Hygiene Operative

Bidfood; Greater London; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)

Pension with company match

Life cover

Confidential support and counselling

Health plan for family with digital GP

Exclusive discounts on high street

Early pay access (up to 20% of pay)

Job summary

Campbell Brothers, part of Bidfood, is hiring Hygiene Operatives to keep our production areas clean and safe for customers. You will report to the Technical Manager and work with the Hygiene team in a food environment, following strict hygiene standards to help maintain BRC accreditation.

The role is physical and requires moving around the site; training will be provided to cover machinery cleaning, chemical use, and deep-clean tasks. We value reliability, teamwork, and a proactive attitude.

Qualifications

• Previous food warehouse and cleaning experience would be advantageous, preferably in a fresh produce/chilled environment, however not essential as full training will be given
• Good time management, punctual and reliable
• Physically fit and healthy; able to lift objects up to 20 kilogrammes
• Accurate, with good organisational skills
• Demonstrates drive and positive approach to work
• Team player
• Flexible approach
• Willingness to learn
• Able to work well independently, enthusiastic and self-motivated

Responsibilities

• Clean production areas, machinery and external site areas
• Perform full deep cleans including dismantling machinery and using chemicals
• Maintain hygiene standards to meet BRC accreditation
• Follow safety and hygiene procedures

Skills

Food warehouse exp

Cleaning exp

Time management

Physically fit

Reliable

Team player

Willingness to learn

Independent worker

Job description

About the role

A bit about this role

As one of our Hygiene Operatives you will play a vital role in ensuring our customers are kept safe by keeping our working environment clean. You will be reporting to the Technical Manager and working within our Hygiene team. Being a food environment we take hygiene very seriously, you will need to ensure you comply with strict hygiene standards at all times. You will be responsible for the cleanliness of our production areas, machinery and external areas of the site. This will be anything from a full deep clean which will involve taking machinery apart, using chemicals and routine daily cleaning. As you can imagine, this role is naturally physical which will help keep you fit where you are on your feet moving around throughout the shift. The aim of this role is to keep everything spotless, signed off and maintained to the highest standard to help ensure we continue to achieve our BRC accreditation.

We offer a wide range of development opportunities within Campbells, where training is provided to improve your skills and knowledge, allowing the opportunity to earn more money along the way.

You’ll have

• Previous food warehouse and cleaning experience would be advantageous, preferably in a fresh produce/chilled environment, however not essential as full training will be given
• Good time management, punctual and reliable
• You must be physically fit and healthy as the role requires you to be able lift objects up to 20 kilogrammes
• Accurate, with good organisational skills
• Demonstrates drive and positive approach to work
• Team player
• Flexible approach
• Willingness to learn
• Able to work well independently, enthusiastic and self-motivated

About us

Founded in 1902, Campbell Brothers is a specialist wholesale butcher supplying fresh meat to the catering and hospitality industry across the UK. As part of Bidfood, we combine trusted expertise and heritage with the scale, stability and opportunities of one of the UK's leading foodservice businesses.

The essentials

• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
• A pension - contribute 4% and we’ll match you (after year 1, we’ll match your contributions up to 6%).
• Life cover that you can increase.
• Access to confidential support and counselling, when you need it.
• A health plan that gives you money back on everyday medical costs for all the family, as well as access to a digital GP.

The extras

• Exclusive range of high street discounts including cinema, tech, travel, fashion, food and drink.
• Get paid as you earn - access to up to 20% of your pay before payday.