Pest Hygiene Support Operative

Mitie Cleaning & Hygiene Services; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 25,776 - 29,642; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits

Virtual GP

Salary Finance

Choices platform

Dental insurance

MiDeals discounts

Cycle to work

Life cover

Share plan

Job summary

Mitie Cleaning & Hygiene Services at the Pladis (McVitie's) site in Carlisle is seeking a Pest Hygiene Support Operative to join the team. This role covers hygiene and pest control across the facility to maintain cleanliness and compliance.

The position is permanent, full-time (39 hours) with a starting rate of £12.71 per hour. Shift pattern is Sunday to Wednesday at Pladis, Carlisle, Cumbria. Full training will be provided.

Qualifications

• Positive attitude and strong work ethic.
• Good attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Previous hygiene, pest control, or food manufacturing experience is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Support pest control inspections and corrective actions.
• Carry out cleaning and hygiene tasks in production and non-production areas.
• Assist with pest-proofing activities and environmental housekeeping.
• Report pest-related findings and hygiene concerns.
• Complete documentation accurately and in line with site procedures.
• Work safely and follow all food safety and health & safety requirements.

Skills

Positive attitude

Attention to detail

Independent worker

Team player

Job description

Better places, thriving communities.

Mitie is looking for a reliable and hardworking Pest Support Hygiene Operative to join our team at the Pladis (McVitie's) site in Carlisle. This role supports both hygiene and pest control activities across the manufacturing facility, helping to maintain the highest standards of cleanliness, food safety, and compliance.

Job Title: Pest Hygiene Support Operative

Contract: Permanent
Type of Employment: Full Time
Hours: 39 hours per week
Rate of Pay: £12.71 per hour
Shift pattern: Sunday - Wednesday
Location: Pladis, 54 Church Street, Caldewgate, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, CA2 5TG

Key Responsibilities

• Support pest control inspections and corrective actions.
• Carry out cleaning and hygiene tasks in production and non-production areas.
• Assist with pest-proofing activities and environmental housekeeping.
• Report pest-related findings and hygiene concerns.
• Complete documentation accurately and in line with site procedures.
• Work safely and follow all food safety and health & safety requirements.

What We're Looking For

• Positive attitude and strong work ethic.
• Good attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Previous hygiene, pest control, or food manufacturing experience is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided.

• Our market-leading flexible benefits scheme provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.
• We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home.
• We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee.
• Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.
• When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible benefits platform, Choices. This gives you the chance to customise your benefits to best suit your lifestyle.
• You can choose from dental insurance, dining cards, coffee clubs, buying technology products at an affordable cost and much more!
• We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform.
• And we have a cycle-to-work scheme.
• Life cover is the greater of your equivalent annual salary or a minimum of £10,000 - giving peace of mind for your dependants.
• We also offer a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).
• We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!
• Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people.
• Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing at .

Since 1987, Mitie’s 84,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.

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