Hygiene Operative

Greencore Group; Spalding; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holidays

Pension

Cycle to Work scheme

Competitive matched pension

Employee appreciation events

Company share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Exclusive Greencore employee discount

Canteen

Onsite staff shop

Free onsite car park

Job summary

Greencore seeks a Hygiene Operative to maintain cleanliness across food manufacturing areas and equipment, ensuring hygiene standards are met during shifts.

Training will be provided; basic English is required. The role involves working in both chilled and hot environments, using full PPE, and contributing to a strong health and safety culture at the site.

Qualifications

• Basic English required for verbal and written communication.
• COSHH/HACCP experience is advantageous.
• Willingness to train and learn on the job.

Responsibilities

• Carry out daily cleaning of all factory areas as part of a team.
• Schedule deep cleaning of large machinery.
• Wear full PPE (chemical suit, visor, wellingtons, gloves, goggles).
• Work in chilled and hot environments.
• Document cleans on paperwork.
• Promote health and safety culture in the workplace.
• Report any damaged equipment or machinery.

Skills

Cleaning

Food hygiene

English basics

COSHH knowledge

Job description

Continental Shift 2/2/3 6pm - 6am

Pay Rate: Up to £14.74 per hour

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 every day 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 Spalding, we have a team of around 540 colleagues. We produce coleslaw, potato salad, salad bar bulk products (2kg), pasta salads and couscous/grains for some of the biggest retailers in the UK including Morrisons, Co-op, Asda, Aldi, Sainsbury's and Nando's. Our Spalding site has a restaurant with hot food available to all our colleagues.

What you’ll be doing:

As a Hygiene Operative you be required to undertake all aspects of cleaning all food manufacturing areas, equipment and machinery to meet food hygiene standards. You will be carrying out the consistent application of hygiene within a given area/line to make sure the area is maintained to the agreed standards. It'll be part of your job to ensure that all sanitation processes are completed in full and that hygiene standards for a given area are maintained during the production shift.

Some duties include:

• Carry out Daily Cleaning of all areas of the factory as part of a team
• To schedule Deep cleaning of large machinery
• Wearing full PPE such as : Chemical suit, Visor, Wellingtons, Gloves and Safety goggles
• Working in Chilled and Hot environments
• Filling out Paperwork to document the cleans
• Promote good health and safety culture within the work place
• Use of/ and storage of chemicals
• Reporting of any damaged equipment or machinery

What we're looking for:

Anybody is able to do this role as training and education will be provided. Previous experience is an advantage but not a necessity. A basic understanding of English, both verbal and written is a must. Any background with COSHH and HACCP is highly advantageous but not a necessity.

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

What you’ll get in return:

• Holidays
• Pension
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Competitive matched pension contributions
• Employee appreciation events
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Canteen
• Onsite staff shop
• Free onsite car park

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

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