A CLEAN PLACE, IS A SAFE PLACE
Job Title: Hygiene Operative - Nights
Location: Vitacress Salads, St Mary Bourne, Andover
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, 4 Days on / 4 Days off, 6pm – 6am
Salary: £32,399.64
Are you an organised, flexible and a reliable individual looking for a new challenge? If you are keen to learn, have great attention to detail, have good physical stamina, and a passion for fresh produce, why not take your first steps in developing your career with us at Vitacress Salads.
We are now recruiting for a Hygiene Operative to join our Hygiene Team. As a member of the Hygiene Team, you’ll work across all the production areas within our factory and ensure service levels are met, micro biological limits are maintained, and all machinery is cleaned to CIC standards. Previous chemical handling experience will come in handy but don’t worry, full training will be provided by our team. Your work will play a pivotal role, in the quality of our products to our customers.
Our salad leaves are at their best when kept cool, so average temperatures of our factory are around 5°C. To help within this cooler environment, we supply company PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) to keep you warm, we supply free hot drinks, and we have a great canteen to fuel up on your breaks.
Don’t have personal transport? Don’t worry we’ve got that covered. Vitacress Salads offer a Vitabus Service for our employees. This is a great service which supports our employees across the Andover surrounding area with their transport needs.
We know night work isn’t for everyone, however our competitive pay rates might just be the gentle push you need to apply today. If you are looking for stable employment and great benefits, that may complement your home life or work preferences then apply today.
All candidates will go through an assessment when applying for our factory roles. This will consist of a face-to-face interview, some team-based activities and an ESOL test (English Language Assessment). Finally, we will give you a factory tour, this will give you the opportunity to see first-hand what Vitacress has to offer.
We also have a range of wonderful benefits which come with the package.
Life Assurance
Free Parking
Pension Scheme
20 Days Holiday
Employee Discount Scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Subsidised Transport from Andover
Training Courses
Career ProgressionAn ideal candidate will have, good speaking and written English skills, excellent communication skills, chemical handling experience (but not essential), manages well under pressure, adaptable to changing working environments and is a strong team player. If this sounds like you, then we want to hear from you.
Vitacress Salads, based in leafy St Mary Bourne, Andover is one of the principal salad and watercress suppliers in the UK. With our own salad leaf farms, we take immense pride in delivering a field to fork operation. We grow, wash, pack and distribute salad and watercress for retailer own brands and our own brand Steve’s Leaves. We take pleasure in ensuring the best possible standard and we will empower you to do the same. From the way we grow our products, to the relationships we maintain with customers, everyone knows exactly what is going on. We are authentic and grounded. At the centre of everything is a trust that you can feel every day at work. From the salads that are grown on site; to the investment in facilities and the growth of the business; to growing and nurturing out talented employees, growing is truly at the heart of what we do. Join us and become a trusted partner in our business.
If you have a strong desire to come join our friendly team, then this is the perfect opportunity for you. You can apply easily, either click the apply now button here or contact our recruitment team at (url removed). We will be happy to answer any questions, so get in touch.
Unfortunately, we are unable to offer any sponsorship to candidates without permission to reside in the UK. Candidates are to be invited to face-to-face interview as part of our recruitment process and this cannot be facilitated with those residing outside of the UK