Hygiene Operative - Full Time

Farmfoods; Daventry; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave

15% staff discount

Staff benefits package

Free life assurance

Workplace pension

Job summary

Farmfoods are seeking Hygiene Operatives for our brand new distribution centre in Daventry, Northamptonshire. The role offers a permanent full-time position with shifts 5 days from 7, including weekends, on a 37.5-hour week.

Starting in September, duties include warehouse cleaning, waste handling, recycling, and ensuring safety. We provide training, PPE, and a staff benefits package, with 15% staff discount and 30 days annual leave.

Qualifications

• Age 18+ for health and safety eligibility.
• Physically fit to meet productivity targets.
• Friendly, positive, hardworking attitude.
• Warehouse experience or manual handling experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Clean the warehouse on day-to-day basis, including bins and waste tasks.
• Collect recyclable materials and operate the bailer.
• Deal with spill and trip hazards promptly.
• Record damages to help reduce waste.
• Maintain yard areas and general site upkeep.

Skills

Teamwork

Reliability

Hardworking

Physical fitness

Tools

Counterbalance licence

Job description

• Hours: 37.5 hours across 5 days per week.
• Pay: £13.69 per hour.
• Benefits: 6 weeks holiday, 15% staff discount, staff benefits package, and more!

Hygiene Operative

• Hours: 37.5 hours across 5 days per week.
• Pay: £13.69 per hour.
• Benefits: 6 weeks holiday, 15% staff discount, staff benefits package, and more!

We are looking to recruit hygiene operatives who will be responsible for enhancing the hygiene programme at our brand new distribution centre in Daventry, Northamptonshire. Details about the new site are included below:

• Address: Logicor Park Daventry, Royal Oak Way N, Daventry, NN11 8QL.
• Positions starting in September.

We offer a permanent full time position and have a variety of shift patterns available working 5 days from 7 each week, including at least one weekend day. We may also have some part time work available.

Shift patterns include:

• Day shift - From 06:00 to 14:00

Pay, working hours & benefits:

We offer an hourly pay rate of £13.69 per hour forday shifts (£10.90 if you are under 21).

You will be guaranteed a minimum of 37.5 hours work per week for full time positions and if you’re looking to earn a bit more then overtime is regularly available.

In addition to your pay you will also benefit from:

• 30 days annual leave.
• Regular breaks during your shift.
• Full training provided.
• Free canteen facilities.
• 15% staff discount to use in any of our 300+ shops on a great range of food and household essentials.
• A smart uniform and all PPE provided at no cost to you.
• Free life assurance.
• Workplace pension.
• A staff benefits package which includes a virtual GP as well as discounted services and products such as cinema tickets, gym memberships, days out and travel.

The core duties will involve but are not limited to:

• Day to day cleaning of the warehouse including emptying bins and operating the waste compactor.
• Collecting recyclable materials.
• Operating the bailer.
• Quickly dealing with issues such as spill and trip hazards.
• Collecting and recording of damages to assist in the reduction of waste.
• Yard maintenance.
• A Counterbalance licence would be desirable but is not essential.

You will need:

• To be aged 18 or over to be eligible for this role (due to Health and Safety reasons).
• To be physically fit as this is a demanding role and you will be expected to achieve productivity targets.
• A friendly, positive, hard working approach to work.
• Although it is not essential, if you have experience of working in a warehouse environment or experience working with manual handling equipment then let us know about it in your application.

We welcome applications from Army, Navy and Royal Air Force service leavers and veterans into our distribution operations.

A bit about us:

Farmfoods are a family business with ambition. We pride ourselves on offering our customers great value, quality products from clean and tidy shops with the friendliest team in retail.

We aim to offer sensational value to customers on a great range of everyday family oriented goods. We back up our sensational value with a focus on delivering an ‘old fashioned’, genuine and friendly customer experience.

Our warehouse operatives are the backbone of our distribution operation and are essential to ensuring our shops have everything they need to deliver a great service to our customers.