Hygiene Manager in Aylesbury

A great opportunity to work as a Hygiene Manager at our clients site who provide quality Food-To-Go products and you'll now find us within the education, healthcare, travel and business sectors.

Staffline are recruiting for Hygiene Manager in Aylesbury.

The rate of pay is £35,000 to £40,000 per annum

Your Time at Work

Hygiene Management

• Develop and implement site hygiene standards, procedures and cleaning schedules.
• Ensure all production areas, equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitised effectively.
• Manage hygiene activities to minimise microbiological, allergen and foreign body risks.
• Ensure completion and verification of pre-operational hygiene inspections.
• Monitor hygiene performance and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Food Safety & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with BRCGS, retailer standards, customer requirements and relevant legislation.
• Support HACCP, TACCP and VACCP programmes through effective hygiene controls.
• Lead hygiene elements of customer, third-party and regulatory audits.
• Investigate hygiene-related non-conformances and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain hygiene documentation, records and trend analysis.

Team Leadership

• Recruit, train, develop and manage hygiene supervisors and operatives.
• Conduct performance reviews and identify training requirements.
• Foster a positive, proactive food safety and hygiene culture.
• Ensure adequate staffing and resource planning across all shifts and monitor ongoing attendance and performance of the team.

Cleaning Validation & Verification

• Manage environmental monitoring programmes.
• Review microbiological results and implement corrective actions where required.
• Validate new cleaning methods, chemicals and equipment.
• Establish and monitor hygiene KPIs.

Health & Safety

• Ensure safe systems of work are followed during cleaning operations.
• Lead COSHH management for all cleaning chemicals.
• Ensure that the team follow machinery isolation and lock-off/tag-out procedures and that these are implemented and audited during hygiene activities.
• Complete risk assessments relating to hygiene operations.
• Drive safe working practices across the hygiene team.

Budget & Resource Management

• Manage hygiene budgets, consumables and chemical usage.
• Monitor expenditure and identify cost‑saving opportunities.
• Work with suppliers to ensure effective and sustainable hygiene solutions.

Continuous Improvement

• Lead projects to improve hygiene efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability.
• Drive reductions in water, chemical and energy consumption.
• Support operational excellence and factory improvement programmes.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Hygiene audit compliance score.
• Environmental monitoring results.
• Customer and third‑party audit outcomes.
• Hygiene‑related non‑conformance levels.
• Cleaning schedule completion.
• Chemical and consumable cost control.
• Health & safety performance within hygiene operations.
• Team engagement and training compliance.

Our Perfect Worker

Essential Experience

• Minimum 3-5 years' experience in a food manufacturing hygiene leadership role.
• Experience managing hygiene teams within a high‑care or manufacturing environment.
• Experience preparing for and hosting customer and third‑party audits.
• Strong understanding of food safety management systems and hygiene controls.

Essential Qualifications

• Food Safety Level 3 minimum (Level 4 desirable).
• HACCP Level 3.
• COSHH awareness/training.
• Health & Safety qualification (e.g., IOSH Managing Safely).

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong understanding of microbiological risks and environmental monitoring.
• Knowledge of BRCGS and retailer standards.
• Excellent leadership and people‑management skills.
• Strong problem‑solving and root‑cause analysis capability.
• Good IT and reporting skills.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management.

Personal Attributes

• Highly organised and detail‑oriented.
• Proactive and results‑driven.
• Strong leadership presence.
• Able to influence and challenge positively.
• Committed to continuous improvement and food safety excellence.

Experience in a similar role required

Key Information and Benefits

• Temp to perm opportunity
• OnSite support from Staffline
• Canteen on site
• Free hot drinks
• Good links to public transport
• PPE provided
• Full training provided

Job Ref: 1RWB