Full-Time

Wash Plant Operator

Albert Bartlett

Albert Bartlett

201-500 employees

Leading potato supplier and consumer brand

No salary listed

Airdrie, UK

In Person

Category
Manufacturing & Production Operations (1)
Required Skills
Quality Assurance (QA)

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Requirements
  • Experience in a production or manufacturing role, preferably in the food industry.
  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality assurance.
  • Ability to work well as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
  • Effective communication skills to liaise with colleagues and supervisors.
  • Willingness to work designated hours, including every third Saturday.
  • Basic understanding of health and safety practices in a production setting.
  • Proactive attitude towards learning and adapting to new processes.
Responsibilities
  • Operate various washing machinery and equipment used in the potato preparation process.
  • Ensure that all potatoes are cleaned to the highest standards and ready for processing.
  • Perform regular quality control checks and adjustments to meet product specifications.
  • Maintain cleanliness and functionality of equipment through routine maintenance and cleaning tasks.
  • Document production metrics accurately and report any operational issues to the supervisor.
  • Adhere strictly to health and safety protocols to ensure a safe working environment.
  • Work collaboratively with other team members to ensure efficient workflow and productivity.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in a production or manufacturing role, preferably in the food industry.

Albert Bartlett is a family-owned potato producer in the UK that grows, packs, and supplies potatoes to supermarkets and consumers, and now also offers frozen and chilled potato products. Its potatoes are grown, harvested, packed for sale, and distributed through retailers, with the Rooster potato famously marketed on UK television to build brand recognition. The company differentiates itself as a multi-generation, independent family business built around a flagship potato, with a history of firsts and strategic acquisitions like The Jersey Royal Company to fuel growth. Its goal is to become a leading, recognizable worldwide potato brand while staying privately owned and continuing to deliver high-quality potatoes and related products.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Airdrie, United Kingdom

Founded

1948

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What believers are saying

  • 2025 accounts showed £193.7 million turnover and £12.1 million pretax profit.
  • The 2025 Mexicana and Applewood cheesy mash launch expands chilled dinner-sides sales.
  • Fera partnership funded 43 Scottish traps and two Jersey sites for 2026 monitoring.

What critics are saying

  • JCRA binding 2024 price-fairness conditions expose Albert Bartlett to penalties through 2026.
  • Scottish aphid pressure hit five-to-six times average in 2025, threatening seed yields.
  • Jersey crop concentration creates an existential regulatory backlash if growers accuse Albert Bartlett of price abuse.

What makes Albert Bartlett unique

  • Albert Bartlett brands fresh potatoes, from Rooster TV ads in 2003 to White Rooster in 2026.
  • The 2024 Jersey Royal Company acquisition makes Albert Bartlett dominant in Jersey Royals.
  • Albert Bartlett controls fresh, frozen, and chilled potato lines across UK retail channels.

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Scottish Grocer
Oct 9th, 2025
Albert Bartlett teams up with Mexicana and Applewood on new cheesy mash products

Albert Bartlett teams up with Mexicana and Applewood on new cheesy mash products. Collaboration brings together a duo of indulgent products for dinner. CHILLED potato products firm Albert Bartlett has joined forces with two British cheese brands to introduce a duo of cheesy mash products to store shelves. The Scottish chilled food firm has teamed up with Mexicana, a brand known for its spicy cheese variants, and Applewood, more regarded for its smoky cheese options, to create the two new indulgent mealtime sides. This will see the Albert Bartlett creamy mash combined perfectly with the two different cheese brands. The collaboration with Mexicana has introduced the spicy cheese mash, which offers consumers a fiery blend of cheddar, chilli and jalapeños along with bell peppers and other Mexican-inspired spices and bring a bold, exciting kick of flavour to the classic comfort food. Meanwhile, the smoky cheese mash made with Applewood cheese has created a rich and smooth mash with the iconic smoky flavour that the cheese brand is well-known for. The two new products will roll out across store shelves this autumn to provide the ideal, warming comfort food for plenty of consumers as the colder nights roll in. A spokesperson for Albert Bartlett said: "More consumers are moving into the growing chilled potato category, with mash remaining the key attraction, this new convenient high quality cheesy duo, one rich, smoky and comforting, the other fiery, vibrant and adventurous, is sure to inspire even more meal occasions, particularly as temperatures drop and we seek some wholesome and comforting winter food."

Farmers Guardian
May 12th, 2025
Potato project continues to tackle aphid levels

Potato supplier Albert Bartlett in partnership with Fera Science...

BBC
Mar 25th, 2024
International supplier completes buy of Jersey potato company

Albert Bartlett announced on 21 March it has completed the acquisition of The Jersey Royal Company.

FreshPlaza
Mar 25th, 2024
Albert Bartlett completed acquisition of the Jersey Royal Company

Albert Bartlett completed acquisition of the Jersey Royal Company.

The Grocer
Oct 6th, 2023
Retailers and brands are adapting to capitalise on the air fryer boom

Albert Bartlett launched its first Air Fryer Fries last year.