As a Hygiene operative, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring our manufacturing operations meet the highest GMP standards. Ensuring all cleaning, sanitisation and disinfecting processes are executed in a safe and meticulous manner required for the production of our premium skincare products as we continue to grow.

For this opportunity, we are offering up to £27,000 depending on experience. Working Monday to Friday onsite.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Perform detailed manual cleaning, sanitisation and disinfection of all processing equipment, semi automated production machinery, conveyor systems, filling assemblies, and mixing vessels to prevent cross-contamination and ensure operational readiness. 

• Completing all cleaning schedules, deep cleaning, sanitisation and disinfection of production floors, walls, and surfaces, ensuring they are consistently free from dirt, dust, spills, and manufacturing debris within the production environments.

• Ensure all log books, checklists and hygiene equipment status indicators are up to date.

• Follow established cleaning protocols, with strict adherence to work instructions (SOPs), cleaning instruction cards, and departmental schedules to maintain consistently hygienic and GMP-compliant standards.

• Ability to safely handle, prepare, dilute, and suitably store a range of cleaning chemicals and agents (detergents, disinfectants) in compliance with COSHH regulations. 

• Carry out and complete particle and or bacterial swabbing to prove the effectiveness of cleaning practices. 

• Ensure the correct and safe operation of all cleaning equipment is maintained.

• On a daily basis efficiently manage and dispose of all production and general waste materials (including hazardous waste) in accordance with company SOP’s and environmental guidelines.

• Adhere to all health, safety, and environmental protocols, including the consistent and correct use of required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as but not limited to: gloves, safety glasses, aprons, gauntlets, face shields, boots and uniforms.

• Provide clear communication with Manufacturing, Engineering and Quality Assurance (QA) teams to schedule tasks efficiently, minimising disruption but not compromising on standards.

Requirements:

• Previous hygiene cleaning experience is required, preferably within a fast-paced manufacturing environment (cosmetics, food or pharmaceutical desirable).

• Experience working with COSHH and knowledge of the safe handling, dilution, and use of industrial cleaning chemicals, disinfectants and sanitisers.

• An unwillingness to compromise attitude when it comes to the commitment to maintaining extremely high standards of cleanliness in a GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) setting.

• Knowledge of HACCP principles (desireable) 

• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision, while also collaborating effectively within a production team environment.

• Excellent attention to detail and good verbal communication skills to relay status updates and issues effectively.

The skincare products that we make are safe for consumers all over the world.  This is enabled through attention to detail in the design, validation and execution of our cleaning protocols.  The successful candidate will be passionate about driving and maintaining the highest standards.

About us

Founded in 2009 by UK scientists and brothers, we are a British, B Corp™ certified dermatological skincare brand, globally renowned for our age-defying heroes that deliver results without compromise.

Our mission is to simplify the route to great skin through the highest quality, most efficacious and trusted products on the market. All this is underpinned by our pioneering CSA Philosophy® of vitamin C plus sunscreen by day, and vitamin A (retinoids) by night which addresses 90% of anti-ageing skincare needs to deliver more youthful-looking skin.

Culture & Benefits

We are fuelled by our commitment to sustainability, quality, efficiency, and an unwavering passion for our customers. Championing solutions-focused thinking, we possess a purpose-driven mentality and strive to work with integrity and agility, always. We are collaborative go-givers; our diverse talents work cross-functionally and we achieve more together. We are proud to do everything in-house, challenging the norm and pushing the boundaries of possibility. It’s just who we are!

Some of the perks of being part of the Medik8 team include:
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Flexible & Hybrid working
- Private Medical Insurance + Mental Health support
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Annual Performance Bonus
- Long Service Awards
- 75% discount + Annual Product Allowance
- Flexible Career opportunities
- Up-skilling support + regular Lunch & Learns
- 2 Volunteering days per year
- Matched Charitable Giving Scheme



Want to do a little more research before you apply?

Head over to our main careers page to find out more about the team and our values. You can also find out more about us on LinkedIn, Glassdoor & Instagram.


At Medik8, we believe that diversity within our workplace drives innovation. We celebrate multiple backgrounds, cultures, approaches and points of view, and believe that when people feel respected and included, they can truly flourish. We’re committed to advancing equal opportunities and we’re dedicated to building a workforce as diverse as our consumer base, creating a multifaceted, equitable and inclusive culture and allowing all colleagues to bring their whole selves to work.

Our DE&I ethos also flows through our recruitment process. Studies have found that minority groupings tend to apply for roles only when they meet 100% of the role requirements, in comparison to non-minority grouping tend to apply when they meet only 60% of the role requirements (Hewlett Packard ). The requirements listed in our job descriptions are guidelines, not hard and fast rules, so if you think you meet 60+ of the role spec and are passionate, excited & feel like you have the potential to fulfil the rest - then we want to hear from you!