Hygiene operative

Greencore Group plc; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturer in the UK seeks individuals for hygiene roles that involve cleaning and sanitizing equipment in a fast-paced environment. Ideal candidates will have good literacy and numerical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work in a chilled setting. Full training is provided to equip individuals with necessary skills. A competitive salary and various job-related benefits are offered, supporting a culture of health and safety. Join us to contribute to high-quality service and be part of our company's growth.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension up to 8% matched

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Exclusive employee discount platform

Free car parking

Enhanced parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Good literacy and numerical skills.
• Basic understanding of Health & Safety and Food Hygiene.
• Comfortable working in chilled environment.

Responsibilities

• Carry out hygiene activities ensuring operational integrity.
• Clean and sanitize equipment as per hygiene schedule.
• Promote health, safety, and environmental culture.

Skills

Attention to detail

Good problem-solving skills

Team player

Education

Good standard of education

Job description

Shift Pattern: 4 on / 4 off - 17:30 - 05:30

Pay Rate: £15.51 per hour

Why Greencore?

We’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better.

As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 13,300 talented colleagues across 16 manufacturing sites and 17 distribution depots throughout the UK. Together, we bring delicious food to life, from sandwiches, and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles, and ready meals. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve revenues of £1.95bn.

Our extensive direct-to-store (DTS) network, with 17 depots nationwide, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring our customers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

Our Warrington site is also known as the Italian centre of excellence, recent expansion and investment make this site a state‑of‑the‑art manufacturing unit! We produce high quality Italian ready meals for both Tesco & Co‑Op.

What you’ll be doing

Working within an exciting and fast paced environment, you will be a key member of our technical team and will ensure the service we provide to our customer is of exceptional quality. The role can be physically demanding with a good amount of pushing, pulling and lifting involved.

Tasks will include:

• Carry out day to day hygiene activities in line with daily requirements ensuring operational integrity
• Cleaning and sanitizing of equipment as per the hygiene schedule
• Review equipment and highlight damage, escalating risks to the appropriate personnel
• Follow work instructions highlighting any issues to the Hygiene Coordinator/ Hygiene Team Leader
• Promote a good health, safety and environmental culture within the department
• Identify and highlight any opportunities that make sustainable improvements to increase quality, performance in support of the overall shift plan

What we’re looking for

Full training will be provided if successful in this role but are looking for the following knowledge and experience:

• A good standard of education; demonstrates good literacy and numerical skills, able to understand, communicate and report clearly in English
• Attention to detail
• High level of accuracy
• Team player
• Comfortable working in a chilled environment, standing for long periods of time, lifting and carrying and cleaning
• Basic understanding of Health & Safety and Food Hygiene
• Ability to work unsupervised
• Good problem‑solving skills

At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better. If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What you’ll get in return

• Competitive salary and job‑related benefits
• Holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Free car parking
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on‑the‑job training and development opportunities to further your career.

Please note due to high numbers of applications this role may be closed before the posted closing date.