Role: Operations Trainer
Department: Operations / Learning & Development
Location: Nuneaton
Reports to: Learning, Talent & Growth Manager
Direct Reports: No
Shift pattern: PM Shift: Mon – Fri (2.00pm – 10.00pm)

At PROPER SNACKS, we're here to improve snacking.

Home to PROPER and Eat Real, we create category-defining brands that challenge convention and bring seriously tasty snacks to more people, more often. We're builders, thinkers, creators and makers. We move fast, back ourselves and aren't afraid to do things differently. Right now we're looking for an Operations Trainer to help us write the next chapter.

Why this role matters

Behind every bag of our popcorn and chips is a team making sure everything runs like clockwork. As our Operations Trainer, you'll inspire, coach and develop our production teams, turning complex processes into engaging, hands-on learning and helping people feel confident, capable and proud of what they do.

You'll be at the heart of our factory, on the shop floor, in the classroom and behind the scenes designing learning that sticks. From machinery operation and production processes to safety, compliance and onboarding, your work will help our teams perform at their best while upholding high standards.

Working closely with our Learning & Development team, you'll continuously improve how we train, coach and develop our people, helping us grow stronger, smarter and safer every day.

What you'll be doing

• Deliver hands-on training on the factory floor, building confidence in machinery operation and production processes.
• Lead engaging classroom sessions on standard operating procedures (SOPs), safety and compliance, including HACCP and BRC standards, ensuring training aligns with health & safety, food safety and quality requirements.
• Coach and mentor team members in real time, monitor progress, assess performance and provide clear, constructive feedback.
• Design and improve training materials, including e-learning modules, SOPs and presentations.
• Support training coordination by scheduling sessions, maintaining records and tracking certifications through the learning management system (LMS).
• Collaborate with the L&D Manager and Coordinator to align training with business goals, gather feedback and continuously improve training effectiveness.
• Support onboarding so new starters feel confident, capable and part of the team from day one.

About you

We're much more interested in potential and impact than a perfect CV. You're a motivator, a coach and a problem-solver who enjoys helping people develop.

We'd love to see

• Proven experience delivering training in a manufacturing or operational environment.
• A strong background in hands-on training, particularly machinery, production processes and safety.
• Experience working within an L&D function or training team.
• Confident communication skills and the ability to engage people at all levels.
• The ability to simplify complex processes into clear, actionable learning.
• Strong organisational skills and experience using Microsoft Office and learning management systems.
• The ability to identify learning gaps and tailor training to individual needs.

You'll thrive here if...

• Like moving quickly
• Enjoy solving problems
• Challenge the status quo
• Take ownership
• Balance data with instinct
• Are curious and ambitious

What we offer:
🏖️ 24 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays + Christmas closure
💛 A paid volunteering day to support a cause that matters to you
🎁 Bespoke perks to suit you – choose from free Audible, discounted ClassPass and more
🩺 Cashback on everyday healthcare costs
🚲 Cycle to Work scheme
🚗 Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
👨‍👩‍👧 Enhanced family leave
🎉 Our famous summer and Christmas parties

Interested?

If you're excited by the opportunity but don't tick every box, we'd still love to hear from you.

Apply now and help shape the future of snacking.
About PS:

PROPER SNACKS is the home of PROPER and Eat Real. The UK’s fastest-growing major snacks company.  Life at Proper Snacks | Proper Snacks

Based in London and Nuneaton and serving snackers across Europe. Our brilliant team are united by an insatiable curiosity and driven by an entrepreneurial spirit. At PROPER SNACKS, we don’t sit still. We scale fast, dream big and back our people to make stuff happen. Our values keep us grounded: Be builder. Dream bigger. Seriously fun. 

Whether you're joining us in London – where the brands are built, and big ideas take flight. Or in Nuneaton where magic happens in our factory and every bag gets made – you’ll be part of a team shaking up the snacking world. Get a flavour of what life is like at PROPER SNACKS here.

LDN – Drummond Street – London –  NW1 3HP
NUN – Townsend Dr – Nuneaton – Ro

Our Approach:

PROPER and Eat Real is an equal opportunities employer and we do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability, or age.

Please let us know if there is anything we can do to accommodate you to participate fully in the recruitment or interview process.