Nights - Hygiene Operative

About the role

What will you do?

In this role you will be responsible for adhering to the daily, weekly and ad hoc cleaning schedules, you will work closely will the Hygiene manager, colleagues and production teams to ensure the production areas are cleaned to the required standards in-line with company cleaning procedures. You will also be responsible for stock control of chemicals, consumables and equipment.

• Carrying out scheduled daily cleaning tasks


• High and low level general cleaning of site, plant and fabrication


• Cleaning of processing equipment and production lines to meet required standards, measured through testing of samples


• Deep cleaning of production areas


• Post cleaning checks to make sure everything has been completed properly


• Ensuring that all paperwork is correctly completed 


• Making sure that everything you do complies with company procedures for Health & Safety, Hygiene, food safety, legality, quality, authenticity, and integrity


• Ensuring that your cleaning and personal protective equipment are functioning correctly at all times


• Replenish consumable items and chemicals across the site as per schedule


• Remove and empty all waste receptacles


• Sort and manage the sites recycling and waste streams


• Reporting any incidents or environmental concerns to your line manager.


• Any other duties as required or instructed to meets the needs of the business 

What do you need to be successful?

You will need excellent communication skills & be able to work on your own as well as part of a team. You will need to be physically fit as there will be some heavy lifting and manual handling involved in the role.

Previous experience in a hygiene role, or food manufacturing site would be an advantage, but full training will be given to successful candidates.

• The ability to work effectively under pressure of time 


• Good understanding of COSHH/ Chemical Awareness


• Level 2 Food Hygiene is advantageous


• The ability to follow set procedure and schedules and alerting senior leadership of any issues 


• Ability to manage high workload 

Why Join Us?

• Friendly team focused on continuous improvements and safety


• Employee benefit platform with discounts and offers for retailers online and offline, travelling, utilities and more


• Matched pension scheme up to 10%


• Employee Assistance Program, supporting your emotional, physical, nutritional and financial wellbeing


• Inspiring People - Kerry's Global Recognition Program


• OurVoice, opportunity to share your feedback on the work environment every year


• OurShare, Kerry share plan available to all employees, with option to enroll once a year


• MyCommunity, have one day per year to volunteer for a worthwhile cause