Hygiene Operative

Hygiene Operatives (Nights)

Location:

Buckingham

Number of Vacancies: 1

Start Dates: ASAP

Shifts:

Monday to Friday 22:00 – 06:00

Salary: £27,500 plus 25% Shift Allowance

Our Mission

At Puratos, we create innovative food solutions for the health and well‑being of people everywhere. As the global leader in bakery, patisserie and chocolate ingredients, we help our customers to be successful with their business, by turning technologies and experiences from food cultures around the world into new opportunities.

We are more than 10,000 employees in over 70 countries and a consolidated turnover of 3.1 billion euros (in 2023). Our passion for innovation, a pioneering spirit and the unique Puratos culture drive our solid growth and vision for the future. This, along with our commitment to our local communities, is what makes working at Puratos so magical.

To build our team we are looking for Hygiene Operatives to join our expanding site in Buckingham.

Are you passionate about cleanliness and safety? Do you take pride in maintaining the highest standards? We’re looking for a dedicated Hygiene Operative to play a vital role in ensuring our food production environment is spotless, safe, and fully compliant.

In this essential role, you’ll be responsible for keeping our equipment, machinery, and work spaces impeccably clean, meeting the rigorous hygiene standards of the food industry. You’ll work with a sharp eye for detail and a strong commitment to Food Safety and Health & Safety at all times.

If you’re reliable, proactive, and ready to make a real impact behind the scenes, we’d love to hear from you!

• Championing Cleanliness:
  Follow structured cleaning schedules and SOPs to ensure all equipment, machinery, and zones are spotless and food‑safe.
• Protecting Food Safety:
  Handle allergens and raw materials with care, ensuring zero cross‑contamination and full compliance with hygiene standards.
• Quality & Compliance:
  Carry out traceability checks, surface swabs, and support audits to keep us inspection‑ready at all times.
• Team
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Work closely with Production, Quality, Engineering, and R&D teams to maintain high standards and support continuous improvement.
• Safety First:
  Use chemicals safely, follow health and safety protocols, and help train new team members to uphold our hygiene excellence.

• Manage customer needs:
  Be able and eager to find out what the internal or external customer wants and needs and to act accordingly, taking the costs and benefits into account. Make the life of the customer easier. Foster a customer‑centric culture.
• Collaborate Effectively:
  Think and act as one team in a spirit of trust and respect. Be open to different ideas. Work intentionally towards consensus in the achievement of shared objectives. Build formal and informal relationship networks.
• Communicate Effectively:
  Develop and deliver communications in diverse modes that generate a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Improve Continuously:
  Be passionate about achieving high quality standards for you and Puratos. Constantly look for and take advantage of improvement opportunities. Propose new ideas and demonstrate openness for change. Build self‑awareness and embrace learning and development opportunities.
• Drive Performance:
  Show ambition and go the extra mile in achieving expected results; drive sustainable operational excellence through diligent planning, prioritization, monitoring & effective use of resources. Take responsibility for decisions, actions and mistakes. Deal with setbacks and unexpected situations in a positive and confident way.

We are a warm family company with a historical growth track record and a clear long‑term vision for the future. We promote a caring, trustful and respectful work environment by putting people first.

We at Puratos cultivate an inclusive global workplace, that fully embraces diversity and equal opportunities for all. We strive to reflect the richness of our customers, communities and society, accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver on our commitments.

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