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Greencore is a food producer. They specialise in convenience foods, including sandwiches and salads.

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Greencore job reviews

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  • Best thing

    i do what i need and thats it

    Worst thing

    sometimes gets boring

    9.8

    Operator at Greencore, April 2025

    1. Reply from External Communications Manager at Greencore, April 2025

      Thanks for your review. Please speak with your line manager, if you feel there is something else you would want to do with your career at Greencore. We offer a range of development opportunities.

  • Best thing

    The shop

    Worst thing

    The amount of work & high speed.

    3.0

    Employee at Greencore, December 2024

    1. Reply from External Communications Manager at Greencore, April 2025

      Thank you for your comments. It is a very busy dynamic business and we hope you find it rewarding. Thanks for the feedback on our company shop, where we aim to offer great products at discounted prices to our colleagues.

  • Best thing

    My own boss, to a degree.

    Worst thing

    Shift pattern.

    4.6

    Employee at Greencore, September 2024

  • Best thing

    Telling people what to do

    Worst thing

    The responsibility

    8.6

    Line coordinator at Greencore, April 2024

  • Best thing

    No stress

    Worst thing

    Low quality people I have work with.

    4.5

    Machine operator at Greencore, October 2023

  • Best thing

    Early finish , day off during the week

    Worst thing

    Repetitive, early starts and long shifts

    9.0

    Driver at Greencore, August 2023

  • Best thing

    4 on 4 off rota

    Worst thing

    How’s cuts short and pushed to finish earlier for production costs

    7.8

    Line leader at Greencore, May 2023

  • Best thing

    Learning and developing

    Worst thing

    Not sure as of now

    7.3

    Despatch operative at Greencore, February 2023

  • Best thing

    Shifts

    Worst thing

    No training or help

    5.5

    Warehouse operative at Greencore, November 2022

  • Best thing

    Meeting a variety of people

    Worst thing

    Pay

    3.0

    Driver at Greencore, November 2022

  • Best thing

    Work friends

    Worst thing

    Pay isn't reasonable for what we have to do, some mangers and useless, don't help and would rather sit in office.

    8.4

    Despatch operative at Greencore, September 2022

  • Best thing

    great group of people who work there very chilled out environment

    Worst thing

    repetitive, but gets used to it as time goes on

    8.7

    Employee at Greencore, September 2022

  • Worst thing

    I have to work both days nights weekends and Bank Holidays for basically minimum wage. Pay doesn't increase for anything other than overtime.

    5.5

    Production operative at Greencore, September 2022

  • Best thing

    3 on 4 off

    Worst thing

    Breaks, inequality with pay.

    3.2

    Production operative at Greencore, September 2022

  • Best thing

    The people at work

    Worst thing

    The job is quiet dirty and holiday system is pretty bad also the communication between people on the floor and the higher ups isn’t so great there’s also not enough people ALL the time it’s a rarity to get a good manning

    4.9

    Hygiene operative at Greencore, August 2022

  • Best thing

    Work friends

    Worst thing

    Hours, some managers, the safety.

    7.3

    Despatch operative at Greencore, May 2022

  • Best thing

    My colleagues are the best

    Worst thing

    As students we are dependent on them for shifts as we are allowed to work only 20 hours, but we hardly get only 8 hours at times, so it is very difficult.

    3.4

    Production operative at Greencore, May 2022

  • Best thing

    Free food.

    Worst thing

    Poor pay for night shifts

    7.3

    Warehouse operative at Greencore, April 2022

  • Worst thing

    Having your only break in your 8 hour shift at 8am in morning for 40 minutes then having to work straight through until 2pm or 3pm

    2.8

    Operative at Greencore, February 2022

  • Best thing

    three on four off is cool

    Worst thing

    12 hour shifts. and it's normally warm n humid. wearing a face covering can be challenging

    8.3

    Production operative at Greencore, February 2022

  • Best thing

    Wages
    Job satisfaction

    Worst thing

    Long hours
    Too many breakdowns
    Too many supervisors
    Lack of spares

    6.6

    Engineer at Greencore, January 2022

  • Best thing

    The pay
    The 2 breaks
    Home time

    Worst thing

    Management don’t understand the job we do.
    Too much work with hardly any staff
    Managers/ supervisors don’t show any respect

    3.2

    Warehouse operative at Greencore, December 2021

  • Best thing

    Cheap lunch

    Worst thing

    Cold stress unclean environment hard hours long hours constant pressure

    3.7

    Warehouse operative at Greencore, September 2021

  • Best thing

    The 4 days off

    Worst thing

    Too long of days

    7.3

    Warehouse operative at Greencore, August 2021

  • Best thing

    In my point of view, this job it's fine as long as you can resist 11 hours all the night. But they give you benefits, which are good for you.

    Worst thing

    For me personally is hard to stay 11 hours in feet only.

    2.8

    Warehouse operative at Greencore, July 2021

  • Best thing

    Always learning something new

    Worst thing

    Too much tasks

    8.9

    QA auditor at Greencore, July 2021

  • Best thing

    that theres always stuff to do im always busy whilst working there.

    Worst thing

    the agencys handling over shifts

    6.7

    Hygiene at Greencore, May 2021

  • Best thing

    Money

    Worst thing

    Can be hard work

    9.9

    Prep at Greencore, March 2021

  • Best thing

    They pay good money

    Worst thing

    We are only numbers in a payroll.

    4.5

    Line coordinator at Greencore, January 2021

  • Best thing

    Some friendly people

    Worst thing

    Managers just think your a number

    4.9

    Hygiene operative at Greencore, January 2021

  • Best thing

    Freedom to run a shift how I see fit to run it

    Worst thing

    Not being listened to by upper management who think they know best

    9.8

    Employee at Greencore, January 2021

  • Best thing

    The four days off

    Worst thing

    Most of the machinery is outdated or under maintained

    6.0

    Production operative at Greencore, December 2020

  • Best thing

    The people

    Worst thing

    The either too hot or too cold working environment

    9.5

    Sauce brewer at Greencore, December 2020

  • Best thing

    Local, Flexible hours

    Worst thing

    no cover, too much work, old computer systems

    3.7

    Administrator at Greencore, November 2020

  • Best thing

    It's not difficult, enjoyable.

    Worst thing

    Can be draining, while dealing with colleagues

    9.2

    Asset care at Greencore, November 2020

  • Best thing

    The freedom I'm given to complete my job

    Worst thing

    Communication

    8.8

    Employee at Greencore, October 2020

  • Best thing

    Easy work

    Worst thing

    Some colleagues are lazy

    9.6

    Picker at Greencore, August 2020

  • Best thing

    guaranteed full time

    Worst thing

    lack of staff

    4.9

    Employee at Greencore, July 2020

  • Best thing

    Well paid?

    Worst thing

    To much stress

    6.6

    Employee at Greencore, July 2020

  • Best thing

    Delivering and meeting people

    Worst thing

    Changing routes

    2.7

    Employee at Greencore, May 2020

  • Best thing

    People

    Worst thing

    Cold and long hours

    7.6

    Prep operative at Greencore, February 2020