Food Manufacturing Hygiene Supervisor

MJ Hygiene; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 62,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent full-time

Afternoon shift loading

Training & support from management

Opportunity to lead a team and impact食

Job summary

MJ Hygiene Management Services at Ormeau on the Gold Coast is seeking an experienced Hygiene Supervisor to lead a cleaning team at a busy food manufacturing facility. The role involves hands-on cleaning, staff coordination and ensuring hygiene standards meet food safety expectations, with KPI targets and close collaboration with QA and site management.

Eligible candidates will have food manufacturing hygiene or sanitation experience, team leadership skills, GMP knowledge, and a current First

Qualifications

• Experience in food manufacturing hygiene or sanitation with prior team leadership.
• Strong understanding of food safety, GMP and cleaning verification.
• Able to identify and resolve hygiene issues with attention to detail.
• Current First Aid and CPR certification or willingness to obtain before start date.

Responsibilities

• Lead, train and supervise the cleaning team during daily industrial cleaning tasks.
• Coordinate staff allocations, cleaning schedules and daily priorities.
• Perform post-clean inspections, investigate hygiene failures and implement corrective actions.
• Review daily hygiene KPIs with site managers and QA for continuous improvement.
• Maintain records, ensure proper chemical dosing and safe equipment operation per GMP and WHS.

Skills

Team leadership

Food safety

GMP compliance

Hygiene inspections

First Aid/CPR certified

Job description

MJ Hygiene Management Services| Ormeau, Gold Coast QLD

$45–$55 per hour + superannuation | Permanent Full-Time

Monday to Friday | Afternoon Shift | 3:30 pm Start | 38 Hours per Week

About Us

MJ Hygiene Management Services provides professional cleaning and sanitation services to the food manufacturing industry. We work closely with our customers to maintain high standards of food safety, hygiene and compliance.

Quality over quantity is our approach. We believe cleaning should be done right the first time, with food safety never compromised to meet deadlines.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced, hands-on Hygiene Supervisor to lead our cleaning team at a busy food manufacturing facility in Ormeau.

This is a physically demanding role where you'll work alongside the team performing industrial cleaning and sanitation while also managing staff, coordinating daily activities and maintaining hygiene standards.

You'll work closely with the MJ Hygiene Site Manager and the customer's Site Supervisors and Quality Assurance team to review daily KPIs, pre-operational inspection results and opportunities for improvement.

Our key performance targets include pre-operational inspection scores above 95% and passing hygiene and microbiological swab results.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, train and supervise the cleaning team while actively participating in daily industrial cleaning.
• Coordinate staff allocations, cleaning schedules, labour hours and daily priorities.
• Conduct post-clean inspections, investigate hygiene failures and implement corrective actions.
• Work closely with the customer's Site Supervisors and Quality Assurance team to review daily hygiene KPIs and drive improvements.
• Liaise with the MJ Hygiene Site Manager regarding labour, staff performance, cleaning results and operational concerns.
• Ensure correct chemical dosing, safe equipment operation and compliance with food safety, GMP and WHS procedures, including machinery isolation and lockout/tagout.
• Maintain accurate cleaning records, complete site lock-up and perform authorised boiler shutdown procedures.
• Act as the designated first aid officer and assist with emergency procedures.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who enjoys leading people, isn't afraid of hard work and takes pride in maintaining high cleaning standards.

• Experience in food manufacturing hygiene, industrial cleaning or sanitation, with previous team leadership experience.
• Good understanding of food safety, GMP and cleaning verification.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to identify and resolve hygiene issues.
• Good communication and organisational skills, with confidence to manage daily operations and take accountability for results.
• Willingness and ability to perform physically demanding cleaning duties.
• Current First Aid and CPR certification, or willingness to obtain before commencing.

Highly regarded: Experience with HACCP, food manufacturing quality assurance, hygiene inspections, chemical dosing systems or labour management.

Site-specific training will be provided for boiler shutdowns and lock-up procedures.

What We Offer

• $45–$55 per hour + superannuation, depending on experience (inclusive of applicable afternoon shift loading).
• Permanent full-time employment with consistent Monday-to-Friday afternoon shifts.
• Training and support from an experienced management team.
• The opportunity to lead a team and make a genuine contribution to food safety.