Hygiene – Yard Operative

Role Responsibility

• To delegate for direct reports and line manager as required in their absence
•  To supervise the movement of delivery vehicles ensuring that they are aligned for unloading purposes. 
• To ensure that all paperwork is handed to goods in supervisor
• Ensure all areas are cleaned efficiently and in a timely manner to the required standard.
• To ensure the timely removal of waste from the factory and that the appropriate action is taken to dispose of and or recycle various types of waste.
• Log down any frozen foil waste that is disposed of.
• Use cleaning chemicals safely as detailed by the control of substances hazardous to health guidelines (COSHH).
• Ensure all cleaning equipment is kept clean and maintained in safe working order.
• To ensure that appropriate empty containers are made available to all areas for the disposal of their waste.
• Report immediately any equipment which is faulty, mark as faulty and do not use.
• Ensure that all items that are stacked/stored in the yard are safe and secure.
• Carry out daily FLT inspections and fill in the necessary paperwork.
• To issue out chemicals as requested.
• Ensure that chemical stores are kept clean and tidy and is locked at all times.
• Inform the hygiene manager of any potential hazards on site or infringements of health and safety rules / food safety rules.
• Attend training courses and meetings as necessary to maintain standards and assist in carrying out the job role efficiently.
• To ensure any ongoing work issues are effectively communicated at shift handovers.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures including reporting any incidences of absence promptly according to the company absence reporting procedure.
• Comply with all company and statutory health and safety safe working practices, hygiene, cleanliness, fire, COSHH procedures. This will include your awareness of any specific hazards in your work place.
• To attend to any reasonable management request.
• Report and take any necessary action for any incidents of fire, theft, loss, damage or other accidents.
• Ensure a high standard of personal hygiene and appearance and general cleanliness to comply with statutory and company regulations, wearing company uniform as specified.
• To wear PPE as appropriate to the task.
• To complete all records, check sheets and other documentation in a timely manner and submit to the hygiene manager on a weekly basis.
• To ensure all laundry related duties required by the business are carried out by the hygiene team. 
• Ensure vending machines are checked and stocked.

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 36,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the energy, corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

At Sodexo we are committed to a leading role in promoting equality opportunities and valuing diversity and inclusion. We seek to create a work environment based on mutual respect for all individuals, building a culture that appreciates and values the experiences and skills brought by each person to benefit our organisation and work hard to ensure that all people, whatever their race, colour, sex, gender identity  disability, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religion or belief, marital/partnership or family status, sexual orientation, age, social class, educational background, employment status, working pattern, are welcome to and included within our organisation. 

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.