We have an exciting opportunity for a Hygiene Zone Leader to join our team at Agrial Fresh Produce in Wigan. You'll play a critical role in ensuring food hygiene standards are maintained across our factory site. Supervising and developing the Hygiene team, you'll be involved in the performance coaching of your team, along with handling absence management, and ensuring the timely and accurate completion of Hygiene administration/documentation.
Working hours: Night shift - 22:00 - 7:00 - 5 in 7 shift pattern
About Us
Agrial Fresh Produce is one of three UK food manufacturing factories owned by the French co-operative group, Agrial. Agrial has operations across 18 regions with 280 farming outlets and it's not just about lettuce!
As well as the 3 factories, we also have a farming operation – Agrial Fresh Farms. All UK sites operate under the name of Agrial Fresh Produce Limited and fall under Agrial's vegetable division. The business is more recognisable in the UK by its Florette salad brand and we are now one of the UK’s leading producers in the industry. We have a recipe for success through our EPIC values and working together as one team. Our Wigan site is a well-established business unit that processes and distributes pre-packed, ready to eat, fresh salad bags and bowls to some of the UK's well-known retailers and restaurants. We are based on Martland Park Industrial Estate, which is ideal for travel on the M61, M6 and M62.
Main Responsibilities
* Ensure all cleaning is completed to the required standard.
* Ensure that company quality and food hygiene standards and procedures are strictly adhered to at all times, including PPE checks.
* Ensure all the rules and regulations relating to personal hygiene and statutory health and safety requirements are always met.
* Maintain and develop the company's Hygiene Documentation to meet customer and auditing bodies’ requirements and ensure all required documentation is completed (daily, weekly, monthly & periodics) and returned to the Hygiene Manager.
* Highlight any equipment issues to the Engineering team and Hygiene Manager.
* Daily audit on kit prior to use, including checking cleaning equipment – hoses, guns, stations etc. and fix or replace any that are defective.
* The day-to-day supervision of Hygiene Operators, encouraging & motivating staff to achieve high standards.
* Maintain appropriate staffing levels to ensure smooth efficiency – deployment to areas, complete agency attendance sheet.
Skills and Experience Required
* To have chemical handling and Train the Trainer qualification.
* To have experience in hygiene cleaning.
* To have worked in a food manufacturing environment for at least 3 years.
* Knowledge of COSHH and HACCP, and familiar with BRC Standards.
What You Will Get In Return
A competitive salary, inclusion in our annual bonus scheme and a range of employee benefits you’d expect from a market leading business, including:
* Life Assurance - three times your basic salary paid to your nominated beneficiary.
* Access to our Employee Assistance Programme: providing a Remote GP service along with a 24/7 helpline for financial, legal, medical and life issues.
* A flexible & competitive annual leave entitlement that increases with service and offers an option to purchase additional holiday.
* Personalised training and development.
* Employee discount and salary finance schemes.
* Recognition awards and an annual volunteering day.
Next Steps
It’s an exciting time to join our business! We’re looking for positive and innovative people to join our growing, professional team. If you have the skills and experience we are looking for, and want a new challenge in a company experiencing success we would love for you to join us on our journey!
Please apply directly or alternatively contact Liza Crane, Recruitment Officer for a totally confidential discussion.
Note to recruitment agencies: this role is being handled by the company HR team and no agency contact is required.
Agrial Fresh Produce reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
We are committed to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of all of our staff. That’s why we’ve taken the Mental Health at Work Commitment and are currently delivering a programme of activities to ensure that everyone can have open and honest conversations about their wellbeing in the workplace and feel supported. We encourage applications from persons with experience of poor mental health and are committed to supporting our employees to fulfil their potential and perform at their best in work.
Agrial Fresh Produce Ltd is an Equal Opportunities employer. In addition, as part of Responsible Recruitment, Agrial Fresh Produce Ltd believes in the Employer Pay Principle. No worker should pay for a job – the costs of recruitment should be borne not by the worker but by the employer.
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