Hygiene Operator - nights

Our Vacancies; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK food manufacturer is seeking a Hygiene Operator to ensure cleanliness and safety in food production. The role involves following cleaning protocols, auditing own work, and promoting health and safety standards. Ideal candidates will have hygiene experience, problem-solving skills, and the ability to work collaboratively. Competitive salary and a variety of benefits including holidays, pension matching, and development opportunities are offered to successful candidates.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Job-related benefits

Holidays

Pension up to 8% matched

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Company share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Employee discount platform

Wellbeing Centre access

Enhanced parental leave

Qualifications

• Experience in hygiene within a food manufacturing or similar environment.
• Ability to work in a team with effective communication.
• Basic awareness of Health and Safety and Food Hygiene.

Responsibilities

• Deliver line/area productivity per master schedule.
• Follow cleaning and sanitation plans to minimize food risk.
• Audit own work post-cleaning and report safety issues.
• Wear proper PPE and ensure safe working environment.
• Support Hygiene Manager/Supervisor.

Skills

Hygiene experience

Good Literacy and Numeracy skills

Problem solving skills

Good communicator

Basic Awareness of Health and Safety

Food Hygiene awareness

Job description

Shift - 4 on/ 4off 6pm to 6am

Pay Rate - ****£12.35 p/h

Hygiene Operator

Why Greencore?

We’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better.

As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 13,300 talented colleagues across 16 manufacturing sites and 17 distribution depots throughout the UK. Together, we bring delicious food to life, from sandwiches, and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles, and ready meals. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve revenues of £1.95bn.

Our extensive direct-to-store (DTS) network, with 17 depots nationwide, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring our customers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

Here at Heathrow, we have a team of around 400 colleagues. We produce gluten free sandwiches and ready to eat or reheat sandwiches, wraps and other bread-based products, salads and ready meals for some of the biggest retailers in the UK including Asda, Aldi, Co-op, Lidl, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose.

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-life food risk
• Responsible for auditing your 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
• Pension up to 8% matched
• 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.

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