If you're a proud Geordie chances are you'll be a huge fan of a sweet or savory treat from Greggs.
The North East bakery chain which was founded 80 years ago has stayed true to its roots and still has its headquarters in Newcastle.
There are also dozens of branches across Newcastle, meaning that no matter whether you're shopping or enjoying a stroll along the Quayside, you're never too far away from one. With 20,000 staff across the UK its also a major employer with Greggs colleagues able to enjoy benefits including 50% off food.
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If half-price Greggs sounds like a dream, then you might be interested in joining their team. Gregg's is advertising a number of roles across its Newcastle stores and headquarters, ranging from retail members to food safety managers - with some roles offering salaries of up to £45,000.
We've rounded up the top jobs available at Greggs right now.
Retail senior team member
Location: Newcastle city centre.
Hours: 20 to 25 hours over four to five days.
Pay: £9.87 per hour, paid weekly.
Benefits: Employee staff discount of up to 50% off Greggs food.
Holiday: Starting at 4.2 weeks and increasing with service, plus Bank Holidays.
Role: Greggs is looking for a senior team member to work in a new shop in the city centre. The successful candidate must have a keen eye for detail and good organisational skills. The job will see them lead and inspire the team in the absence of the manager.
They will also take responsibility for the shop for a few hours a day, either at opening or closing time. Previous management or retail experience would be ideal but isn't essential, as on-the-job training will be provided.
To apply, visit the Greggs Family website.
Retail food safety manager
Location: Newcastle.
Hours: Monday to Friday but with some flexibility available.
Pay: £32 to £36k depending on experience.
Benefits: Employee staff discount of up to 50% off Greggs food.
Holiday: Five weeks, in addition to Bank Holidays.
Skills:
Role: Greggs is looking for a food safety professional to join its technical team within central food safety. As a retail food safety manager, you will lead the management and development of all food safety and quality management systems in retail to enable products to be produced and sold to the specified safety and quality.
To apply, visit the Greggs Family website.
Business intelligence analyst
Location: Greggs House / Innovate House in Newcastle but currently home based.
Hours: Monday to Friday but some weekends required.
Pay: £35,000 depending on experience.
Benefits: Employee staff discount of up to 50% off Greggs food.
Holiday: Five weeks, in addition to Bank Holidays.
Skills:
- Skilled in Power BI and other visualisation tools.
- Experience of designing conceptual and logical data models.
- Experience of DAX calculations.
- Advanced working SQL knowledge.
Role: The business intelligence analyst will be responsible for delivering and supporting the new Power BI toolset in support of the BI strategy and striving for a quality service delivery.
To apply, visit the Greggs Family website.
Production Operative
Location: Newcastle, NE12 8DW
Hours: 39 hours per week from Monday to Friday on rotational shifts including 6am to 2pm and 20m to 10pm.
Pay: £9.64 per hour initially, rising to £10.12 per hour upon completion of training for over 18’s.
Benefits: Employee staff discount of up to 50% off Greggs food.
Holiday: Starting at 4.2 weeks and increasing with service, plus Bank Holidays.
Role: The role will require the candidate to play a major part in making and packing some of the nation’s much-loved products. The ideal applicant will have had experience of working in a food manufacturing environment and must be comfortable with handling, preparing and baking food.
To apply, visit the Greggs Family website.
Recruitment Advisor
Location: Greggs House, Newcastle, NE12 8BU
Hours: 35 hours per week
Pay: Up to £24,000 depending on experience
Benefits: Employee staff discount of up to 50% off Greggs food.
Holiday: Starting at 4.2 weeks and increasing with service, plus Bank Holidays.
Role: Greggs is looking for an individual who is passionate about recruitment. The job will see the successful applicant support the full recruitment life cycle from vacancies to offer a stage for management and support vacancies across Greggs House, retail and supply chain. Tasks include sifting applications, carrying out telephone screening of candidates and delivering shortlists and longlists along with candidate profiles.
To apply, visit the Greggs Family website.
Colleague engagement manager
Location: Greggs House, Newcastle, NE12 8BU
Hours: Monday to Friday
Pay: £45,000 depending on experience
Benefits: Employee staff discount of up to 50% off Greggs food.
Holiday: Five weeks, in addition to Bank Holidays.
Role: The successful applicant will be tasked with ensuring that Greggs has effective and robust programmes in place to enhance colleague engagement. They will support Greggs in being an employer of choice, developing opportunities for employee voice internally and employee advocacy externally.
To apply, visit the Greggs Family website.
Retail Marketing Co-ordinator
Location: Greggs House, Newcastle, NE12 8BU
Hours: 35 hours per week, 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday.
Pay: £20,000 to £22,000.
Benefits: Employee staff discount of up to 50% off Greggs food.
Holiday: 21 days, in addition to Bank Holidays.
Role: Greggs are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join its retail brand team that delivers everything a customer sees within a Greggs shop. The candidate will need to support the delivery of key brand and commercial objectives, including creative campaigns, product launches, price increases, and trials, across multiple shop formats and price bands.
To apply, visit the Greggs Family website.
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