Hygiene Technician
- Employer
- McCormick UK Limited
- Location
- Peterborough
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 20 Feb 2025
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Function
- Hygiene
- Business Sector
- Food Manufacturing
Job Details
Hygiene Technician
Peterborough
The Hygiene Technician will be responsible for carrying out hygiene-related activities across the Peterborough manufacturing site, ensuring compliance with health and safety, food safety, and quality standards. This role will involve working under the guidance of the Hygiene Services Crew Lead for the planning and execution of daily tasks.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
- Support with validation activities of production lines and CIP systems: visual assessments; microbiological, ATP and allergen swabbing; water sampling; air plates; CIP parameter assessments.
- Primarily in charge of delivering the internal CIP process, both efficiently and effectively, without compromising H&S or food safety, including auditing of the recording system.
- Ability to operate dedicated equipment such as cherry picker, foaming units, cleaning equipment as required.
- Responsibility for specific specialist cleaning tasks in all areas such as the packing or processing and production areas.
- Assist with the training of other employees in cleaning methods, as necessary.
- Practical knowledge and application of site approved chemicals.
- Accurately complete all necessary documentation as required.
- Adhere to all Standard Operating Procedures, carrying out duties following Good Manufacturing Practices.
- Adhere to health and safety regulations, working within ‘safe systems of work’.
- Ensure full compliance with Company Quality, Food Safety, Health & Safety and Environmental requirements.
- Have a flexible approach to work and carry out alternative duties, as and when required.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
- Good literacy and numeracy skills e.g. English & Math Nonlevel / GCSE equivalent and / or equivalent work-related experience.
- Certifications - Food Safety Level 2, HACCP Level 2; HACCP Level 3, Food Safety Level 3.
- Experience with closed loop CIP systems and chemical dosing.
- Practical knowledge and experience in both high care and low care food production cleaning and sanitation with some work-related engineering experience.
- Practical experience in the full strip down and maintenance of food production equipment including pre and post inspection documentation and personal standards auditing.
- Ability to work autonomously, without direct supervision.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- High level of motivation and commitment to maintain a daily high standard of work.
- Attention to detail.
- Willing and capable to learn new skills and an investment in personal development.
- Willing to work in a manufacturing environment.
COMPANY
Company manufactures, markets, and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavourful products to the entire food industry, retail outlets, food manufactures, food service businesses and consumers.
While our global headquarters are in the Baltimore, Maryland, USA area, McCormick operates and serves customers from nearly 60 locations in 25 countries and 170 markets in Asia-Pacific, China, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and the Americas, including North, South and Central America with recognized brands including Schwartz.
At McCormick, we have over a 100-year legacy based on our “Power of People” principle. This principle fosters an unusually dedicated workforce requiring a culture of respect, recognition, inclusion and collaboration based on the highest ethical values.
TO APPLY
Agencies: McCormick as needed will work with external recruitment vendors through our Agency Portal. Unless previously contacted, McCormick does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies.
McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies.
Company
McCormick & Company, Incorporated is a global leader in flavour and one of the most respected and familiar names in the industry.
Our UK business manufactures, markets, and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other flavourful products for retail outlets, food manufacturers, and foodservice businesses. We create flavours for a wide range of applications, such as beverages, snacks, dairy, bakery/confectionary, savoury, performance nutrition, and health.
McCormick has had a presence in the UK for nearly 40 years. We have three sites across the country–our EMEA headquarters in Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, our new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and innovation centre in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (which is on track to become McCormick’s first Net Zero carbon building), and our plant in Littleborough, Greater Manchester.
Our brands and our products are trusted sources of flavour in millions of kitchens across the country—in homes and in restaurants. Our UK brand portfolio includes Schwartz, Frank’s RedHot, French’s, Cholula, Herdez, and OLD BAY.
Partnerships with farmers and suppliers around the world allow us to provide great-tasting, quality spices with consistency that you can trust. Our herbs and spices come from around 80 different countries.
At McCormick, we stand together for the future of flavour, and we bring that commitment to work every day in the UK to deliver top-tier growth and quality from our global business.
As a people-first culture, we encourage development in many ways, respect everyone’s differences and contributions, and do what’s right to develop our employees and to better our world.
- Website
- https://www.mccormickcorporation.com/
- Location
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Haddenham Business Park
Pegasus Way
Haddenham
Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire
HP17 8LB
United Kingdom
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