Join the flock

If you are on this page that means you are thinking about joining our family run business and looking for your next career move.

Eggs Only Better! St Ewe Free Range Eggs is a family-owned and run food business that farms sustainably, employs locally, is environmentally conscious and works hard to make sure that we have a minimum impact on the world’s resources.

We are proudly RSPCA Assured, Red Lion Code accredited and Vegetarian Society approved meaning our multi-award-winning produce comes from high welfare hens, who deliver high-quality, delicious tasting free-range eggs to the market.

We have enjoyed incredible success in recent years and this is a genuinely exciting time to join in the fun. Through our vision and innovation, we are continuing to rapidly grow, develop new product lines and expand our operations.

We offer full training and as a growing business, we can offer the opportunity for growth and development in your career.

If there is not a job advertised that you think you can do, please feel free to send us your CV and a covering letter telling us why you think you would be an asset to our flock!

All job applications please send your CV and covering letter to Lisa at: personnel@stewe.co.uk

Job Opportunities

Poultry Assistant

Poultry Assistant

Part-Time: 4 days on, 4 days off rota. Weekend working and holiday cover.

Salary: £10.00

Job description

The Role 

We are looking for two people to join the team and help look after our lovely hens and collect eggs, this will involve weekend working and holiday cover. The role will be 4 days on 4 days off rota. 

  • Collect floor eggs. 
  • Collect eggs using our equipment and check and stamp them. 
  • Collate eggs onto trays and load them onto the farm van. 
  • Store collated trays of eggs securely and with necessary documentation completed. 
  • Maintain a clean and safe working environment. 
  • Maintain biosecurity measures. 
  • Attention to detail and taking pride in your work is essential. 

The Perks 

  • Free eggs 
  • Free onsite parking 
  • NEST pension scheme 
  • Health cash plan 
  • Learning and development opportunities 
  • Company social events 
  • Birthday celebrations 

Full training is provided in-house with a 3-month probation period. Full UK driving licence is essential due to the location of our farm. Due to bio security reasons, you must not have your own flock of poultry at home. 

Job Type: Part-time 

Salary: £10.00 per hour

Hygiene Supervisor

Hygiene Supervisor

Full Time: 7am-5pm Monday to Friday

Salary: £10.50

Job description

The Role

We are looking for a proactive, organised, self-motivated and ambitious Hygiene Supervisor to join our growing team. This important role will provide exacting hygiene controls and a reduction in waste streams across the business.  The role will be based at our Grampound Road site.

Main duties and responsibilities

  • Oversight of our tray wash facilities.
  • Lead on chemical training, handling and dosing.
  • Ensure Bio-security hygiene measures are being followed.
  • Ensuring waste is reduced and put into the correct waste streams.
  • Leading on machine cleaning, signing off at the end of the day and deep clean schedules.
  • Maintaining stock of hygiene equipment and consumables.
  • Facilitate regular stocktakes.
  • Oversee the storage of hygiene products.
  • Ensuring offices are kept clean and bins emptied.
  • Cleaning of external areas: car park, yard, windows, external surfaces).
  • Attending Operations weekly meetings.
  • Cleaning of all toilet facilities and kitchen areas.
  • Ensure cover is available for periods of leave.
  • As the team at St Ewe grow it is likely that the hygiene team will expand and therefore supervision of staff will also be a requirement.

The Perks

  • Free eggs
  • Free onsite parking
  • NEST pension scheme
  • Health cash plan
  • Learning and development opportunities
  • Company social events
  • Birthday celebrations

Pasteurising Assistant

Pasteurising Assistant

Hours: 4 days a week from 6.45am to 5.30pm

Salary: £9.35 per hour

Job description

The Role

Due to continuing expansion, we are looking for a Pasteurising Assistant to work within our dedicated liquid-egg pasteurising plant.

We supply top chefs and restaurant chains both locally and further afield, with a 100% British, high quality, liquid-egg made in small batches to order. This allows us to deliver an award-winning product that not only tastes delicious but also delivers on freshness.

You will be working in both low care and high care departments with precise instructions, to ensure the highest quality final product. You will be required to follow strict cleaning and personal hygiene rules to ensure the highest standards of product integrity and safety at all times.

Responsibilities include:

  • Order processing
  • Loading and running the pasteuriser, including semi-automatic filling
  • Packing of the final product
  • Data input
  • Completing paperwork thoroughly and accurately
  • Following St Ewe’s strict cleaning regime, to maintain the highest standards of hygiene and food safety at all times
  • Other responsibilities may be required from time to time in order to meet with demand

The Applicant

The successful applicant will need:

  • To have worked in the food industry and be trained to at least Level 2 Food Safety (or equivalent)
  • Meticulous attention to detail
  • Strong work ethic and be able to work well under supervision as part of the wider pasteurising team.
  • The ability to undertake several jobs within the department as demand dictates
  • Have a flexible can-do attitude

No experience is necessary as full training will be given, but you must be willing to follow guidance, learn and grow with us in this exciting innovative business

Employees will be expected to work at ambient and chilled temperatures often in the presence of noise. Therefore it is important that you are fit, well and able to bend, stoop, twist, lift, push, pull, demonstrate manual dexterity and be prepared to be on your feet for most of the working day.

The Perks

As well as working for an expanding, forward-thinking, innovative company with room to grow within your career, we are offering:

  • Free eggs
  • Free onsite parking
  • NEST pension scheme
  • Health cash plan
  • Learning and development opportunities
  • Company social events
  • Birthday celebrations

HGV Class 1 Driver

HGV Class 1 Driver

Full Time: Monday to Friday, up to 4 nights away.

Salary: £13.50 per hour

Job description

The Role

This role will predominantly be working Monday to Friday, up to 4 nights away, with a potential return to base on a Saturday morning however a degree of flexibility is required.

The route will include deliveries within Central London.

You will be required to follow cleaning and personal hygiene rules to ensure the highest standards of product integrity and safety at all times.

Responsibilities include:

  • Collection and delivery of egg
  • Loading and unloading palletised eggs using tail lift
  • Daily vehicle checks and defect reporting
  • Cleaning the vehicle and trailer
  • Communicating load volume and ETA via mobile app
  • Completing paperwork thoroughly and accurately
  • Following St Ewe’s strict cleaning regime, to maintain the highest standards of hygiene and food safety at all times
  • Other responsibilities may be required from time to time in order to meet with demand

The Applicant

The successful applicant will need:

  • HGV Class 1 licence
  • Hold a current DCPC Card and Digital Tachograph Driver Card.
  • Good knowledge of the South-West and London road networks
  • Strong work ethic and be able to work well under supervision as part of the wider driving team
  • Working to deadlines
  • Confident, polite and a team player.
  • The ability to load and unload with a hand pallet truck
  • Have a flexible, positive, can-do attitude
  • Organised
  • Good communicator

The Perks

  • Free eggs
  • Free onsite parking
  • NEST pension scheme
  • Health cash plan
  • Learning and development opportunities
  • Company social events
  • Birthday celebrations
  • £25 overnight allowance

Trainee Engineer

Trainee Engineer

Full Time: 40 hours per week

Salary: £22-£24,000 per annum 

Job description

The Role

Feel like a change? Want to wake up and be challenged? Want to be a part of the success story that is St Ewe Eggs?

We are looking for our next team member to join our engineering department.

Whilst some experience is helpful we are more interested in a can-do attitude and somebody willing to learn. We can promise challenges from undertaking a full range of preventative maintenance to repairing equipment during breakdowns. No two days are alike and you will have the opportunity to learn how to maintain and repair all of our equipment.

Training will be sourced to fill any gaps in your knowledge and experience.

Main duties and responsibilities:

  • Ensure pre-planned maintenance schedules completed
  • Support Head of Engineering with duties
  • Report any maintenance issues in a timely manner
  • Work to health and safety standards
  • Keeping the engineering store clean and tidy
  • Stock checking all spare parts
  • Update spreadsheets to show when work is required
  • Deal with issues as they arise in production in a timely manner
  • Undergo training to better understand the machinery
  • Support Head of Engineering with audit checks and making sure the engineering documents are ready for inspection

The Applicant

The successful applicant will:

  • Have high attention to detail
  • Work well under pressure
  • Work proactively
  • Work as part of a team
  • Be organised
  • Be an excellent communicator
  • Have a good working knowledge of Word & Excel

The Perks

  • Free eggs
  • Free onsite parking
  • NEST pension scheme
  • Health cash plan
  • Learning and development opportunities
  • Company social events
  • Birthday celebrations