Basket Wash Operative Glasgow, Scotland
Job description
Welcome to Hovis. We are the proud guardians of over 130 years of baking experience that make up our iconic and much-loved brand. We produce bread and bakery products created with Hovis goodness at the heart of each. We deliver around 1.3million loaves, every day of the week throughout the UK and Ireland, where we also make Mothers Pride and Ormo products.
The Role:
A great opportunity has arisen at our Hovis site in Glasgow. We're looking for a Basket Wash Operative to contribute to the achievement of compliance, quality and performance standards within the Basket Wash Department. In this role you will ensure compliance to site Health & Safety regulations and have an awareness of site policy on Health & Safety, Food safety, Hygiene, and Accident Reporting. You must be able to use your own initiative, prioritise tasks and clean as you go. The successful candidate must possess the following skills and experience;
Key Accountabilities:
- To comply with Health and Safety regulations, as laid down by the bakery to ensure the safety of themselves and others
- Offloading of baskets from vehicles using basketeers
- To operate the Basket Wash for the cleaning of bread baskets and ensure these are delivered to bread production
- To safely operate equipment such as Fork Lift Trucks and isolate machinery
- To ensure that cleaning chemicals are used and maintained
- External working in adverse conditions
- The movement of baskets using correct manual handling techniques
- To report all faults of cleaning equipment to the Coordinator
- To complete pre-start up checks at the beginning of each working shift
Ideal Experiences / Qualifications / Capabilities:
- Basic Numeracy and Literacy
- Food Hygiene Certificate
- Good understanding of site/business health & safety
- requirements
- Good Understanding of manufacturing processes on site
- Good understanding of site audit requirements
- Good Timekeeping & Attendance
- Flexibility
- Willing to learn & develop new skills where required.
- I.T. Skills.
- Communication skills
- Experience of working within a similar environment, namely food production would be desirable.
Location: Based in Glasgow
Type of role: Full Time, Permanent
Reports to: Hygiene Manager
Salary: £24,464.00
Shift pattern: 4 on 4 off (12hrs shift 2 x days 2 x nights 4 off - repeated)
All applicants must have Proof of Right to Work in the UK
Why work for us and our benefits:
At Hovis, we understand the importance of looking after our colleagues, so we provide a variety of benefits in addition to their salaries. The benefits we provide at Hovis are as varied as the people who receive them but they are offered with the intention of creating value to them personally over and above their salaries.
There is a range of colleague benefits available, which individuals can select based on their needs.Our benefits scheme is called Hovis Choice, which offers a variety of savings and cashback offers on day to day living and much more including eyecare vouchers, and a healthcare scheme to suit everyone. It also includes our Cycle to Work scheme where you can obtain a brand new bike at a significant saving
We offer competitive annual leave entitlement and flexibility where possible in order to create a healthy work-life balance
We celebrate loyalty with our generous long service and colleague recognition schemes
We offer three levels of pensions
Hovis values diversity and is committed to promoting equal opportunities in the workplace. Every job applicant, employee or worker will be treated fairly and equally with dignity and respect regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, social class, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religious belief, union membership, political opinion, sex, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic.
