Hygiene operator days

Greencore Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Holiday entitlement

Pension contributions

Life insurance

Share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Employee discount platform

Wellbeing Centre access

Enhanced parental leave and menopause

Job summary

Greencore Group is recruiting a Hygiene Operator for day shifts (6am to 14:30pm) at our UK facility. You will help deliver line and area productivity, follow cleaning, sanitation, and environmental plans, and support food safety to minimise risk.

You will audit your own work, wear the correct PPE, and contribute to a strong health and safety culture while supporting the Hygiene Manager and team. Full training is provided.

Qualifications

• Hygiene experience within a food manufacturing environment or similar environment.
• Good Literacy and Numeracy skills.
• Problem solving skills.
• Good communicator and ability to work in a team.
• Basic Awareness of Health and Safety and Food Hygiene.

Responsibilities

• Help deliver line/area productivity in line with the master schedule to ensure operational integrity
• Ensure you follow the agreed plans for cleaning, sanitation, environment and technical and able to adapt in light of emerging circumstances to minimise food risk
• Responsible for auditing their own work after each clean and for highlighting any Health & Safety / Food Safety issues or concerns
• Responsible for the prevention of accidents whilst carrying out cleaning activities by wearing the correct PPE and working in a safe manner
• Promote a good health, safety and environmental culture within the department that complies with procedures and completes near miss reporting, to promote a safe working environment
• Accountable for supporting the Hygiene Manager / Supervisor

Skills

Hygiene experience

Literacy

Numeracy

Problem solving

Communication

Teamwork

Health & Safety awareness

Job description

Shift: 6am to 14.30pm

Hygiene Operator - days

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 Park Royal, we have a team of around 1,150 colleagues. We produce sandwiches, wraps and platters for some of the biggest retailers in the UK including Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Morrisons, Co-op and Poundland.

What you’ll be doing

As a Hygiene Operator:

• Help deliver line/area productivity in line with the master schedule to ensure operational integrity
• Ensure you follow the agreed plans for cleaning, sanitation, environment and technical and able to adapt in light of emerging circumstances to mini-mise food risk
• Responsible for auditing their own work after each clean and for highlighting any Health & Safety / Food Safety issues or concerns
• Responsible for the prevention of accidents whilst carrying out cleaning activities by wearing the correct PPE and working in a safe manner
• Promote a good health, safety and environmental culture within the department that complies with procedures and completes near miss reporting, to promote a safe working environment
• Accountable for supporting the Hygiene Manager / Supervisor

What we’re looking for

Full training will be provided if successful in this role but are looking for the following knowledge and experience:

• Hygiene experience within a food manufacturing environment or similar environment
• Good Literacy and Numeracy skills
• Problem solving skills
• Good communicator and ability to work in a team
• Basic Awareness of Health and Safety and Food Hygiene

We’re not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make everyday 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 and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What you’ll get in return

• Competitive salary and job‑related benefits
• Holidays
• Competitive matched pension contributions
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

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