About Us
Newly Weds® Foods is a leading, privately owned global food ingredients business and has been innovating since 1932. The European division is a market leader in the manufacture of coatings, seasonings and functional ingredient systems.
Today, Newly Weds® Foods is a world leader in food ingredient technology. A network of R&D, manufacturing and service facilities around the globe allows us to serve our customers’ needs in more than 68 countries. But despite our size and scope, we’ve continued to be an independent, family‑owned business answerable only to the demands of our customers. That’s why we continue to invest in infrastructure, human resources and capacity to keep pace with our customers’ needs and expectations.
The Role
To maintain high standards of cleanliness, hygiene, and housekeeping across the site by following all relevant policies, procedures, and safety guidelines. The Yard Operative is responsible for ensuring all waste, recycling, and hygiene tasks are completed accurately, safely, and in line with company expectations.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage all site general waste bins, ensuring they are emptied, rotated, and prevented from overflowing. (all site bins, blending, bakehouse, head office, warehouse, engineering)
- Empty all site recycling bins (paper and plastic), operate the baler safely, and ensure materials are baled correctly.
- Uphold excellent housekeeping standards by following all environmental, hygiene, and health & safety policies.
- Maintain a strict clean-as-you-go approach and wear the appropriate PPE for each area.
- Keep the building perimeter clean and sanitary, including bulk flour and salt silo areas and compactor zones.
- Wash, restack, and prepare pallets for return to production, ensuring this task is kept consistently up to date.
- Load and unload vehicles as required, including loading full bales and unloading chemicals.
- Ensure pest control points remain clear and report any concerns to the supervisor promptly.
- Provide cover for Baler Operatives during holidays or absences.
- Convert all factory packaging into bales for recycling in line with company recycling procedures (plastic, paper, FIBC, general waste).
- Complete weekly deep cleaning of all recycling receptacles / cleaning schedule is completed.
- Clean trays and Dolavs to production-ready standards.
- Maintain all hygiene equipment in good working order and report any defects to the supervisor or manager.
- Carry out any other reasonable duties as requested by the supervisor.
The list of responsibilities and duties above is not exhaustive. Changes in responsibility or other duties within the department or other areas of the plant may be required, subject to suitable knowledge or training, if and when directed by your Supervisor.
Person Specification
Essential
- Confident self‑starter
- Good communication skills
- The ability to work as part of a team or individually
- An ability to operate machinery and knowledge of health & safety regulations
- The ability to work at a fast pace
- Flexible working hours
- Able to work outside in all weathers
- FLT Counterbalance licence
Desirable
- Previous manufacturing and warehousing, preferably FMCG environment.
- Hygiene, health and safety experience.
- Basic computer skills.
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