Site Hygiene Manager in London

Hygiene Manager

We\’re proud to be Bakkavor

Salary: Competitive, depending on experience

Benefits: Up to 20% bonus, £8,400 p/a car allowance, private healthcare,

Location: Tilmanstone, Kent

Ways of Working: Site Based

Shift: 5 from 7 shift pattern, primarily day shift, but some flex required

Contract Type: Permanent

Why join us?

We\’re proud of what we do, why we do it and who we do it for. We\’re proud to give everyone the opportunity and support to develop and progress their career. To nurture talent, fuel ambition and work with resilience and purpose to achieve the highest possible standards. We\’re proud of our caring culture, loyal colleagues and future focus. But, most of all, we\’re proud to enable and empower everyone to believe, achieve and succeed.

What we do.

In our Tilmanstone Salads site we produce first class Salad\’s products including leafy salad bags, leafy salad bowls, takeaway salad meals, prepared vegetables & side dishes for one of our most prestigious customers in our state-of-the-art factory.

About the role.

To effectively manage the Hygiene team ensuring that all Hygiene standards are maintained and developed to the required high standard. These standards are reviewed regularly and where necessary challenged / changed.

Accountabilities include:

• Own, drive and implement significant change and improvement in cleaning efficiency and effectiveness. Responsible for the hygiene management team to deliver Bakkavor standard hygiene sustainability across the site through effective coaching of the team
• Own and deliver the hygiene strategy across the site with input from the SLT and planning up to 6 months ahead
• Host customer visits and vendor liaison
• Enhance the health and safety culture across the site
• Management and achievement of KPI\’s across the site
• Lead robust end to end investigations in respect of microbiological improvement
• Accountable for staff training, development and wellbeing in the department, delivering year on year improvement to the employee engagement survey
• Employ effective root cause analysis to drive SMART actions, leading to improved results
• In collaboration with other functions such as technical, operations and engineering, create, execute and communicate hygiene performance and plans in order to achieve best performance and outcomes.
• Manage the labour and cleaning/chemicals budget as well as forecasting future.
• Site lead for interim cleaning standards.

About you.

• Experience of managing and motivating teams
• A logical and clear thinking approach, particularly under pressure.
• Able to demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills (verbal, written and presentations)
• Able to demonstrate the Bakkavor values
• Must be adaptable and flexible to working hours and areas
• Experience of working in hygiene in a manufacturing environment
• COSHH

What you\’ll receive.

When joining us you can expect a highly competitive rewards package including group pension, bonus, private medical insurance, and other flexible benefits – alongside excellent career progression prospects across the Bakkavor group.

You\’ll enjoy:

• Life Assurance (2.5 x salary)

• Private medical insurance (employee & family cover)

• Car allowance (£8,400 per annum)

• Annual Bonus Scheme

• days holiday plus 8