Hygiene Shift Supervisor (Nights) in Nottingham

We’re looking for a proactive and experienced Hygiene Supervisor to join our night shift team in Nottingham!

About The Compleat Food Group

At The Compleat Food Group, we’re proud to be a food business built on purpose and passion. Formed in 2021, we’re on a mission to create Food to Feel Good - great quality, tasty and affordable food that people love to eat. We’re home to some of the UK’s most exciting and loved food brands, including Wall’s Pastry, Pork Farms, Wrights, The Real Yorkshire Pudding Co., unearthed, Vadasz, Squeaky Bean, Palace Culture, and Harvey & Brockless. Alongside our branded portfolio, we’re a leading supplier of delicious own-label pastry, sweet bakery, party food, olives and antipasti, added-value egg products, continental meats, dips and sauces and plant-based food to the UK’s major retailers, as well as across foodservice. With over 6,000 talented colleagues across 17 sites, and an annual turnover of £1.3bn, we’re united by a shared ambition to shape the future of food for the better.

Location: Nottingham - Riverside Bakery

Hours: 4 on / 4 off (Night Shift) | 6pm - 6am

Salary: up to £43,000 per annum

Job Purpose:

The purpose of the Hygiene Supervisor role is to ensure the hygiene department operates in full compliance with all site procedures, hygiene standards, CIC and retailer requirements across all shift patterns. The role is also responsible for driving continuous improvement in hygiene standards, cleaning methodologies and team training to ensure high-quality cleaning results.

Key Duties, Responsibilities & Accountabilities:

• Responsible for reviewing, maintaining & creating CIC’s, Risk Assessments & hygiene procedures:
• Ensure that we do not go past our cic review dates & that each one is reviewed in a timely manner ensuring that we capture the right information and pictures, seek support with hygiene administrator for completing this task.
• Ensure that we do not go past our Risk Assessment review dates & that each one is reviewed in a timely manner, liaise with health & safety department for assistance, seek support with hygiene administrator for completing this task.
• Ensure all current hygiene procedures are adhered to by the hygiene team at all times, train out all new procedures across all shifts.
• To create new CIC’s for new equipment brought onto site during the equipment into service process alongside engineering/health & safety & technical.
• Responsible for carrying out and maintaining training within the department:
• Flexible across all shifts to carry out training against the departments training matrix to close gaps and ensure we work to a 100% completion rate target at all times.
• Maintain and manage each individual hygiene operatives training packs ensuring all new training documents are located within the files, a log for refresher training is completed and flagged when training is due.
• Provide hands-on support and form good one-to-one relationships to the hygiene department to ensure the development of practical skills & support the team to adopt the current and new procedures.
• Hygiene to Engineering communication:
• Liaise with the engineering department to ensure all hygiene equipment is maintained/fixed in a timely manner with clear actions and completion dates which are discussed daily/weekly.
• Weekly meeting on Fridays with the engineering planner and scheduler to go over plans that may impact hygiene cleaning schedules or cleaning windows, communicate with the hygiene team what the work will be and any changes that need to be made.
• A short report on Mondays to be delivered on how the work went & any follow-up actions that may be required.
• Arrange with external contractors (that we currently use, e.g Nilfisk) to ensure all hygiene equipment is maintained and repaired in a timely manner.
• Projects:
• With support from the hygiene manager, introduce/implement new innovation projects within the hygiene department and/or across the site.
• Auditing:
• To carry out internal post hygiene audits (one per month).
• To carry out in-process production audits.
• To carry out consistent performance management with the shift line leaders on a day-to-day, shift-by-shift basis on their ability to manage the sites expectations on performance and behaviours.
• You will also be responsible for managing a log of overall performance and submitting to the site hygiene manager on a weekly basis.
• To carry out competency assessment audits with the hygiene team (work to schedule) showing support and giving guidance on where they can improve before their next assessment.
• You will also be responsible for managing the assessment schedule and feeding back results to the site hygiene manager.
• Ensure the hygiene team are compliant with waste storage & disposal, liaise with the waste carrier to ensure site maintains a quality service.
• Ensure pest control actions for hygiene are closed out in a timely manner.
• Ensure engineering receive their pest control actions and action close out fed back on a weekly basis.
• Liaise with the pest control field technician during the planned visits throughout the year and accompany them during their routes around the factory.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Proven experience in a hygiene supervisory role within a food manufacturing environment.
• Strong working knowledge of HACCP, COSHH, and food safety standards.
• Exceptional communication and team leadership skills.
• Confidence in training, coaching, and performance monitoring.
• Ability to manage documentation and compliance with precision and accountability.
• Flexibility to support shift training and cross-functional coordination.

Why Join Us?

At The Compleat Food Group, we believe our people are the heart of our success. That’s why we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your lifestyle, wellbeing and career growth:

• Salary Sacrifice Schemes - including Electric Vehicles, Home & Tech, Cycle to Work, and SMART Pension.
• Annual leave with the option to purchase extra.
• Access to enhanced retail discounts online and in-store.
• Free product handouts across our sites, so you can sample and enjoy our delicious products first hand.
• EV charging points - available at selected sites.
• 24/7 access to Grocery Aid for free financial, emotional, and practical support.
• Physical Wellbeing Hub - free on-demand exercise classes, gym discounts.
• Free diet & nutrition advice with access to thousands of healthy recipes.
• Online wellbeing support - from mindfulness to lifestyle resources.
• Financial wellbeing tools - including mortgage calculators, budgeting tools, and financial aid.
• Access to a personalised online learning platform (LMS).
• Formal and informal training opportunities tailored to your role.
• Performance Development Plans and regular Career Conversations.
• Company Mentoring Scheme to add depth and really support your career journey.
• Recognition through Club Compleat rewards.

Community & Culture:

• 2 paid volunteering days per year to give back to causes that matter to you.
• Charity initiatives and fundraising events.
• Team socials to connect and celebrate together.
• Employee networks & support groups - including Women @ Compleat.
• New baby gift for new parents.

What You Should Know About How We Recruit

At The Compleat Food Group, we believe great teams are built on difference. We create an inclusive, respectful environment where everyone feels safe, supported, and are able to be themselves at work. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to Fairness, Equity, Inclusivity, and Respect. If you need a reasonable adjustment at any stage of our recruitment process, just let us know, we’ll support you - confidentially and with care. We hire the best people for our roles, not the same people. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, we focus on what you do and the impact you could make in our business. Our recruitment process is fair, accessible, and designed to give everyone an equal chance.