Operations - Operative - INHYG

Finsbury Food Group; Whitefield; On-site; GBP 18,335 - 19,286; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave

Enhanced Pension Scheme

Death in Service Benefit

Free Employee Assistance Programme

Retail discounts

Refer a Friend Scheme

Employee Recognition Awards

Extensive Learning & Development opportunities

Job summary

A leading bakery manufacturer in Whitefield seeks a Hygiene Operative to maintain cleanliness and safety across the production site. Responsibilities include adhering to hygiene standards, completing paperwork, and supporting team operations. Ideal candidates have experience in hygiene or industrial cleaning, strong attention to detail, and good communication skills. This role offers a competitive hourly rate of £13.31 and opportunities for professional growth within a thriving organisation.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in hygiene or industrial cleaning preferred.
• Experience in FMCG or food manufacturing is advantageous.
• Ability to bend, lift, and access areas under machinery.

Responsibilities

• Ensure production site remains clean and safe.
• Follow strict hygiene procedures across all production areas.
• Complete hygiene paperwork ensuring full compliance.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Ability to work independently

Physical fitness

Job description

Operative – INHYG

Location: Kara (Bread Division)

Shift: Any 4 from 6 (Sunday to Friday), covering both days and nights – 46 hours per week

Hourly rate: £13.31

We have an opportunity for a Hygiene Operative to join our Hygiene Team at Kara, part of our Bread Division within the Finsbury Food Group.

Finsbury Food Group is a leading speciality bakery manufacturer. We constantly raise quality and efficiency standards and build long‑term relationships with major multiple retailers and the foodservice channel. Established in 1985, Kara offers a wide range of quality sweet and savoury bakery products, including both gourmet butter and vegan brioche buns, doughballs and teacakes. The Kara Bakery can bake over 1 million baps and burger buns every day.

Job responsibilities

As a Hygiene Operative, you will play a vital role in ensuring our production site remains clean, safe, and ready for operation. You will work across all production areas, following strict hygiene procedures and maintaining exceptional standards that help us consistently meet customer and audit expectations.

Meeting hygiene targets on time and in line with food safety, legality, and health & safety standards is essential to the success of this role.

You will be responsible for ensuring all production areas, equipment, and facilities are cleaned to the highest hygiene and food safety standards. You will follow daily and weekly cleaning schedules, carry out deep‑clean tasks, and complete shutdown cleans including machinery strip‑downs (training provided). You will work efficiently to tight timescales, ensuring the site is production‑ready at all times.

You will accurately complete all hygiene paperwork, ensuring full compliance with due diligence, technical requirements, and site procedures. You will also maintain pest‑control standards and adopt safe systems of work to support a safe working environment.

Good hygiene and housekeeping will be a core part of your daily responsibilities. You will follow “clean as you go” practices, promote safe behaviours at all times, and aim for zero accidents. You will work both independently and as part of a team, supporting colleagues to meet hygiene targets and contribute to the overall success of the site.

You will also engage in training opportunities to develop your skills and support your progression within the team. Additional duties may be required to support operational needs.

Ideal candidate

• Previous experience in hygiene or industrial cleaning (preferred)
• Experience in FMCG or food manufacturing (advantageous)
• Strong attention to detail with a conscientious approach
• Good communication skills and ability to work as part of a team
• Confident working independently when required
• Physically fit and able to bend, lift, and access areas under machinery
• Good attendance and timekeeping
• Ability to meet deadlines and work to schedules

Benefits

• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave to allow quality time with your new arrival!
• Enhanced Pension Scheme for our employees
• Death in Service Benefit
• Free Employee Assistance Programme (open to colleagues and their families)
• Retail discounts accessible via our Benefits Hub platform!
• Company shop available at sites (heavily discounted, yummy products!)
• Refer a Friend Scheme (up to £300 per referral – t&cs dependent)
• Employee Recognition Awards
• Extensive Learning & Development opportunities (including opportunities for sponsored professional memberships and our own in‑house development course!)
• An opportunity to be part of a fantastic, growing organisation. Head over to our LinkedIn page to find out more!

Our vision is to be the leading specialty bakery group in the UK and we want the best people in place to achieve this. Our continued success is built entirely on the talented people who work here, so employee development is important to us because everyone is a valued member of the team, and we want every individual to have the skills and capabilities to achieve both your own personal goals and our business goals. We want good people to join our company, to help our company continue to go from strength to strength. If this sounds like you, please get in contact to learn more!