Hygiene Technician

Ornua Co-operative Limited; Bignall Hill; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Ornua Co-operative Limited is hiring a Hygiene Operative to ensure factory and production areas meet strict hygiene and safety standards. You will follow SOPs and cleaning instruction cards, working with the hygiene team to maintain GMP compliance.

You will engage with QA, engineers and shift managers to investigate issues, report environmental concerns, and participate in continuous hygiene improvements. Onsite role with training provided and a strong team ethos.

Qualifications

• Previous Hygiene experience desirable, full training will be given.
• Ability to follow standard operating procedures and cleaning instruction cards.
• Good verbal and written English skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Clean factory equipment and production areas to high hygiene standards.
• Report incidents or environmental concerns to the team lead.
• Support GMP improvements and maintain Clean as You Go practices.
• Collaborate with hygiene team, QA and shift managers to investigate issues.

Job description

As our Hygiene Operative you will play a key role in ensuring that all machines and food production areas meet strict standards of hygiene at all times which adhere to customer requirements and food safety requirements. You will work across production areas and will ensure that any incidents or environmental concerns are reported. Why Ornua?

• Ornua operates as a commercial organisation from 10 business units worldwide, including 12 production facilities located in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Africa.
• The commercial organisation is responsible for the marketing and sales of Ornua's consumer brands including Ireland's most successful food export: Kerrygold.
• It also manages the procurement of Irish and non-Irish dairy products, the sale of dairy ingredients to food manufacturing and foodservice customers globally, and the implementation of de-risking and trading strategies to manage market volatility.
• Our co-operative ethos lies at the heart of how we do business as a purpose and values-led organisation, creating value for Irish dairy farming families.
• Our Values lie at the core of everything we do. Our five values encourage us to Seek and Embrace New Ideas, Make It Happen, Be Our True Selves, Show You Care, and Achieve Great Things Together.
• We invest in our people and foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Career Progression including Global Mobility opportunities.
• Comprehensive Benefits with regional specific offerings.

Why This Role Is Valuable: As our Hygiene Operative you will be responsible of;

• To work in a safe manner and interact as part of a motivated team of Hygiene Operatives.
• To complete cleaning of the factory equipment and environment to high standards following standard operating procedures and cleaning instruction cards.
• Support the Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Quarterly Hygiene activities with the team.
• To demonstrate the Ornua values and follow company procedures and policies.
• Contribute to overall Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) improvements whilst promoting a Clean as You Go (CAYG) policy.
• To work with the hygiene team leader, QA, Engineers and shift managers when investigating problems and contributing ideas towards any improvements to the cleaning process and standards.
• There may be times when flexibility is required in the role to meet the demands of the business.
  Previous Hygiene experience desirable, full training will be given - attitude and behaviours are much more important to us. We will provide training in all aspects of the role as well as the safe use and handling of chemicals, health and safety and level 2 in Food Safety
• You should possess a can-do attitude, be willing to work and enjoy being part of a team. In return you can expect the opportunity to work with a market leading company.
• For this role, good levels of verbal and written English skills are essential.
• Having the capability to adhere to strict standards of quality and accuracy and to systems and procedures is a must, alongside working in a methodical, systematic, and precise manner.

Our interview process is designed to be thorough yet supportive. This process includes an onsite skills based interview as well as an opportunity to get a feel for Ornua and the environment in which you will be working. Ornua has ambitious growth plans and we're building a team to help enable and accelerate that growth. We are looking for people who share our values, are curious, forward-looking, take ownership and work together to build a future for themselves and Ornua.
Ornua (meaning "new gold") is Ireland's largest exporter of Irish dairy products, proudly bringing the unique taste of Irish dairy to the world for over 55 years.