Job Description

Overall Purpose and scope of the job

To ensure the required hygiene and cleanliness standards are fully maintained throughout the bakery site, both internally and externally.

Key Objectives

To ensure the daily cleaning schedule is fully adhered to and followed


To provide a deep clean service to required designated areas on a weekly basis

Key Responsibilities and Activities

Operational duties:

To complete all washing and cleaning duties as required by the cleaning schedule To tidy and maintain the cleanliness of the wash up and equipment area

To wash all mixing bowls, trays and small equipment as required

To stack clean trays, bowls and equipment correctly for storage after cleaning

To ensure all dough containers are correctly jet washed

To clean any heavy equipment as directed.

To clean daily all walls, doors, floors in communal areas as directed (with exception of bakery/patisserie rooms)

To daily clean canteen, toilets and staff changing areas

To clean the loading bays and cooling room ensuring no debris remains

To remove all waste and store tidily in the correct area.

To clean fridges as required.

To ensure that all areas of storage are kept clean, tidy, and organized, including shelving and refill containers

Health and Safety duties:


To wear the company uniform and maintain the highest level of personal hygiene.

To work cleanly, safely and hygienically at all times.

To report all faulty equipment and machinery to the Technical Manager.

To comply with all legislation regarding the health and safety of food hygiene

To ensure all pest control devices are not moved and areas are clean of pest infestation

Passionate about People - Contributes to building team effectiveness

Take responsibility for supporting team members in the development of product knowledge and support training of new colleagues

Take responsibility for own timekeeping, be at work on time on all occasions as stipulated on the rota

Helpful without being asked, cooperative and friendly and willingness to try new ideas

Play an active role in team meetings by communicating, listening to others' ideas and opinions and showing respect

Contributes to building teamwork by displaying a sense of urgency and fun

Build good working relations with all the team and other areas of the business

Create a positive, welcoming and open work environment by taking pride in getting the job done and contributing towards achieving the team's goals To communicate in an honest and open

A Portrait of a BLACKBIRD Person - the behaviour we expect

Good Communication - Smiling, always friendly, use polite tone of voice, ask questions Attitude and behaviour - showing passion, energy, speed, and have a can-do attitude, flexibility Teamwork - one team - helping others, showing respect, having good product knowledge, working to high standards, and quality focused One Family BLACKBIRD, Business Focus - thinks of impact on others, listens to feedback, acts on it, not accepting of poor standards, cares about business, communicates ideas, continuous improvement

Additional Responsibilities

To carry out cleaning duties as and when required .

To compact cardboard and store correctly for collection

Skill and Technical Requirements


Ideally worked within a food production environment Understands basic food safety and Health & Safety regulations and standards Understands COSHH and has used cleaning chemicals and equipment in the past

Personal Profile

Good communication skills able to speak and understand some English

Works in a neat and tidy way

Flexibility and openness of approach and willingness to work as a team player

Highly self motivated and able to use initiative
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