A 拢7.5M investment in new technology and upgrades at 2 Sisters Food Group鈥檚 海角视频 poultry site in Sandycroft is creating more than 200 new jobs.
The site, based on Sandycroft Industrial Estate, processes one million birds per week and is one of the biggest sites within 2 Sisters employing more than 1,300 staff.
2 Sisters is a major supplier to the 海角视频鈥檚 largest supermarkets, as well as providing wholesale products to KFC.
Last week Ranjit Singh Boparan, founder and president at the Group, spoke about the current challenges facing the sector - with a 鈥減erfect storm鈥 of Brexit and Covid hitting workforce numbers.
But this investment has enabled the installation of new technology including automated packing lines, new packaging machines, upgrading of cutting lines to increase capacity and the introduction of X-ray bone detection machinery for fillet production.
As a result of the investment, the site is now recruiting over 200 additional workers in roles such as butchers, trimmers, angers and primary operatives working on various shift patterns.
A spokesman for Sandycroft said: 鈥淭his investment is superb news for the future of our site and our colleagues as we create a skilled and sustainable workforce.
鈥淭his is a great reward for our colleagues鈥 hard work, commitment and outstanding efforts in these unprecedented times.
鈥淐olleagues who join the Sandycroft team will have learning and development opportunities enabling the site to develop competent, skilled and sustainable teams and the site prides itself on promoting within, a large number of colleagues recently received 30+ year awards.鈥
In addition to the new roles, the site will be recruiting up to 60 new Apprentices over the next 12 months.
Having launched their Butchery Academy Apprenticeship programme with Coleg Cambria, the site will provide fully-funded Level 2 Food Manufacturing Excellence in Poultry.
The firm said it is one of the highest paying food manufacturers in the region, with an entry rate for new roles at 拢9.50 an hour and for the skilled roles in butchery paying 拢11.50 an hour.
