Hygiene Operative

Park Seventeen, Whitefield, Manchester M45 8FJ, UK

Job Description

Shift: Mon/Tues/Fri/Sat 06:00-18:00, 46 hours per week

Hourly rate: £13.06

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

For over 35 years, Kara has supplied delicious wholesale bakery products across the UK, starting with our first floured bap and expanding into a diverse portfolio including brioche, buns, and speciality breads. As part of the wider Finsbury Food Group, we are committed to ensuring our bakeries operate to the highest hygiene and food safety standards every day.

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.

This is what you'll actually do

You will be responsible for the day-to-day cleaning and maintenance of production areas, equipment, and the factory floor. You will follow daily and weekly cleaning schedules to ensure all areas are cleaned to the required standards and ready for production.

You will carry out physical, hands on hygiene duties, including deep cleaning tasks and shutdown cleans where required (training provided). Some high-level and industrial cleaning may be involved depending on skills and training.

You will complete all hygiene and compliance paperwork accurately and on time, ensuring due diligence is maintained at all times. You will work to tight schedules, follow safe systems of work, and maintain good housekeeping and "clean as you go" practices throughout your shift.

You will also work closely with your team, communicating effectively and supporting colleagues to meet hygiene targets while demonstrating company values at all times.

Ideal candidate

• Previous hygiene or industrial cleaning experience (preferred)
• Experience within FMCG or food manufacturing environments (advantageous)
• Physically fit and able to meet the demands of a hands on role
• Hard working, reliable, and willing to put in the effort required
• Strong attention to detail with a conscientious approach
• Good communication skills and a team player mindset
• Able to work independently when required
• Good timekeeping and attendance

What's in it for you

• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave to allow quality time with your new arrival
• Enhanced Pension Scheme for our employees
• Free Employee Assistance Programme (open to colleagues and their families)
• Retail discounts accessible via our Benefits Hub platform
• Refer a Friend Scheme (up to £300 per referral - T & C's dependent)
• Employee Recognition Awards and 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