Assistant Hygiene Manager

UNAVAILABLE; Clitheroe; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

Dunbia UK is seeking a Night Cleaning Operative to join a leading European food processing company. Reporting to the Night Cleaning Manager and the Food Safety & Quality Manager, you’ll play a key role in keeping our facilities clean, safe, and ready for production each day.

This is a hands‑on role in a busy environment where you’ll lead by example, ensuring cleaning schedules are followed and high standards are maintained.

Qualifications

• Experience with health and safety in a food manufacturing setting.
• Experience in cleaning within a production environment is desirable.
• Proficient with MS Office and able to document activities clearly.
• Experience supervising or leading a small team is beneficial.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication across departments.
• Own transport to reach site.
• IOSH/COSH/First Aid training is advantageous.
• Aligned with the company mission and values.

Responsibilities

• Front line cleaning duties; dedicate substantial time when supervisor is on site.
• Train and develop team members in cleaning protocols.
• Coordinate with Engineering on site issues.
• Assist in reviewing risk assessments and SOPs.
• Promote health and safety awareness and campaigns.
• Ensure production areas are cleaned to required standards to start production.
• Ensure staff work efficiently in line with policies and procedures.
• Provide accurate reports to the Night Cleaning Manager to keep operations smooth.

Skills

Health and safety focus

Food manufacturing cleaning experience

MS Office proficiency

Team supervision

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Own transport to work

IOSH/COSH/First Aid training advantage

Commitment to company values

Job description

We are actively seeking applications from individuals keen to take up a career within one of Europe’s leading food processing companies - Dunbia UK, part of the Dawn Group. This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established team, who have a desire to produce better food naturally.

Reporting to both the Night Cleaning Manager and the Food Safety & Quality Manager, you’ll play a key role in keeping our facilities clean, safe, and ready for production each day. This is a hands‑on role in a busy environment where you’ll lead by example, ensuring cleaning schedules are followed and high standards are maintained. Dunbia Sawley

Responsibilities

• Expect to be on the front line, dedicating at least 50% of your shift to cleaning duties when the Hygiene Manager is on site.
• Training and Development of Team Members.
• Liaising with Engineering regarding any issues.
• Assist in the review of all site Risk Assessments and SOP’s.
• Promoting Health and Safety awareness and compliance campaigns onsite.
• Ensuring all production areas are cleaned to the required standard to enable production commencement.
• Ensuring all staff members are working efficiently and in accordance with Company Policies and Procedures.
• Ensuring accurate reporting to the Night Cleaning Manager to keep operations running smoothly.

Qualifications

• Leading by example, especially in regard to health and safety and environmental issues.
• Previous food manufacturing industrial cleaning experience would be an advantage.
• Strong IT skills and proficiency with MS Office Applications
• Previous experience managing or supervising a similar-sized team.
• Excellent interpersonal, organisational and time management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and an ability to work with employees across all levels and departments.
• Own transport to work.
• IOSH, COSH and First Aid Training would be an advantage
• Committed to working within the Company’s Mission, Vision & Values.

No company sponsorship is available to overseas applicants for this position.

Dunbia is a true market leader operating globally and our desire to create better food naturally is the driving force behind everything we do.