- Communicate with customers regarding orders, comments, and complaints.
- Accept payment from customers, and make change as necessary.
- Request and record customer orders, and compute bills using cash registers, multi counting machines, or pencil and paper.
- Prepare daily food items, and cook simple foods and beverages, such as sandwiches, salads, soups,
Food factory worker | Average UK Salary & Outlook
Food factory workers make frozen, tinned, baked and dried products.
Food factory workers typically work around 42 to 44 hours per week.
As a Food factory worker you will typically work evenings / weekends / bank holidays.
This occupation tends to be:
| Average salary |
| 23,043 GBP * |
| per year |
Salary statistics
Average salary for Food factory worker
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24,065 GBP
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21,323 GBP
Average salary for part-time Food factory worker
Average salary for full-time Food factory worker
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11,782 GBP
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11,551 GBP
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12,128 GBP
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23,043 GBP
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21,323 GBP
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24,065 GBP
Salary over time for Food factory worker
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19,317 GBP
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19,595 GBP
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20,077 GBP
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21,008 GBP
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21,857 GBP
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22,746 GBP
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23,043 GBP
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21,663 GBP
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24,051 GBP
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Active Listening Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times
Service Orientation Actively looking for ways to help people
Speaking Talking to others to convey information effectively
Coordination Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions
Monitoring Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action
Things to highlight for your Food factory worker interview
Self Control Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. Cooperation Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. Attention to Detail Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. Adaptability/Flexibility Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
