Job Title: Hygiene Operative

Welcome to Hovis. We are the proud guardians of over 130 years of baking experience that make up our iconic and much-loved brand. We produce bread and bakery products created with Hovis goodness at the heart of each. We deliver around 1.3million loaves, every day of the week throughout the UK and Ireland, where we also make Mothers Pride and Ormo products. 

We are 2,800 people working within 8 bakeries, 1 flour mill, and 2 regional distribution centres across the UK. Our success is a result of the hard work of our people;  they are experts in their field whether it’s baking, manufacturing, logistics, engineering, or the many departments within the central functions team based in our head office in High Wycombe. We are a values-led business and expect our colleagues to live, breathe, and embed Quality, Accountability, and Trust into their ways of working.

The Role:

A great opportunity has arisen to join on Wellingborough team within the Hygiene department as a Hygiene Operative. Please see below for further details about the position. 

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Complete hygiene schedules as allocated to ensure the site standards are maintained (inside and outside
•  Complete prescribed specific hygiene tasks as allocated to ensure the completion of any associated actions relating to any audit report closure
• Complete any prescribed improvement tasks in relation to improvements to hygiene standards and conditions
• Advise the hygiene controller on the status of all tools and materials required to ensure the efficient delivery of your tasks to ensure we do not run out
• Complete any training as required to fulfil the requirements of your role
• Complete any wet or dry hygiene activities required to achieve the company's standards
• Advise the hygiene controller of any pest-related activity identified in the areas of work, focussing on their hygiene-related eradication as a matter of urgency.
• Complete as directed any hygiene-related documentation to ensure compliance with the company's standards
• Complete the controlled removal of any chokes and spillages that occur
• Complete the controlled clean-up of any areas affected by silo cleanouts
• Dispose of all waste/ recycled materials in accordance with company standards
• Use all equipment provided in accordance with the manufacturers and trained out guidelines ensuring safe use at all times
• Complete as required any internal or external machinery cleans/ inspections in accordance with your authorised, directed, and trained capabilities
• Completed as required any FLT/MWEP-related activities in accordance with your directed, trained, licensed, and authorised capabilities
•  Conform to all safe, food-safe, and effective methods to complete all hygiene and pest control-related tasks in a safe and compliant manner.
• Ensure appropriate and effective communications exist between yourself and all on and off-site stakeholders to ensure the efficient operation of all hygiene-related activities
• Comply with all company procedures
• Accept training for personal  and company development
• Proactively work to minimise health and safety and food safety risks (TOPS – Audits – Compliance)
• Proactively demonstrate a continuous improvement approach to hygiene and pest control activities

Why work for us and our benefits:

At Hovis, we understand the importance of looking after our colleagues, so we provide a variety of benefits in addition to their salaries. The benefits we provide at Hovis are as varied as the people who receive them but they are offered with the intention of creating value to them personally over and above their salaries

• There is a range of colleague benefits available, which individuals can select based on their needs.

• Our benefits scheme is called Hovis Choice, which offers a variety of savings and cashback offers on day to day living and much more including eyecare vouchers, and a healthcare scheme to suit everyone.  It also includes our Cycle to Work scheme where you can obtain a brand new bike at a significant saving

• We offer competitive annual leave entitlement and flexibility where possible in order to create a healthy work-life balance

• We celebrate loyalty with our generous long service and colleague recognition schemes

• We offer three levels of pensions

Hovis values diversity and is committed to promoting equal opportunities in the workplace. Every job applicant, employee or worker will be treated fairly and equally with dignity and respect regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, social class, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religious belief, union membership, political opinion, sex, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic.