferred)

Ability to read and communicate confidently in English

Numerate (able to understand and work with numbers)

Hard-working & diligent with a hunger to learn

Flexible, pragmatic, resilient & humble

Committed to food quality & safety

Loves dogs (naturally)

🙌 Our benefits:

Enjoy 257.5 hours of holiday per year (equivalent to 33 days holiday), plus an extra 8 hours for each year of service (up to 40 hours).*

39 hours of pre-booked paws days to support good wellbeing and self care.*

Enrollment into our EAP “Telus” offering free financial planning, counselling, mental health support and more

Unlock a £500 annual budget for personal learning and development.

Get discounted Private Medical Insurance and dental cover.

Discounted Gym membership with “MyGymDiscounts” helping you stay fit and healthy

Satisfy your taste buds with subsidised food from a variety of street food vans, and of course, pay day pizza!

Butternut branded uniform provided (fleece, footwear, hi-vis)

Enrolment into the company pension scheme and sick pay

Enhanced parental leave

Private showers, changing facilities and dedicated locker space

Treat your furry friend with an employee discount on Butternut Box.

Comfy, bright and airy kitchen space with lunch making facilities and large screen TVs

Free tea, coffee, and fruit (and pay day pizzas)

Opportunity to grow, develop and learn with internal training programmes

Be part of an energetic and high performing team

Team socials & events

Refer a friend bonus of up to £500

Say goodbye to parking woes with free parking and electric car charging.

⏳ The interview process:

Initial call with your dedicated Talent Acquisition Partner, carried out remotely. 

Skills/Behaviours interview, usually carried out in person.

💡 Important things to note:

This role is 100% based in our kitchen in Blyth, Doncaster

We aim to respond to all applicants personally, however, due to the high volume of applications we receive we are sometimes unable to respond to everyone

As our business has grown so has our responsibility to our community, our planet and our business. We are not perfect, but we are committed to doing business the right way and continually improving our social and environmental performance

Butternut Box is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity and inclusion. We welcome people of different nationalities, backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.

We want strong, diverse teams built from different backgrounds, experiences, and identities. We're ready for the ongoing work that goes into building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best work of your career. If it makes your application easier for you please feel free to complete the application form in your native language, we are really happy to translate it afterwards.

❗️We believe in a seat at the table for everyone. 

Butternut Box is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that to make the best food for all dogs, we need a team that represents all humans. We celebrate different nationalities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. We are specifically committed to increasing representation from underrepresented groups. We want a strong, diverse team built from different identities and lived experiences. We’re not perfect, but we are dedicated to the ongoing work of building an inclusive, supportive place where you can do the best work of your career.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Source: Butternut Box careers (Greenhouse)

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