Food company Moy Park is proposing to streamline shift patterns at its Grantham facility which will result in the loss of up to 82 jobs.

Moy Park plans to align the current seven day working pattern to a five day working pattern.

The company says this will improve the team's availability and versatility and enable an alignment of the company's new manufacturing model to the opportunities in the prepared foods market for both retail and foodservice.

Moy Park envisages that up to 82 positions at Grantham could be 'impacted' by the changes and a full, collective consultation process will commence with staff and their representatives.

The company, which employs around 1,000 people at the site, hopes to offer redeployment opportunities to those affected.

Andrew Nethercott, Prepared Foods Business Unit Director of Retail, Moy Park said: "We will be providing staff with support and guidance regarding the proposed changes during the consultation stage and we welcome their input as part of this process.

"We are focused on offering as many redeployment opportunities as possible across the business.

"Grantham is a flagship facility with state-of-the-art equipment and technology, making it one of the most efficient of its kind.

"Our past investment ensures the site has capacity for growth in the future and Grantham remains vital to our overall development plans."

Over the past three years Moy Park has invested more than £20 million to secure the long-term future of the site and the facility now has one of the most advanced coating lines in Europe and is equipped to deal with current and future demand.

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