Role: Hygine Operative

Career Step Level: Step level 1.2

Location: Blyth, Worksop

Hours: We are pleased to say, this is a full-time permanent contract, you will be working a rolling average of 41 hours per week working on a shift rotation of days and some weekend working. The working shifts days consisting of 7am to 7pm. 

Salary: £34,268.01, £16.02 per hour 

📣  A bit about us

• At Butternut, our mission is to deliver health and happiness to dogs and their humans all over the world. In order to do just that, we need a hard-working team. And we need quite a big kitchen too. Which is precisely why we have built one.

  Located in Blyth, Doncaster (just off the Junction of A1(M) and A614 Hill Top Roundabout, Blyth S81 8HG), Rudie's Kitchen is where our Butternut meals (we currently have 12 recipes) will be gently cooked, using human-quality ingredients. Rudie's is also where we will be packaging our meals and boxing them for our customers all over the UK. We are a close nit team, with a that family feel, looking to welcome more like minded people to our lovely team and keep work life fun and enjoyable.

🐕‍🦺  A bit about the role

• Carrying out scheduled daily cleaning tasks in line with the predefined schedule
• Replenish stock of consumables in the Kitchen and communal areas
• Change the sanitiser stations at specific times in the shift
• Ensure all cleaning equipment is readily available for the Production team
• Post cleaning checks to make sure everything has been completed properly 
• Support Production teams with deep cleaning activity
• Carry out the deep cleaning of rooms, walls, ceiling, equipment, drainage system, ventilation
• Complete Cleaning-In-Place (CiP) programmes on our ovens and freezers
• Carry out titration checks on our chemicals and micro swabs on our surfaces
• Monitor our stock of cleaning chemicals and equipment on-site and re-order if necessary
• Log all cleaning activities on our paperless quality assurance system
• Able to follow and uphold all H&S guidelines and procedures, and work to SOP’s

🐶  A Paw-fect Candidate

• Previous cleaning experience within a food production environment
• A basic knowledge of cleaning machines like, foamers, lifters and scrubbers
• Comfortable working at heights and willing to undertake required training
• High level of accuracy and good attention to detail
• Comfortable working in a chilled environment with raw protein (lamb, pork, turkey, chicken)
• Comfortable working with computers and learning new systems
• Committed to food quality & safety
• A supportive & helpful team member
• You love to see things clean and shiny, and wont settle for less than perfection

🥳What's In It For You?🥳

• Enjoy 257.5 hours of holiday per year, plus an extra 8 hours for each year of service (up to 40 hours).*
• 39 hours of pre-booked paws days to support good wellbeing and self care.*
• Unlock a £500 annual budget for personal learning and development.
• Get discounted Private Medical Insurance and dental cover.
• Discounted Gym membership with “MyGymDiscounts” helping you stay fit and healthy
• Satisfy your taste buds with subsidised food from a variety of street food vans, and of course, pay day pizza!
• Butternut branded uniform provided (fleece, footwear, hi-vis)
• Enrolment into the company pension scheme and sick pay
• Enhanced parental leave
• Private showers, changing facilities and dedicated locker space
• Treat your furry friend with an employee discount on Butternut Box.
• Comfy, bright and airy kitchen space with lunch making facilities and large screen TVs
• Free tea, coffee, and fruit (and pay day pizzas)
• Opportunity to grow, develop and learn with internal training programmes
• Be part of an energetic and high performing team
• Team socials & events
• Refer a friend bonus of up to £500
• Say goodbye to parking woes with free parking and electric car charging.

🦴A Few Things to Chew On:

• This role is 100% based in our kitchen in Blyth, Doncaster (just off the Junction of A1(M) and A614 Hill Top Roundabout, Blyth S81 8HG)
• We don’t use external recruitment agencies for assistance on roles
• We aim to respond to all applicants personally, however, due to the high volume of applications we receive we are sometimes unable to respond to everyone
• We're not afraid of putting extra weight on candidates from underrepresented groups. We want strong, diverse teams built from different backgrounds, experiences, and identities. We're ready for the ongoing work that goes into building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best work of your career, if it makes your application easier for you please feel free to complete the application form in your native language, we are really happy to translate it afterwards.
• At Butternut, we are passionate about building a diverse & inclusive team that cares for one another. We expect all team members to live by our values.

We look forward to receiving your application!