Hygiene - Grade 3 Skilled Operative

Finsbury Food Group; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 1,378,000 - 1,791,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave

Enhanced Pension Scheme

Free Employee Assistance Programme

Retail discounts via Benefits Hub

Refer a Friend Scheme

Job summary

Finsbury Food Group is hiring a Hygiene Skilled Operative at our Sheffield site. You will perform deep cleaning, sanitation and hygiene tasks across production areas to uphold food safety, quality and manufacturing standards.

You will maintain hygiene records and follow SOPs while using cleaning chemicals safely and documenting every activity. The role requires attention to detail, good communication, and the ability to work to tight deadlines during production cycles.

Qualifications

• Experience in FMCG manufacturing environments.
• Conscientious approach with strong attention to detail.
• Clear communication skills at all levels; can work to deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Carry out deep cleaning, sanitation and hygiene tasks per food safety standards.
• Complete hygiene records and documentation accurately; ensure due diligence.
• Follow SOPs, COSHH rules, and use cleaning chemicals safely; operate CMMS system.

Skills

FMCG experience

Detail oriented

Communication

Time management

Physical fitness

Decision making

Literacy & numeracy

Job description

2 Clay Wheels Ln, Wadsley Bridge, Sheffield S6 1LY, UK

Job Description

Posted Friday 7 August 2026 at 00:00

Location:Fletchers Bakeries Ltd, Sheffield

Shift: Monday – Friday6am to 2pm

Hourly rate:Competitive

We have an opportunity for a Hygiene Skilled Operative to join our Operations Team at Fletchers Bakerieswhich forms part ofour Northern Cluster.

With over 125 years of baking heritage, Fletchers Bakery has built a reputation for quality and innovation. Kara Foodservice has been supplying wholesale bakery products for more than 35 years, and both businesses have been part of the Finsbury Food Group since 2014. Today, their combined portfolio includes gourmet brioche, traditional sliced bread, bloomer loaves, and a range of vegan and gluten-free bakery products.

As a Hygiene Skilled Operative, you will be responsible for carrying out deep cleaning, sanitation, and hygiene activities in accordance with food safety, quality, and manufacturing standards. You will also be responsible for the accurate completion of all associated documentation, ensuring due diligence is maintained at all times and that all hygiene procedures are followed in line with company and regulatory requirements.

This is what you’ll actually do !
In this role, you will maintain high standards of hygiene and housekeeping by following a clean-as-you-go approach across production areas. You will carry out cleaning and sanitation activities in line with food safety policies, safely use cleaning chemicals in accordance with COSHH regulations, and ensure all hygiene records and documentation are completed accurately.

You will follow hygiene schedules and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure equipment and production areas are cleaned and ready for the next production run, working to tight deadlines during planned shutdowns. Depending on your skills and training, you may also be involved in stripping down machinery for deep cleaning.

You will help maintain effective pest control measures, complete tasks using the CMMS system, and always follow safe systems of work by adhering to health and safety procedures and wearing the appropriate PPE.

Maintaining exceptional hygiene standards will be a key part of your day-to-day responsibilities. You will promote safe working practices, support the goal of zero accidents, and carry out any additional duties required to support production and contribute to the success of the team.

Ideally this is you!

• Previous experience in FMCG
• A conscientious approach with attention to detail
• Confident communicator at all levels.
• Good time management able to work to deadlines
• Physically fit some lifting and bending under machinery required
• Able to make decisions at right level or escape if needed
• Basic reading, writing, numeracy, and computer literacy skills.

What’s in it for you?

• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave to allow quality time with your new arrival!
• Enhanced Pension Scheme for our employees
• Free Employee Assistance Programme (open to colleagues and their families)
• Retail discounts accessible via our Benefits Hub platform!
• Refer a Friend Scheme (up to £300 per referral – T&C’s dependent)
• Employee Recognition Awards
• An opportunity to be part of a fantastic, growing organisation. Head over to our LinkedIn page to find out more!

Our vision is to be the leading specialty bakery group in the UK, and we want the best people in place to achieve this. Our continued success is built entirely on the talented people who work here, so employee development is important to us because everyone is a valued member of the team, and we want every individual to have the skills and capabilities to achieve both your own personal goals and our business goals. We want good people to join our company, to help our company continue to go from strength to strength.

2 Clay Wheels Ln, Wadsley Bridge, Sheffield S6 1LY, UK