Hygiene Operative

Contract type: Full time contract 

Location: Unit K, Clayfield Close, NN3 6QN

Shifts Time and Pattern: 4on 4off, 06:00 - 18:00

Pay Rate: £14.84 Per Hour

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better. As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn. Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

Here at  Northampton , we operate one of the most impressive facilities in Europe, based across a campus of 5 manufacturing units, and we have a team of around 2,000 colleagues making high quality premium products every day . We are the sole supplier of sandwiches, wraps, rolls and sushi for Marks & Spencer.

What you'll be doing

• Correctly strip down, dismantle and part build some machinery required for Production.
• Ensure all machinery is cleaned to the defined standard within the changeover periods and the allocated times.
• Effectively carry out periodic cleans as required across site.
• Ensure that the concentration level for the Sanitiser is checked at the correct interval and escalated to the Line Coordinator if so.

What we’re looking for 

• The colleague needs to have a reasonable level of English as cleaning records will need to be completed and training will be provided.
• The colleague will be using a range of industrial cleaning chemicals and full training will be provided.
• A keen eye for detail will be required and the colleague must have the ability to work not only by themselves but part of a larger team with minimal supervision and work off their own initiative.
• The colleague will be working in a chilled, fast paced environment and using a variety of wash down equipment.

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

We’re not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make everyday taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity. If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

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