Are you an experienced Hygiene Manager looking for your next exciting opportunity? Join us and lead the team to ensure compliance and improvement of our hygiene standards.
About the Role
The purpose of the role is to ensure that factory cleanliness is maintained to the highest standards, and supporting documentation to validate this is completed and kept up to date.
Responsibilities will include Management of the Hygiene Team on Day and Night shifts. Create, implement, and monitor hygiene schedules and cleaning instruction procedures. Ensure all operatives are provided with the appropriate training in cleaning techniques and the use of handling of chemicals. Conduct audits of cleaning schedules, ensuring that all schedules are carried out correctly. Manage the full deep cleaning duties, ranging from both surface contact sanitization to full equipment strip down. Work with the production management teams to ensure that the hygiene operations do not adversely affect production efficiency or create machine down time. Achieve and maintain the targets set by the technical team in relation to microbiological trend analysis, HACCP, and, where deemed necessary, the positive release of key equipment. Liaise with any specified chemical provider to develop a food hygiene audit system. Assist the Technical Manager with the site preparation for customer or third-party hygiene audits, to include the provision of departmental schedules, cleaning, and staff training records. Oversee the allocation of annual leave and the general management of absenteeism. Maintain the appropriate departmental health and safety procedures at all times, including ensuring that the necessary PPE is worn by all staff. Review and update the training requirements of the department in line with current legislation and changing departmental requirements. Ensure that all Hygiene staff have been given the appropriate level of training necessary to carry out their work within legislative and Health and Safety guidelines. Objectively assess the team's performance and develop improvement plans. Conduct shift inspections for staff safety. Ensure clarity of role for team members, including assigning tasks and providing feedback. Effective labor planning to limit reliance on overtime working within the department. Communicates in an engaging way, ensuring inspiring and motivating messages are conveyed across all teams. Completion of all documentation for BRC Global Food Standards Issue 9. Respond to any micro issues that may arise using root cause analysis. Works well under pressure to meet the challenging deadlines for both operational and people aspects of their roles. A team player with the ability to lead by example through operational excellence, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to interact at all levels. Set daily routines/tasks for the Hygiene Team. Organize cover for Holidays/Weekend cover. CICs to be reviewed and operatives trained against CIC. Proactively work with the Operations Team to utilise time effectively for reactive cleaning. Prepare the Factory for all visits. Maintaining the Hygiene Quality Management System. Responsible for Food Safety.
The hours for this role are: Tuesday to Friday, , and Saturday, .
Benefits
Staff sales 20 days holiday plus
Hygiene Manager in London employer: Birtwistles Food Group
As a Hygiene Manager with us, you will thrive in a dynamic work environment that prioritises excellence and compliance in hygiene standards. Our company fosters a collaborative culture where your leadership will empower the Hygiene Team, and we offer comprehensive training and development opportunities to enhance your skills. Located in a state-of-the-art facility, we are committed to maintaining the highest cleanliness standards while ensuring a supportive atmosphere that values your contributions.
