Hygiene Operative

Forza Foods Ltd; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food processing company in Wakefield is seeking a Hygiene Operative to join their onsite Hygiene Team. This permanent position involves various responsibilities including cleaning equipment, managing workspace preparations, and ensuring safety standards are met. Ideal candidates will have chemical training, attention to detail, and effective time management skills. The company offers attractive perks such as discounts, enhanced pension schemes, and health support services.

Benefits

15% Asda In-store Discount

Paid Annual Leave Allowance

Enhanced pension scheme

Life Assurance

Free access to health and wellbeing support

Grocery Aid support services

Electric Vehicle Scheme

Asda Mobile Discount

Discounted health assessments

Pet Insurance discount

Mortgage Advice Bureau

Exclusive Exchange Rates via Asda Money

Ride-to-work scheme

Care Concierge services

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a hygiene role preferred.
• Able to follow cleaning schedules and procedures.
• Understand health and safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Clean all machinery and equipment.
• Manage time to ensure all cleaning stages are completed.
• Prepare your working area for production.

Skills

Chemical training and experience

High Attention to detail

Excellent time management

Excellent communication (oral and written)

IT Literate

Team player

Job description

About The Role

Join Our Dynamic Onsite Hygiene Team at Forza Foods!

We are thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for a Hygiene Operative to become a vital part of our onsite Hygiene Team at our Protein site in Normanton. If you are passionate about hygiene and eager to contribute to a dynamic team, this role is perfect for you!

Position Details

• Schedule: 4 on 2 off, 10:30pm - 6:30am (Nights)
• Location: Forza, Normanton - Site Based Role
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Forza operates as a high care, chilled meat processing and packing facility, handling poultry, pork, and beef.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Responsible for cleaning all machinery and equipment to the high standards set and trained to you by the Company
• Responsible for managing your time to ensure all cleaning stages are completed
• Ensure your working area is ready for production e.g. trays with liners, bins with tables, foot stands and tray holders placed in their correct positions
• Complete cleaning task sheets plus any other documentation as requested
• To report any faults with machinery or equipment
• Cleaning of the offices and amenity areas
• Report any Health & Safety issues to the Hygiene Management team
• This list is not exhaustive; you will also carry out any other requirements as specified by your manager

What are we looking for?

• Chemical training and experience
• High Attention to detail
• Excellent time management
• Excellent communication (oral and written)
• IT Literate
• An excellent team player

What's in it for you?

• 🛒 15% Asda In-store Discount
• 🌴 Paid Annual Leave Allowance – varies depending on shift pattern
• 💼 Enhanced pension scheme
• 🛡️ Life Assurance – all our colleagues benefit from life assurance of 4× their annual base salary
• 🩺 Help@hand- Free, direct access to health and wellbeing support service, including unlimited video consultations with a UK-based GP 24/7, physiotherapy, and mental health support
• 🤝 Grocery Aid – we’ve partnered with Grocery Aid to provide our colleagues and their families with a wide range of emotional, practical, and financial support services
• 🚗 Electric Vehicle Scheme*
• 📱 Asda Mobile Discount – 30% off a wide range of Asda Mobile bundles and add-ons for our colleagues and one of their family members
• 🩺 Discounted health assessments – we have exclusively negotiated rates on Self-Pay BUPA Health Assessments for you and members of your household
• 🐾 Asda Pet Insurance discount – Up to 10% Discount
• 🏠 Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) – MAB can provide fee‑free*, no‑obligation mortgage and protection advice
• 💱 Exclusive Exchange Rates via Asda Money – our colleagues can get a better exchange rate for their travel money when buying currency through Asda Travel Money (TravelEx)
• 🚴 Ride‑to‑work scheme – We work with Evans to provide our colleagues with great savings across their range of bikes, clothing, and equipment
• 🧑⚕️ Care Concierge – The Care Experts. Talk to us – we’re listening – Legal & General’s Care Concierge resource
• Plus, lots more! Depending on job band, other fantastic benefits are also available including private healthcare, car allowances, and long‑term incentive schemes.

About Us

Our purpose here at IPL, Forza & Kober is simple, we are one team who creates exceptional value for our customers and our mission is to support Asda on their journey to becoming #2 in the marketplace.

Through our people we live and breathe our values and we play to our strengths, but we also support each other’s development. We are a community of passionate individuals who possess a wide variety of skills and expertise, who work collectively to form a high‑performing team and a company to be proud of.

We are committed to a fully inclusive business that is representative of our customers, locations and the communities we serve. We recognise the value in diversity and welcome applications from all candidates regardless of sex, age, race, religion, gender or sexual identity and socio‑economic background. We are committed to making IPL, Forza and Kober a place where everyone can enjoy a successful career and have systems in place to support all our colleagues. We are seeking applications from candidates who share our values, culture and celebrate diversity in all its forms.

Our culture is our people and our people are our culture!

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