{"id":62785,"date":"2026-08-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/jobs\/job\/factory-operative-2\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T04:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T03:16:08","slug":"factory-operative-2","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/jobs\/job\/factory-operative-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Factory Operative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Near Saffron Walden (Own Transport Required)<br \/>\n<strong>Pay:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a313.45 per hour<br \/>\n<strong>Job Type:<\/strong>\u00a0Temporary to Permanent<br \/>\n<strong>Hours:<\/strong>\u00a045 paid hours per week<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re currently recruiting\u00a0<strong>Technical Operators<\/strong>\u00a0for a well-established food manufacturing company based near\u00a0<strong>Saffron Walden<\/strong>. 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