Hygiene Operative Night Shift

Stafforce Recruitment; Fraserburgh; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Stafforce Recruitment is seeking a Hygiene Operative for overnight hours at a seafood processing facility in Scotland. The role focuses on deep-cleaning, sanitation, and maintaining food safety standards to ready lines for the morning shift.

You will strip and reassemble equipment for cleaning, manage waste, and perform daily logs while following COSHH and safety guidelines. This position requires attention to detail and strong communication in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in industrial cleaning, sanitation, or hygiene in a food manufacturing environment (seafood preferred).
• Basic COSHH knowledge or local chemical handling standards.
• Strong attention to detail to spot biohazards and ensure cleanliness.

Responsibilities

• Strip-down and reassembly of specialized seafood processing machinery for sanitation.
• Remove fish waste and oils using cold-water rinses to prevent soil setting.
• Perform daily and deep-cleaning across zones, floors, walls, and drainage.
• Safely apply food-safe detergents, sanitisers, and disinfectants per guidelines.
• Record post-cleaning checks and hand over a clean plant to QA.
• Use PPE appropriate for wet, cold, and chemical environments and report hazards.

Skills

COSHH knowledge

Attention to detail

Communication

Industrial cleaning

Job description

Hygiene Operative Lates: 18.00 - 02.00 - Pay £13.35 p/hour

Hygiene Operative Nights: 21.30 - 05.30 - Pay £14.35 p/hour

Job Purpose

To maintain exceptional standards of cleanliness, food safety, and operational sanitation within the seafood processing facility during overnight hours. This role ensures that all production lines, machinery, and facilities are fully deep-cleaned, sanitised, and compliant with food safety regulations, ready for the morning production shift.

Key Responsibilities

• Equipment Strip-Down: Dismantle and strip down specialised seafood processing machinery (e.g., de-scalers, filleting machines, portioners, and conveyors) prior to cleaning, and safely reassemble them post-sanitation.
• Debris Removal: Remove organic fish waste, including fish bits, skin, scales, and oils, utilising specific cold-water rinses to prevent protein-based soils from solidifying.
• Deep Cleaning: Execute scheduled daily and deep-cleaning checklists across all production zones, floors, walls, and drainage systems.
• Chemical Application: Safely handle and apply food-safe detergents, sanitisers, and disinfectants according to strict contact-time and concentration guidelines.
• Pre-Operational Verification: Conduct post-cleaning visual inspections and complete required chemical/hygiene logs accurately to hand over a clean plant to Quality Assurance (QA).
• Health & Safety: Correctly utilise specialised Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) suitable for wet, cold, and chemical-heavy environments. Report any machinery faults or safety hazards to the supervisor immediately.

Candidate Requirements

Skills & Experience

• Experience: Previous experience in industrial cleaning, sanitation, or hygiene roles within a food manufacturing environment (seafood processing highly preferred).
• Chemical Safety Knowledge: Basic understanding of COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) or local chemical handling standards.
• Attention to Detail: Ability to spot hard-to-clean biological hazards, as food poisoning bacteria cannot be detected by smell or sight alone.
• Communication: Good literacy and communication skills to interpret chemical labels, follow cleaning schedules.

About Us

We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive community. In line with our Diversity and Inclusion policy, we welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. As a Disability Confident Employer, and part of the Nicholas Associates Group, we are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities, and we're happy to discuss flexible working options.

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