Hygiene Operative (NightShift), Inverkeithing - KY11

Bella & Duke Ltd; Inverkeithing; Remote; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life assurance

Enhanced maternity/paternity pay

Company sick pay

Free on-site parking

Free Snacks/Drinks

Life event day off

Company social events

Discounts on products

Job summary

Bella & Duke Ltd is seeking an experienced Hygiene Operative for the night shift in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment. You will maintain high hygiene and food safety standards across production areas and machinery, independently strip down and clean equipment, and use industrial cleaning chemicals and foaming systems.

The role includes providing Hygiene Supervisor cover during annual leave, coordinating the hygiene team, monitoring cleaning tasks, and reporting issues to the Production

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in food manufacturing or similar production environment.
• Experience as senior hygiene operative or supervisor cover.
• Experience stripping down, cleaning and reassembling production machinery.
• Hands-on experience with deep cleaning, foaming, sanitation of complex equipment.
• Experience working in coldstore environments.

Responsibilities

• Support the Hygiene Supervisor with daily workload planning, task allocation, team coordination and training.
• Provide Hygiene Supervisor cover during annual leave or other planned absence, including coordinating the hygiene team and monitoring completion of cleaning activities.
• Conduct deep cleaning of machinery, production areas, and factory spaces, ensuring safe breakdown, cleaning, and reassembly of equipment.
• Maintain compliance with Food Safety, HACCP, GMP requirements ensuring cleaning is carried out effectively and to the required standard.
• Use industrial cleaning chemicals and foaming systems safely, including correct dilution/concentration and COSHH compliance.
• Identify hygiene risks, difficult-to-clean areas and defects; take corrective action where possible and escalate unresolved issues.
• Manage hygiene consumables, chemicals and equipment, including accurate stock control and reporting shortages or issues.
• Work closely with Engineering and Production and report defective machinery or equipment that may affect hygiene or food safety.
• Complete required documentation and promptly report procedural breaches, hygiene failures or food safety concerns.
• Take ownership of hygiene standards within designated areas and challenge poor standards or non-compliance when identified

Skills

Hygiene operations

Team coordination

Food manufacturing

COSHH compliance

Deep cleaning

Tools

Industrial cleaning equipment

Job description

We are looking for an experienced, hands-on Hygiene Operative to join our nightshift
hygiene team within a fast-paced food manufacturing environment. This is a key role
responsible for maintaining high hygiene and food safety standards across production areas
and machinery.

Job Overview:

We are looking for an experienced, hands-on Hygiene Operative to join our nightshift
hygiene team within a fast-paced food manufacturing environment. This is a key role
responsible for maintaining high hygiene and food safety standards across production areas
and machinery. The successful candidate will be confident working independently, stripping
down and cleaning production equipment, using industrial cleaning chemicals and foaming
systems, identifying hygiene risks and supporting the wider hygiene team. The successful
candidate will also be expected to provide Hygiene Supervisor cover during periods of
annual leave or other planned absence. This will include supporting daily task allocation,
coordinating the hygiene team, monitoring completion of cleaning activities, maintaining
hygiene standards and escalating issues to the Production Manager.

Tasks and Accountabilities:

• Support the Hygiene Supervisor with daily workload planning, task allocation, team coordination and training.
• Provide Hygiene Supervisor cover during annual leave or other planned absence, including coordinating the hygiene team and monitoring completion of cleaning activities.
• Conduct deep cleaning of machinery, production areas, and factory spaces, ensuring safe breakdown, cleaning, and reassembly of equipment.
• Maintaining compliance with Food Safety, HACCP, GMP requirements ensuring cleaning is carried out effectively and to the required standard.
• Use industrial cleaning chemicals and foaming systems safely, including correct dilution/concentration and COSHH compliance.
• Identify hygiene risks, difficult-to-clean areas and defects; take corrective action where possible and escalation unresolved issues.
• Identify hygiene risks, difficult-to-clean areas and defects; take corrective action where possible and escalation unresolved issues.
• Manage hygiene consumables, chemicals and equipment, including accurate stock control and reporting shortages or issues.
• Work closely with Engineering and Production and report defective machinery or equipment that may affect hygiene or food safety.
• Complete required documentation and promptly report procedural breaches, hygiene failures or food safety concerns.
• Take ownership of hygiene standards within designated areas and challenge poor standards or non-compliance when identified

Desired Experience:

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in food manufacturing, industrial hygiene or a similar production environment
• Previous experience as a senior hygiene operative, hygiene team leader or providing supervisor cover.
• Experience of stripping down, cleaning and reassembling production machinery.
• Hands on experience with deep cleaning, foaming, sanitation and cleaning complex production equipment.
• Experience of working in coldstore environments.

Key Attributes:

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to coordinate and support a hygiene team when the Hygiene Supervisor is absent
• Excellent attention to detail, including the ability to identify contamination risks, hygiene defects and difficult-to-clean areas.
• Able to work independently, take ownership and make sound decisions within the scope of the role.
• Confident problem‑solver with a focus on safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Clear communicator, able to work effectively with colleagues, contractors, and visitors.
• Physically fit, self‑motivated, and comfortable working to strict deadlines.
• Supportive team player with a commitment to maintaining high hygiene standards.

This is a physically demanding industrial hygiene role within a chilled food manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will work with industrial cleaning equipment and chemicals and will be required to wear appropriate PPE. The role involves frequent manual handling, working around production machinery, wet environments and working to strict hygiene deadlines.

Additional package features:

• Life assurance, 3x annual salary.
• Enhanced maternity/paternity pay.
• Company sick pay.
• Free on-site parking.
• Free Snacks/Drinks
• An additional life event day off when you move home, get married, welcome a child/grandchild, or get a new pet.
• Company social events throughout the year.
• Discounts on products.

Salary: £30,160per annum

At Bella+Duke we champion pet health and wellbeing, challenging the status-quo so that pet-centred, species-appropriate nutrition becomes the natural choice for every pet owner. We’re pet people and know that pets are always by our side, through thick and thin, making our lives better. Our pets have always been right by us, it’s time we do right by them too.

With a vision for improving overall pet health and wellness, we focus on nutrition and pet behaviour and supporting pet owners to give their pets the happy, healthy, and long life that they deserve. Our passion for wellness extends to our employees too. With shared values, ethos, and culture, we have created a workplace for both our employees and their pets that focuses on wellbeing as well as ambitious growth.