Hygiene Manager - Nights (Permanent)

Job Title: Hygiene Manager

Location: Lancaster, North West

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

Working Hours: Nightshift

The company is a dynamic and rapidly growing business who are looking to recruit a Nightshift Hygiene Manager with a strong background in food manufacturing, specifically meat processing.

About the role:

Reporting to the Operations Manager you will oversee the entire nightshift cleaning operation, conduct regular inspections to identify areas for improvement and address any issues promptly. You will train and educate staff on proper hygiene practices, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).

As well as leading your team to success you will also need to think about the bigger picture of your role ensuring that all areas of the factory site are maintained to exceptional standards of hygiene process improvements, working to KPI's, GMP standards, food safety and health and safety standards.

The overall focus of the role will be to manage and develop the hygiene standards, your team and drive a continuous improvement approach to cleaning methods. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the technical team to ensure all set cleaning standards are maintained and also the engineering team to address matters which have the potential to impact productivity.

If you are seeking the chance to join a well-established company at an exciting stage in their growth, send your CV in for immediate consideration. Sponsorship is not available for this role so candidates will need to demonstrate their right to live and work in the UK indefinitely.

Key Responsibilities:

• Creating, implementing and maintaining a cleaning strategy, through cleaning schedules, microbiological swabbing and improvement plans
• Creating, maintaining and training of CIC's
• Liaising with Engineering, Operations and Planning Team to agree the weekly hygiene schedule
• Overseeing a team of Hygiene Operatives
• Ensuring training is completed and the skill level maintained within the team
• Management of team's performance through hygiene KPI's, with a clear and effective improvement plan
• Completing hygiene audits to drive improvement
• Involvement in key customer audits
• Responsible for managing chemical stocks
• Making sure the hygiene team have the relevant tools for the job
• Manage hygiene sign offs
• Communicating hygiene KPI's
• Undertake investigations and root cause analysis in response to complaints or operational issues and initiate corrective actions
• Ensure a safe working environment by ensuring that all standards of the Health and Safety are adhered to within the department

The candidate must have skills and experiences in the following areas:

Essential:

• Strong leadership qualities, able to inspire confidence and lead a multi-cultural team
• 3 - 5 years' experience managing people ideally within the food manufacturing sector although this is not essential
• A can-do attitude, able to communicate effectively at all levels
• A comprehensive understanding of modern GMP
• Experience operating to BRC standards
• The ability to multi task and balance multiple priorities
• Proficient in MS Office
• Knowledge of CIP systems
• Excellent Problem-solving and decision-making

Desirable:

• IOSH Certificate
• Level 3 Food safety certificate
• HACCP Training
• COSHH Training

Please click the APPLY button to submit your CV and Cover Letter for this role.

Candidates with the relevant experience or job title of; Cleaning Supervisor, Senior Cleaning Operative, Food Manufacturing Hygiene Operative, Cleaning Manager, Manufacturing Hygiene Manager, Hygiene Manager, Hygiene Supervisor, Food Hygiene Operative, Food Safety Team Leader, Food Safety Manager may also be considered for this role.