Hygiene Operative (Afternoon Shift)

Role overview

Join the hygiene team on the afternoon shift and help ensure the site remains clean, safe, and compliant at all times. This position is central to maintaining hygiene standards across factory equipment and the wider production environment.

What the job involves

You will work alongside colleagues in production, technical, and engineering teams to support day-to-day hygiene performance and keep the operation aligned with both company expectations and customer standards. The role also includes spotting opportunities to improve working practices where practical.

Key duties

• Keep factory equipment and surrounding work areas cleaned to a high standard in line with internal procedures and customer requirements.
• Coordinate with production, technical, and engineering teams to maintain consistent hygiene compliance.
• Make sure high-risk, low-risk, and external areas are all serviced to the required standard.
• Confirm that all equipment sent back into production is safe for food use and compliant with hygiene expectations.
• Top up chemical and consumable dispensers as needed.
• Maintain Clean As You Go standards across all areas throughout the shift.
• Identify practical improvements and help embed them into daily working methods.
• Complete all required department records and paperwork accurately.

Candidate profile

The ideal applicant will understand cleaning chemicals, their applications, and COSHH requirements. You should also be comfortable using factory cleaning systems, schedules, and procedures, and have a basic grasp of food microbiology. Familiarity with health and safety practices and documentation is important, along with the ability to work well in a team, build strong cross-functional relationships, and stay organised and dependable.

Working pattern

This is a full-time onsite role with a Monday to Friday schedule. The shift is an 8-hour afternoon shift based in Haverhill, Suffolk, United Kingdom.

Pay

The hourly rate is £13.19.

Benefits

You will have access to paid breaks, an online benefits hub, a company pension scheme, life insurance, a health and wellbeing programme, on-site parking, canteen facilities, and an employee referral programme.

About the company

Sofina Foods Europe employs more than 13,000 people across 40 sites in Canada and Europe. The business focuses on delivering quality meat and seafood products and is driven by innovation, sustainability, and customer satisfaction. The company works with responsibly sourced products from more than 50 protein sources across five continents and aims to become the most successful food company in the world.

Equal opportunities

The employer is committed to providing an inclusive and respectful workplace. Applications are welcomed from people of all backgrounds and experiences, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Reference information

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