Hygiene Operative Value Add

Noble Foods Ltd; Leicester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company in Leicester is seeking enthusiastic Hygiene Operatives. This role involves maintaining cleanliness, safety, and compliance with hygiene standards in a food processing environment. Candidates should have experience in hygiene roles and demonstrate a commitment to health and safety. Benefits include overtime pay, free hot drinks, and enhanced sick pay, making it an attractive opportunity for those passionate about food safety and hygiene standards.

Benefits

Free hot drinks

Service Awards

Enhanced paternity and maternity

Free life insurance

Enhanced Sick Pay Scheme

Access to Perkbox

Discounted eggs and chicken

Celebration day after 1 year

Access to DigiCare+

Discounted Gym Memberships

Free Eye Test every two years

Discounted mobile phone contracts

Annual bonus eligibility after 6 months

Wellness programme

Employee Charity Matching Scheme

Qualifications

• Previous hygiene or food manufacturing experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Follow the site Hygiene Plan carefully and consistently.
• Carry out High Risk and Low Risk cleaning tasks.
• Strip down and clean factory machinery.
• Safely handle cleaning chemicals and equipment.

Skills

Positive attitude

Attention to detail

Commitment to hygiene and safety

Ability to follow procedures

Job description

Noble Foods Home of the Happy Egg Co.

Noble Foods is a family-owned company which began in 1920 and includes successful milling, poultry, agriculture, and consumer foods businesses. Within this, Noble Foods owns several successful brands, including the UK’s biggest free-range egg brand the Happy Egg co., Big & Fresh and Purely Organic.

We were rated as one of the Top 10 companies to work for in the Food and Drink industry in a recent survey by Best Companies.

Join Our Brand-New Site in Leicester!

We’re looking for enthusiastic, reliable, and passionate Hygiene Operatives to join our growing team at our new food manufacturing site in Leicester. If you take pride in keeping things spotless, working to high standards, and being part of a team that truly values hygiene and food safety - this could be the role for you.

Shift Pattern: Monday – Friday 2:00pm – 10:00pm

Salary: 12.67 per hour

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Hygiene Operative, you’ll play a vital role in keeping our site clean, safe, and audit-ready at all times.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Following the site Hygiene Plan carefully and consistently
• Carrying out High Risk and Low Risk cleaning tasks, including:
• Cleaning equipment, walls, floors, overheads, and conveyor belts
• Using scrubbing and sweeping equipment
• Stripping down and cleaning factory machinery
• Using cleaning chemicals at the correct concentrations, following Cleaning Instruction Cards (CICs)
• Maintaining a clean and safe working environment
• Safely handling cleaning chemicals and equipment
• Completing all hygiene and safety paperwork accurately and on time
• Reading, understanding, and following all guidelines relating to chemicals, equipment, and HACCP procedures

What are we looking for?

• A positive, can-do attitude
• Strong attention to detail
• A commitment to hygiene, health & safety, and quality standards
• Ability to follow procedures and work independently
• Previous hygiene or food manufacturing experience is essential and full training will be provided

If you’re ready to be part of a team where hygiene and standards truly matter, we’d love to hear from you!

We believe the most successful teams are formed from a diverse talent pool and we strive to employ a wide variety of individuals in our business, selecting the best qualified person for each role regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristics.

What can we offer you?

• Overtime undertaken is payable at 1.25 of basic rate
• Free hot drinks on shift
• Service Awards
• Enhanced paternity and maternity
• Free life insurance
• Enhanced Sick Pay Scheme
• Access to Perkbox with a variety of discounts including a monthly freebie from Greggs or Café Nero
• Discounted eggs and chicken
• A Celebration day after 1 years service enjoy an extra day off to celebrate a life event, such as your birthday
• Access to DigiCare + - Annual Health Check, Digital GP Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Health Opinion and Mental Health Consultations.
• Discounted Gym Memberships
• Free Eye Test every two years
• Discounted mobile phone contracts
• Share in our success with the People Partnership - after 6 months service you will be eligible for a yearly bonus
• Additional Allowances for First Aiders and Mental Health First Aiders
• Wellness programme
• Employee Charity Matching Scheme

If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment.