Production Operative jobs in Edinburgh

Live production operative roles in Edinburgh, with Scotland salary benchmarks.

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25 live roles in Edinburgh

Packing Operative

City of Edinburgh

See advert for pay

Eden Scott is delighted to be supporting a leading food manufacturing business in Edinburgh as they look to recruit a Warehouse & Packing Operative.

Manufacturing & Production
5 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Picker & Packer

City of Edinburgh

£12.71 per hour

People Solutions are currently recruiting for a Picker & Packer to join our well-established client based in Edinburgh .

Driving & Logistics
4 weeks ago Apply on WhatJobs

Production Operative hiring in Edinburgh: the numbers

  • 25 live production operative roles in Edinburgh right now.
  • Advertisers with the most recent openings: ASD Limited (2), Children First (2), Civica (2), Houston Skilled Consultancy (2), Master of Malt (2).
  • Newest advert posted 11 October 2026.

Counted from the adverts on this board, refreshed hourly. Advertised pay is what employers state, not a market survey.

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Production Operative salary in Scotland

£24,000 – £29,000 (indicative · midpoint £25,537)

How this figure was built. Based on 2 live advertised salaries for this role and region. That is below the 5 we require before publishing 25th/75th percentiles, so this cell shows a median only.

Methodology: medians reconcile live advertised UK salaries for this role and region; 25th–75th percentiles are shown only where at least 5 live salaried listings back them. They are measured or omitted, never interpolated. Rows marked indicative are anchored to our curated 2026 baseline ranges until enough live data accrues. Listings advertising an implausible annual figure (a mislabelled hourly or daily rate) are excluded rather than converted, because converting one means guessing the hours behind it.

Market view. Days pay at or just above the National Living Wage; nights, continental shifts and skilled machine operation add 15–35%. Pharmaceutical, automotive and aerospace plants pay most; food and packing least. Agency and temporary contracts are common, with permanent roles after a qualifying period.
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