Profiles Michelle, Hygiene Supervisor

"I qualified as a chef when I was younger. But while I love cooking, I guess most people would say I've found my calling in hygiene. I've never had any trouble spotting things that aren't right in a kitchen. Now I've a whole bakery to look after!

So much to consider

"The job I do is really varied. The baking areas have to be 100% clean and safe, obviously. But then you've got things like the locker rooms – how do you make sure people are clean when they move from there into our baking areas? And how can you make sure their uniforms are clean too?

"On top of all that, I have 24 people in my team – so quite a bit of responsibility. There are appraisals to handle and training to organise, as well as all the day-to-day challenges of helping them to make sure our food, and the bakery, is perfectly safe.

"There are always new challenges on the horizon too. We've just signed a contract with a new environmental services company. As with anything, they have their own methods – so a lot of my time recently has been spent thinking of ways to make sure all our recycling and waste is in the right containers in the right places at the right times. No simple task in a 24hr bakery like ours.

So much to enjoy

"I have to say I'm partial to a Greggs Chocolate Cupcake, so to only have to pay half price for them wherever I go is great! But really, it's all my friends here that make the difference.

"Before my birthday recently, I was moaning (I do every year) that we bake our own cakes to bring in. I made one anyway; but when I walked in, someone had made the effort and baked a massive one for me. It really made my day."

"While it can be hard work, it's not a job I really take home with me. I'm generally out of the door at 3pm – I start at 8.30am – and hurrying home to my daughter."