Hygiene Supervisor in Reading

Doves Farm Foods is based on the Wiltshire/Berkshire/Hampshire border, 3 miles South of Hungerford. This pioneering organic brand, established in 1978, produces ranges of Organic, Fairtrade and Free From cereal based foods.

REPORTING TO: Head of Technical and Compliance

JOB DESCRIPTION: To lead the hygiene team to achieve site hygiene requirements. To lead, develop and motivate the team to improve team capability and engagement. Drive process excellence and continuous improvement. This will be achieved through providing leadership and coaching to the team. Allocating tasks and responsibilities, tracking progress throughout the day and working with the team to resolve problems. By training and developing the team and ensuring team members adhere to standards and processes. Comply with certification bodies and retailer requirements ensuring a clean, hygienic and safe working environment at all times.

WORK PATTERN: 50-60% of time to be spent direct in production as required. 37.5 hours / week on days

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:

• Operational

• Meet the daily hygiene plan and ensure Safety and Quality standards are maintained.
• Manage daily, weekly and monthly cleaning schedules to all cleaning instruction cards.
• Oversee cleaning and hygiene efficiency in compliance with allergen status.
• Maintain a clean & tidy facility acting as first point of contact for all hygiene matters.
• Daily verification of effective cleaning of hygiene team cleaning schedules.
• Escalate hygiene matters where necessary and manage non-conformances to conclusion.
• Ensure accurate and full completion of all hygiene documentation including cleaning schedules.
• Complete visual verification of cleaning for hygiene team and other departments and manage remedial action to completion as required.
• Run the weekly Tier meeting to review performance and engage the team.
• Check condition of cleaning consumables throughout the site and order new as required.
• Ensure all materials including chemicals are available and stock numbers are correct (including stock takes).
• Manage chemical safety to ensure safe storage and use.
• Main the health and safety risk assessments for hygiene tasks, ensure team are trained and risk assessments are reviewed annually.
• Identify issues quickly and liaise effectively with other departments to ensure agreed action plans are implemented and delivered.
• Ensure a clean and safe work area complying with Food Safety and Health & Safety requirements.
• Carry out internal audits as part of the internal audit team.
• Manage the removal of animal feed, DMR and general waste from the site.

• Set a high standard of performance and behaviour for others to follow, building a positive team attitude.
• Plan and lead hygiene requirements and allocate tasks with the team daily, including breaks.
• Ensure hygiene team are trained in and following all relevant health and safety requirements including chemical usage.
• Ensure training and development needs of the team are addressed to build capability and engagement of all team members.
• First point of contact for poor performance/behaviour.
• Promote the generation of ideas to support continuous improvement.
• Carry out performance appraisals for team members.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Sound educational background.
• Good communicator.
• Excel & PowerPoint.
• Good knowledge of hygiene/cleaning in manufacturing, food safety and health & safety.
• Previous supervisory experience.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to lead teams.