Hygiene Operator - night shift

Greencore Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 38,573,000 - 44,083,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Pension contributions

Employee awards and long service

Greencore qualifications and training

Employee discount platform

Wellbeing Centre access

Job summary

Greencore Bow in London is seeking a Hygiene Operative to join our 4on 4off shift pattern (19:00–07:00). The role involves cleaning equipment and areas to meet high hygiene standards and ensuring safe handling of chemicals.

You will review equipment for damage, complete required paperwork, and follow instructions to support the Hygiene Manager. A strong health, safety and environmental culture is essential to succeed in this busy bakery-wellbeing focused environment.

Qualifications

• Proficient in performing general warehouse hygiene duties.
• Strict adherence to written approved procedures for hygiene tasks, with attention to completing logbook entries by company standards.
• Promotion of a strong culture of health, safety, and environmental awareness within the department.
• Effective communication abilities, both in reading and writing.

Responsibilities

• In this role, you will undertake hygiene tasks including the cleaning of equipment and areas to the required hygiene standard.
• Review equipment and highlight damage, escalating risks to the appropriate personnel
• Ensure that chemicals are used and stored correctly
• Ensure that all paperwork is completed accurately and submitted to the correct personnel
• Follow work instructions highlighting any issues to the Hygiene Manager
• Carry out hygiene activities when needed in line with daily requirements ensuring operational integrity
• Promote a good health, safety and environmental culture within the department Identify and highlight any opportunities that make sustainable improvements to increase quality, performance in support of the overall shift plan

Skills

Hygiene duties

Procedural compliance

Health & safety

Communication

Job description

Shift Pattern/ Time: 4on 4off, 19:00 - 07:00

Rate:£14.04/hour

Location:Greencore Bow, Twelvetrees Crescent, London E3 3JG

(Please note this is a full-time role only)

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 Bow, we have a team of around 1100 colleagues. We produce sandwiches, wraps, platters, sub rolls and baguettes for some of the biggest retailers in the UK including Sainsbury’s, Co-op, Asda, Morrisons.

We’re not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.

What you'll be doing:

• In this role, you will undertake hygiene tasks including the cleaning of equipment and areas to the required hygiene standard.
• Review equipment and highlight damage, escalating risks to the appropriate personnel
• Ensure that chemicals are used and stored correctly
• Ensure that all paperwork is completed accurately and submitted to the correct personnel
• Follow work instructions highlighting any issues to the Hygiene Manager
• Carry out hygiene activities when needed in line with daily requirements ensuring operational integrity
• Promote a good health, safety and environmental culture within the department Identify and highlight any opportunities that make sustainable improvements to increase quality, performance in support of the overall shift plan

What we’re looking for:

• Proficient in performing general warehouse hygiene duties
• Strict adherence to written approved procedures for hygiene tasks, with attention to completing logbook entries by company standards
• Promotion of a strong culture of health, safety, and environmental awareness within the department
• Effective communication abilities, both in reading and writing

What you’ll get in return:

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Competitive matched pension contributions
• Employee awards and long service awards
• Accredited Greencore qualifications, learning and development opportunities.
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform where you can receive discounts on retail, travel, and more.
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

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

Please note that due to high numbers of applications, this role may be closed before the posted closing date.