All Locations:
Wednesbury
All Departments:
Technical
Display Salary:
14.60
Contract Type:
Permanent
About the Role:

Who are we, and what do we do?

You may not have heard of us, but there’s a good chance you’ve enjoyed our products. Avara Foods is one of the UK’s leading food businesses, supplying chicken and turkey to the country’s major supermarkets and well-known restaurants.

We own and manage our entire supply chain, from farms to factory and all the way to the customer door – meaning we have careers that cover a whole range of functions. We have major processing sites across England and Wales, and an agricultural network of over 350 farms, spanning from North Yorkshire to the South Coast and Wales.

A little about our Telford site:

Our advanced manufacturing site in Telford, is one of our main processing facilities, processing up to 1.5 million birds per week. There are over 1,200 talented people employed at our Telford site, helping us to deliver high quality products to our customers and making the business a trusted leader in fresh foods.  

We’ve recently invested £2.3 million in technology and equipment, making it one of the most advanced food manufacturing facilities in the UK.

Do you want to earn a minimum of £14.60 per hour? We’re looking for a Hygiene Process Leader to join our team at our site in Wednesbury.

The benefits of working for Avara Foods:

  • £14.60 per hour plus shift allowance of £2.00 (between the hours of 18.00 and 06:00)
  • Paid Weekly
  • Overtime available
  • Earn a minimum of £483 per week (Based on 3 day week)
  • Training and development from day one
  • Secure contract, guaranteed hours and opportunities for overtime
  • Free on-site parking

*T’s & C’s apply

Working Hours

4o4o Days 05:30 - 18:00

About the role:

As a Process Leader you’ll be working in a fast-paced, dynamic FMCG factory environment which is noisy and refrigerated in some areas, manufacturing short shelf life products where hygiene standards are critical.

To liaise with production to ensure that all cleaning schedules and standards are achieved and maintained, timely completion of all cleaning records and documentation. Undertake daily and weekly deep cleaning of plant and facilities.To supervise and manage the hygiene staff and maintain ongoing staff training. To promote a team working environment within the hygiene department across all shift working patterns.

  • Review hygiene staffing levels, including planning and implementation of workplace rota’s.
  • Complete all relevant information booking on the TMS system in the absence of the Hygiene Manager.
  • Carry out the deep cleaning of the production equipment & hygiene equipment over each weekend as per the current cleaning schedule including environmental cleaning.
  • Liaise with the Departmental Managers regarding changes to the production plan / equipment availability, hygiene resource to meet the cleaning schedule, schedule in the cleaning of the equipment to meet the production plan.
  • Ensure all Avara hygiene standards that are set are trained out and maintained ensuring all hygiene staff are completing the cleaning schedules to the correct time specification and standards.
  • Responsible for the application of all company procedures and policies within the hygiene department.
  • Responsible for reviewing swab results and investigating repeat fails, ensuring that corrective actions are put in place and completed.
  • Liaise with the Engineering department to review outstanding actions / repairs and ensure post engineering cleans are performed to standard.
  • Establish effective handovers between each shift. All issues are identified and recorded on the hygiene shift report and verbally communicated.
  • Responsible for the correct chemical application and quantities being used including chemical titration checks
  • Responsible for the availability of hygiene equipment to meet the business demands and cleaning schedule.
  • Holiday / absence cover for Hygiene Manager.
  • Responsible for overseeing Hygiene audits and feeding back on improvements and corrective actions are put in place and completed.
What do I need to be successful?

Essential

  • Experienced Hygiene Operative.
  • Experience of working within a FMCG environment.
  • Supervisory experience.
  • Knowledge of BRCGS

Desirable

  • General understanding of basic food microbiology.
  • Experience of poultry processing industry
  • Knowledge of Health & Safety requirements.
  • Knowledge of COSHH

 

Internal About the Role:

Are you looking for a new opportunity at Avara Foods? Join our team as a Hygiene Process Leader

About the role

To liaise with production to ensure that all cleaning schedules and standards are achieved and maintained, timely completion of all cleaning records and documentation. Undertake daily and weekly deep cleaning of plant and facilities.To supervise and manage the hygiene staff and maintain ongoing staff training. To promote a team working environment within the hygiene department across all shift working patterns.

  • Review hygiene staffing levels, including planning and implementation of workplace rota’s.
  • Complete all relevant information booking on the TMS system in the absence of the Hygiene Manager.
  • Carry out the deep cleaning of the production equipment & hygiene equipment over each weekend as per the current cleaning schedule including environmental cleaning.
  • Liaise with the Departmental Managers regarding changes to the production plan / equipment availability, hygiene resource to meet the cleaning schedule, schedule in the cleaning of the equipment to meet the production plan.
  • Ensure all Avara hygiene standards that are set are trained out and maintained ensuring all hygiene staff are completing the cleaning schedules to the correct time specification and standards.
  • Responsible for the application of all company procedures and policies within the hygiene department.
  • Responsible for reviewing swab results and investigating repeat fails, ensuring that corrective actions are put in place and completed.
  • Liaise with the Engineering department to review outstanding actions / repairs and ensure post engineering cleans are performed to standard.
  • Establish effective handovers between each shift. All issues are identified and recorded on the hygiene shift report and verbally communicated.
  • Responsible for the correct chemical application and quantities being used including chemical titration checks
  • Responsible for the availability of hygiene equipment to meet the business demands and cleaning schedule.
  • Holiday / absence cover for Hygiene Manager.
  • Responsible for overseeing Hygiene audits and feeding back on improvements and corrective actions are put in place and completed.

Working Hours

4o4o 05:30 - 18:00

Benefits

£14.60 per hour (paid weekly),

Shift allowance of £2.00 (for hours worked between 18:00 and 06:00)

Similar to your current role, you’ll receive training and development opportunities from day one,

You’ll also benefit from a secure contract and guaranteed hours

*T’s & C’s apply

What do I need to be successful? 

Essential

  • Experienced Hygiene Operative.
  • Experience of working within a FMCG environment.
  • Supervisory experience.
  • Knowledge of BRCGS

Desirable

  • General understanding of basic food microbiology.
  • Experience of poultry processing industry
  • Knowledge of Health & Safety requirements.
  • Knowledge of COSHH.
Please apply for this internal opportunity via our careers website by clicking the ‘apply’ button below, and a member of the Resourcing Team at your site will be in touch with you soon!

Please make sure that you have discussed this internal opportunity with your Line Manager and that you have made them aware of your application.

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.

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