Hygiene Manager - Nights

Job content

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Hygiene Manager to work Nights in our busy manufacturing plant.

This is a full time, permanent position working 6.00pm to 3.30am Monday to Friday with a salary of between £38,000 to £45,000 depending on experience.

If you have the relevant knowledge and skills set, please apply online today!!

Job Purpose:

To manage the hygiene department, supporting the production process by providing a cleaning service – always ensuring sufficient cleanliness of the production areas and all associated equipment. Implementing best practice hygiene techniques to promote food safety, quality & environmental compliance, maintaining standards at all times to deliver this.

Requirements

Added Value for Role:

Delivering strong hygiene performance at site to maximise the efficiencies and driving cost reduction, minimising operational downtime through ’best-in-class’ cleaning standards and techniques.

Role Key Accountabilities Added Value

• Planning of hygiene schedules in order to deliver a best in class cleaning service, ensuring the highest standards of cleanliness at all times.
• Ensure all hygiene documentation and cleaning records are up to date at all times.
• Develop and maintain the nights hygiene team on site in order to adequately support the departmental and business needs.
• Actively engage in routines to maintain a pro-active approach to hygiene, food safety, quality & environmental standards across the site, liaising with technical management and operational business units to drive standards and improve KPI’s.
• Have active involvement in any continuous improvement projects and commissioning of equipment.
• Schedule and deliver training of the nights hygiene team.
• Support site audits, internal and external, pro-actively dealing with non-conformity to drive compliance standards.
• Managing the provision of hygiene chemicals and relevant operational equipment required to facilitate the cleaning of the factory.
• Assist with the implementation and delivery of the sites technical strategy, enforcing departmental structure and reporting lines.
• Acting as primary point of contact with the sites approved hygiene partner(s) and chemical suppliers – conducting periodical reviews in conjunction with the site Head of Technical.
• Management and responsibility of all chemical storage locations at site, ensuring appropriate storage in line with COSHH and site procedures.
• Ensuring the continual maintenance and relevance of the cleaning instruction cards (C.I.C’s) and all product information and safety data sheets relevant to hygiene chemicals.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Qualifications
• Experience
• Knowledge/Skills
• HACCP – Level 2 essential, Level 3 desirable
• Food Safety – Level 2 essential, Level 3 desirable
• Relevant factory hygiene / cleaning training essential
• COSHH / Chemical Handling training essential
• Previous experience within a hygiene management / supervisory role in FMCG
• Previous experience in a hygiene role within the meat, chilled foods and/or added value sectors desired
• Sound understanding of hygiene requirements and cleaning methods
• Good understanding of current health & safety requirements
• Strong people management and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a hands-on approach to hygiene management.
  
  

Personal Attributes:

• Able to demonstrate effective management within the nights hygiene function – assisting in the development of all direct reports and facilitating the training of the entire team.
• Able to work under pressure to achieve and deliver time sensitive projects.
• Able to communicate professionally at all times at all levels – with both internal & external stakeholders.
• Confident and able to challenge the status quo in order to drive and deliver positive culture.
• Demonstrates a strong quality and compliance focus with the ability to work in a team and to be self-motivated.
• Able to build and maintain positive relationships with key stakeholders.
  
  

Dimensions:

• Direct Reports: Nights Hygiene Supervisor & Team Leaders.
• Budget and Finances: Authority to request expenditure, responsible for cost management and criving cost improvement.
• Delegated authority: Deputises for the Site Head of Technical in hygiene aspects.
• Key Working Relationships: Site Management, Customers & Suppliers.
  
  

Core Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s):

• Achieving hygiene standards (both visual & microbiological) in accordance with company, retailer, industry & legislative requirements.
• Maintaining compliance levels within the hygiene function at internal & external audit.
• Training and developing the nights hygiene team, instilling clear structure and responsibilities.
  
  

Competencies:

• Clear and concise communication
• Able to work effectively under pressure with a right first time ethos and a good eye for detail
• Can-do attitude, driving positive change and culture
• Able to motivate teams of direct and indirect reports
• Encourage engagement at all levels within the team
• Providing a strong and dependable hygiene focussed presence within the factory environment.
  
  

Other Role Information:

Organisation Structure:

Leads the nights hygiene team, with overall accountability for the ’day-to-day’ activities of all direct report.

Specific Role Requirements:

Occasional travel to other sites and to customers; facilities may be required where specific representation is required from a hygiene perspective. This may include meetings, presentations, audits, etc.

Where required, deputisation for the Site Head of Technical in all aspects of factory hygiene.

Ownership:

Accountable for all key processes within the nights hygiene function

Accountable for all departmental compliance processes

Value Added:

A strong customer focus with commercial and financial awareness is desirable to ensure the business continually delivers on its food safety, regulatory and quality commitments without compromise, whilst having consideration for process and site efficiencies

IF YOU HAVE READ THE FULL JOB DESCRIPTION AND ARE STILL INTERESTED, PLEASE APPLY ONLINE

Benefits

Company Pension Scheme

Subsidised Canteen

Values Awards

Training and Development

Refer a Friend