Hygiene Operative

Manpower Group (UK); Halstead; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Canteen

Company pension

Free parking

Health & wellbeing programme

On-site parking

Job summary

Manpower Group (UK) is hiring an experienced Hygiene Operative for a food production site in Halstead. The role involves routine and deep cleaning across offices, production, and yard areas with no weekend work and afternoon/evening shifts.

Candidates should have at least 2 years of commercial cleaning experience, be familiar with cleaning chemicals, and be able to lift 10–15 kg. Own transport is preferred due to public transport limits.

Qualifications

• 2 years commercial cleaning experience required.
• Experience with cleaning chemicals and safe handling.
• Ability to lift 10–15 kg safely.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine and scheduled cleaning across office, production, storage, and yard areas.
• Maintain welfare areas: canteens, toilets, locker rooms, and communal spaces.
• Provide hygiene support to production areas as required, including dilution of chemicals and PPE provisioning.

Skills

Cleaning experience

Chemicals handling

Manual handling

Tools

Waste management equipment

Job description

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced Hygiene Operative to join our team in a food production environment. The ideal candidate will be reliable and hardworking with experience of cleaning in an industrial environment where high standards are essential. You will be familiar with dealing with cleaning chemicals and be able to safely lift heavy objects, in the region of 10-15 kgs. Afternoon/evening shifts, Monday to Friday, with no weekend working.

Carry out routine and scheduled cleaning activities across office, production, storage, and yard areas, ensuring all environments are maintained in a clean, safe, and orderly condition. Ensure waste is collected, handled, segregated, and disposed of efficiently, including correct use of compactors, balers, and other waste-management equipment.

• Maintain cleanliness of welfare areas such as canteens, toilets, locker rooms, and communal spaces.
• Perform high-level, deep-clean, or specialised cleaning tasks as required.

Provide hygiene support to production areas as required, including preparation and dilution of cleaning chemicals, supplying PPE, and responding to hygiene-related requests during shifts.

If you are looking for a straight-forward shift pattern with NO WEEKEND WORKING, we encourage you to apply for this opportunity as a Hygiene Operative. We offer a friendly, hard-working environment with proactive managers and we operate on a day shift pattern. This role is an additional vacancy to join an existing team due to growth and expansion.

Please note: you will need your own transport or be in walking/cycling distance of the site as public transport is limited.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From £12.71 per hour
Benefits:

• Canteen
• Company pension
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking

Experience

• Commercial cleaning: 2 years (required)

Work Location

• Halstead