Job Introduction
As we continue our mission to make people and nature happy through reinventing chocolate, we’re looking for a General Cleaning Operative (Hygiene) to join our Facilities Team on a permanent basis.
As a General Cleaning Operative (Hygiene), you will play a vital role in carrying out the cleaning and waste management duties across the fulfilment site, ensuring that a high standard of cleaning and waste management is consistently maintained in-line with our Food Safety Standards.
Salary: £13.05 per hour
Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday on a weekly rotating shift pattern of 6am – 2pm and 2pm – 10pm.
As well as a competitive salary and a range of company benefits, you’ll receive 50% discount on all products, and a 70% discount for you and your guests when you stay at our Rabot Estate hideaway on the paradise island of Saint Lucia.
The on-site location for this role is at our Distribution Centre ‘Alpha’, in St. Neots, Cambridgeshire. Whether it’s a bustling event, online order or keeping our store shelves fully stocked, our team at Alpha provide the support network that makes this happen.
Alpha is just off the A1 (Wyboston Interchange) and 3.4 miles from St Neots train station. With free parking on site.
What you’ll be doing….
- Waste management to include disposal of waste card, plastic and general waste using the correct waste streams.
- Organisation and disposal of any food waste on site.
- Assist with site wide periodic cleaning.
- Complete training specific to your duties consisting of:
- Health and Safety – COSHH, manual handling, food safety cleaning standards, personal hygiene
- Core skills – cleaning schedules, glass and spillages, time management
- Ensuring that the bailing areas are always kept clean and that adequate bailing wires are available.
- General cleaning of warehouse.
- Undertake yard duties consisting of:
- Loading waste bails and food waste onto trailers
- Removal of overgrown vegetation around site
- Ensuring all walkways are salted as and when needed during the winter months
- Keeping the smoke shelters clean
- Litter picking around site parameters
- Organisation of all pallets within the yard
- General upkeep of yard
- Assist across the Fulfilment operation creating a collaborative environment and team work ethic.
- Complete required paperwork in-line with your duties.
- Promote best practice and implement a fun and safe environment for employees, making suggestions for improving service and facilities.
Who you are…
Essential
- Practical and ‘hands-on’, with a can-do attitude.
- Demonstrable experience within a cleaning or similar hygiene role.
- Reliable and trustworthy.
- Motivated and self-starter, working on your own initiative.
Desirable
- MHE licence – training can be given.
- Previous experience of operating bailing machines.
- Strong multi-tasking & time management skills with an ability to prioritise a demanding schedule.
Who are we?
We’re one of the UK’s favourite premium chocolate brands, with a range of products spanning luxury gifts, alcohol and our pioneering drinking chocolate system, the Velvetiser™.
A cacao pod takes years to grow – it can’t be rushed if it’s going to be just right for our products. The same can be said for Hotel Chocolat, which originally started as a mint production company before we realised it was luxury chocolate that we were really passionate about.
Now, we’re market leaders in the industry. What began as an online-only business grew to over 140 stores across the UK, and we’re still growing… Today, we’re multi-category, multi-channel, and multi-territory, and our customers, colleagues, cacao farmers and suppliers all benefit from the success we make together.
To learn more about us and read about our People Pledge – our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion – click here: hotelchocolat.com/uk/engaged-ethics/our-people.html