Hygiene Department Trainer - Days

Greencore; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Holidays

Pension up to 8% matched

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Company share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Employee discount platform

Training accreditation

Job summary

Greencore is seeking a Department Trainer to join the hygiene team at our site. You will develop colleagues, deliver hygiene training, and ensure high standards of food safety through practical coaching on the factory floor.

You will work with stakeholders to keep procedures up to date, maintain records and support competency through audits and reviews. A strong background in hygiene and training is required.

Qualifications

• Numeracy and Literacy at Level 2 required.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, Email and PowerPoint.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Hygiene practices knowledge and training ability.
• Training the Trainer qualification or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Deliver hygiene training and buddying for new starters.
• Develop SOPs, refresher training and assessments.
• Conduct 1-to-1 training on the factory floor to ensure food safety.
• Maintain training records, skills matrices and progress.
• Audit training standards and verify compliance.

Skills

Numeracy

Literacy

Attention to detail

Coaching

Buddying

Education

Level 2 Numeracy & Literacy

Tools

Word

Excel

Email

PowerPoint

Job description

Shift Pattern

Shift Pattern - Tuesday to Saturday (Tue - Fri 10:30 - 18:30 / Sat 08:30 - 18:30)

Rate of Pay - 16.25 Per Hour

Overtime - Paid at x 1.25 after 48 hours

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better. As a vibrant and fast‑moving business, we're proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life.

Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately 4bn.

Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

Here at Manton Wood, we have a team of around 1,700 colleagues. We produce sandwiches and wraps for some of the biggest retailers in the UK including Co‑op, Asda, Morrisons, Boots, Aldi and Lidl. Our Manton Wood site has a gym, restaurant with hot food and a staff shop available to all our colleagues.

What you'll be doing

This role allows those who have a passion for helping others to excel, by developing colleagues to unlock their potential. You will be expected to strive for excellence in your role by working collaboratively with stakeholders within the business to deliver operational/compliance training to ensure site colleagues have the necessary skills and knowledge to carry out their role.

As a Department Trainer you will be working as part of the hygiene team, training the new and existing employees to enable them to keep a high standard of hygiene practice.

Key Accountabilities

• Support the delivery of/and/or deliver essential training and buddying in the first 12 weeks of employment for site new starters to ensure new colleagues are equipped to succeed in and beyond their probationary period.
• Work with subject matter experts to maintain, update and develop standard operating procedures including working practice updates, coordinating and delivering refresher training, through observations, assessments, retraining or policy and procedure updates for colleagues.
• Develop and deliver training programs on hygiene practices and procedures to employees.
• Provide 1 to 1 training on the factory floor by leading by example and conducting checks to ensure food safety.
• Maintain accurate records of training activities and employee progress
• Assisting in the creation of Cleaning Instruction Cards.
• Verify training previously carried out to ensure colleagues are carrying out their work activity in accordance with the systems and procedures in place
• Maintain skills matrices and training records for all colleagues on site
• Quality check, govern and validate training and competence standards are being met through regular audit
• Monitoring and reviewing progress of learners through feedback
• Use sound questioning and active listening skills to understand requirements and establish root causes
• Consult with stakeholders to draw out relevant information and provide feedback to inform learning and training needs requirements.
• Take ownership through to resolution, escalating complex situations as appropriate.

What we're looking for

We're not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.

Attainment of Numeracy and Literacy at entry Level 2

Working knowledge of the use of computer systems such as Word, Excel, Email, PowerPoint

Strong attention to detail and passion for quality

Strong knowledge of hygiene practices and procedures.

Hands on experience buddying and coaching individuals to learn new tasks

Train the Trainer qualification or equivalent

These may be trained or developed. These do not all need to be in place at recruitment.

If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Get industry training accreditation achieved by participating on our Greencore training excellence programme

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.

Please note due to high numbers of applications this role maybe closed before the posted closing date.