Lincolnshire company Bakkavor looking to employ 120 new staff

Jayke Brophy

3 May 2024 at 5:55 am·2-min read

A Lincolnshire company is looking to employ 120 new members of staff as it gears up for its busiest-ever summer. Bakkavor in Bourne is recruiting in a number of roles to join its already-1,250-strong staff.

The local business makes prepared fruit, salads and stir fry mixes, with its total number of products exceeding 200. It provides for the UK's leading supermarkets and is now looking to expand its operations.

Bakkavor is recruiting for roles spanning management, team leaders, skilled operative and hygiene. The site has seen demand rise from its supermarket customers and is gearing up for a peak season this summer – with weather forecasters already predicting above-average temperatures through the next five months with a possible repeat of 2022’s extreme heat.

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Bakkavor Bourne makes millions of products every week including melon fingers and fruit platters, coleslaw and beansprout stir-fries for the UK’s leading supermarkets. It has also invested over £2m in the prepared fruit part of the factory where it handles over 450 tonnes of melons every week in the summer.

The company says it is offering "great rates of pay" and that staff at the site enjoy a wider range of benefits that include a "generously discounted staff food shop, access to retail discounts, life assurance, pensions, wellbeing services, personal accident insurance and a voluntary dental insurance plan."

Jonathan Zair – General Manager at Bakkavor in Bourne comments: “As Bourne’s biggest employer, we are proud to be creating further career opportunities for the local community as we countdown to the summer. We are looking for enthusiastic people of all experience levels to join our team and be part of our success story going forwards.”

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