Location Location: Stoke, Newcastle-under-Lyme Hours: 45 per week, including weekends Salary: £29,252.85 Join Our Team! We're looking for a Hygiene Operative to join our team in Stoke, working in a fast-paced bakery where health and safety comes first. Key Accountabilities To ensure that daily schedules are adhered to and the assigned areas meet the required standards. To contribute as part of a team and to assist in meeting the departments Key Performance Indicators. Follow instruction, training and guidelines set out by the hygiene department. To ensure that the Hygiene Controller / Coordinator are informed to validate cleaning tasks once they are completed. Identify area’s that have a potential associated risk to food safety and raise and action accordingly. Reporting of defects or potential hazards to the Hygiene Controller / Coordinator. Issue and manage deliveries of work wear from the Laundry Assisting manufacturing in reduction of waste and the removal of bakery and returns waste Cleaning and litter picking of the site perimeter Replenishment and cleaning of facilities Cleaning the canteen and surrounding areas Use of the floor cleaning machineThe Right Person ✅Awareness and understanding of health and safety requirements. ✅Awareness of COSHH regulations and the safe use of chemicals ✅Experience with Hazards/Near Miss reporting. ✅Demonstrate pride and passion, great working environment producing quality site standards ✅Able to provide a high standard of work, assisting departments cross functionally ✅ Experience in a cleaning role, preferably industrial, with high standards, good attention to detail and a willingness to work to rigorous procedures. Why Join Us? We know that our people are at the heart of our success. That's why we offer: ✔ Health & Wellbeing Support – Access to a healthcare cash plan, free eye tests & more! ✔ Pension & Life Assurance – Up to 10% employer contributions to secure your future. ✔ Retail Discounts – Save at Asda, Tesco, M&S, Currys & 500 other retailers! ️ ✔ Career Development – Grow with us through development & training opportunities. ✔ Financial Wellbeing Support – Affordable loans, free financial education & budgeting tools. ✔ Green Benefits – Get a great deal on a bike. ♂️⚡ ✔ Loyalty rewards – We celebrate milestones with recognition and gifts. ✔ Recognition & Awards – Your hard work won’t go unnoticed! Allied Bakeries are owned by Associated British Foods. ABF is a diversified international food, ingredients and retail group with sales of £20.1bn and 138,000 employees in 56 countries. It has significant businesses in Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia and Australia. Our sister companies in ABF UK Grocery produce products under many market-leading household brands, including Jordans, Ryvita, Pataks, Blue Dragon & Silver Spoon. We are proud of our brands: we make top 10 UK grocery brand Kingsmill as well as Allinson’s, Bürgen and Sunblest. You’ll know us best through our white, wholemeal and seeded market-leading loaves, as well as Kingsmill 50/50, the nation’s favourite Healthier White, and our delicious pancakes, crumpets, hot cross buns and other bakery products. The success of our business depends on us having the right people on the team. We are incredibly passionate about our business, but it isn’t for the faint-hearted – it’s pacey and demanding so our people need to have a positive attitude and to want to work inclusively. We take massive pride in what we do, not least in how colleagues based in our bakeries and depots have one of the best safety performance records in the industry. Our Grocery Service Centre, based near Liverpool, is a hub for transactional activity across multiple ABF companies within the ABF Grocery division. Supporting some of our well-known brands such as Kingsmill, Pataks, Blue Dragon, Jordans, Ryvita and Silver Spoon, amongst others. We deliver Shared Service activities across a wide range of disciplines including Customer Services, Consumer Care, Finance, Payroll, HR and IS. If you’re looking to join a business that is passionate, encourages you to be the best you can be, and values its people, we’d love to hear from you.