At Valeo Foods UK we bring together a family of much-loved UK food brands supported by the scale and ambition of a global investment partner. From Kettle’s bold crunch to Rowse’s natural sweetness, through to Matthew Walker and Barratt Sweets, our portfolio blends heritage, craft and category-leading innovation.
Alongside our branded portfolio, we are also one of the UK’s largest suppliers of private label products, partnering with major retailers to deliver quality and category expertise that meets the needs of millions of households every week.
As a business, we’re on a journey of transformation. We’re strengthening our operations, driving quality and investing in our people. It’s an exciting, fast-moving environment where heritage meets new thinking, and where every colleague contributes to shaping the future of food across the UK.
Join us and play your part in building the next chapter of some of Britain’s most loved brands.
🎄 Ready to Take the Sweet Step Up? 🍫 Become a Production Line Leader at Matthew Walker! 🎄
Hey, future leaders! Are you the type of person who loves to keep things rolling smoothly, especially when it involves making the world’s best Christmas Puddings? (Yes, it’s a real job, and yes, it’s as delicious as it sounds.)
Who are we? We’re Matthew Walker, the oldest Christmas pudding maker in the world, and we need YOU to help lead our merry team to pudding perfection. If you’ve been smashing it on the production line and feel it’s time to take the leap into leadership, this could be your next big move!
Your mission (should you choose to accept it): 🧁 Lead a team of pudding perfectionists – Guide our talented production team to ensure every pudding is up to our legendary standards.
Hours: 7.30am till 3.30pm (Monday to Friday) - occasional 6.30am starts
Salary: £27,195.48 (time and a quarter pay for any 6.30am starts)
We are a leading producer and innovator of high quality, category-defining branded food products that have a proud history that dates back to 1845.
At Valeo Foods, we are passionate about food and our portfolio of over 20 iconic food brands, which includes Jacobs, Batchelors, Kettle, Rowse Honey, Balconi, Schluckwerder, are tried and trusted by consumers across Ireland, UK and Europe for their quality, wholesomeness, nutrition and fun.
We are a diverse business that combines food production, brand development and innovation, distribution and sales. We are Ireland’s largest ambient food supplier to the grocery trade, a major supplier to the food service market through Valeo Professional, and an increasingly prominent supplier to the UK market and a range of European Markets now.
We are focused on the continued development of our excellent portfolio of category defining food brands as we look to expand our footprint across Ireland, UK, Europe and beyond with our latest acquisition in North America. We are committed to delivering quality food products through continued innovation and excellence in manufacturing. This commitment ensures that our brands retain a market leading position in each of their respective categories.
We continue to recruit people with the best skills and expertise across a range of areas including manufacturing, food science, research and development, nutrition, distribution, sales, operations, marketing, human resources and finance, and aspire to be a best in class employer, focused on developing and empowering our people.
