Department Manager - Hygiene

Morrisons; Bradford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15% discount

Friend/family discount

Career progression

Staff canteen

Free parking

Pension & life assurance

Healthcare benefits

MyPerks discounts

Charity donations

Family-friendly policies

Job summary

Morrisons in Bradford is seeking a Department Manager - Hygiene to lead a team of Hygiene Operatives and uphold rigorous cleaning and food safety standards across the site.

You will coach and develop a large 24/7 team, manage cleaning schedules and labour costs, ensure compliance with BRC and Morrisons standards, and drive improvements in housekeeping and pest control. A strong background in food safety and COSHH is essential.

Qualifications

• Strong people management and leadership skills with a track record of engaging large teams.
• Experience working in a high risk environment.
• Budgetary control and cost modelling knowledge.
• Awareness of pest control management and housekeeping standards.

Responsibilities

• Developing your team through a coaching leadership style.
• Overseeing hygienic practices across all departments and managing pest control.
• Managing department paperwork related to cleaning schedules and labour costs.
• Ensuring food safety and hygiene standards comply with BRC and Morrisons standards.

Skills

People management

Leadership

Coaching

Education

Intermediate food safety qualification

HACCP knowledge

COSHH knowledge

BRC knowledge

Job description

More about the role

Our Department Managers know how to work at pace and regardless of which department they work in they all have the same goal - to deliver great food to our customers. As Department Manager - Hygiene, it's your job to manage a team of Hygiene Operatives to develop and maintain hygiene systems within the site to ensure a safe and hygienic working environment. It's fast and ever-changing - are you up for the challenge?

Reporting into the Hygiene Manager you would also be responsible for:

• Developing your team through a coaching leadership style
• Overseeing the establishment of hygienic working practices across all departments as well as managing pest control and driving improvements in housekeeping across the site
• Manage the department paperwork in relations to cleaning schedules and also the labour costs for the department to accurately allocate the teams duties
• Ensuring that food safety and hygiene standards comply with BRC and Morrisons food safety standards

We value your hard work and commitment, and in return, we provide:

• Generous holiday entitlement
• 15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
• Genuine career progression and development opportunities - read more about our Leadership School here
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Free parking
• Competitive pension and life assurance
• Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits including Aviva Digital GP
• 'MyPerks' with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
• Optional payroll charity donations
• A range of family-friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave

More about you

As well as tons of resilience you must have:

• An intermediate food safety qualification and have some training on HACCP along with COSHH and BRC knowledge
• Strong people management and leadership skills and have a proven track record of managing and engaging a team (ideally a large team that work 24/7 shifts)
• An understanding and experience of working in a high risk environment
• Understanding of cost models and experience of budgetary control and understand pest control management
• Strong leadership and coaching skills in order to engage motivate and develop large teams with varying skill sets