Hygiene Manager

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
• On Site support from Staffline
• Canteen on site","- Free hot drinks
• Good links to public transport
• PPE provided
• Full training provided
• Job Ref: 1RWB
• About Staffline

Staffline is the UK's largest recruitment solutions partner, enabling over 35,000 people into good work every week.

We operate at more than 420 customer sites across England, Scotland and Wales.

As one of the most established recruitment agencies in Nottingham with operations across the UK, we specialise in connecting businesses with temporary and permanent jobs across warehouse & logistics, food and drink, aviation, driving, technical & engineering, manufacturing & automotive and security.

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