Hygiene Area Manager

Samworth Brothers; Leicester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Samworth Brothers as an Area Manager in the Hygiene department, where you will lead teams to ensure compliance with hygiene standards in food manufacturing. This role requires proven leadership in a high-care environment and offers opportunities for personal growth and development within a supportive family business.

Benefits

Enhanced pension scheme

Private health scheme

Employee discount scheme

Annual pay reviews

Profit related pay

Training and growth opportunities

Night shift 4 on 4 off

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in high-care or chilled food manufacturing.
• Resilient, solution-focused mindset with coaching ability.
• Expertise in hygiene services and food safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop teams ensuring health, safety, and wellbeing.
• Oversee hygiene standards and compliance with safety and food quality.
• Collaborate to identify opportunities for enhanced processes and cost savings.

Skills

Leadership

Hygiene Management

Food Safety Standards

Continuous Improvement

Education

IOSH qualification

HACCP Level 3

Food Safety Level 3

Job description

About The Role

Join the Samworth Brothers Team and become part of our dynamic family!

At Samworth Brothers, we genuinely care about our colleagues and strive to create an engaging environment that values your unique contributions. We are committed to your success and offer a range of exceptional benefits that we believe supports your life and personal aspirations: -

• Enhanced pension scheme
• Private health scheme
• Employee discount scheme
• Experience annual pay reviews
• Profit related pay
• Unlock your potential through training and growth opportunities
• Night shift 4 on 4 off

The Opportunity

Are you a dynamic leader with a passion for excellence and innovation in food manufacturing? At Walkers Deli & Sausage, part of the prestigious Samworth Brothers family, we’re on the lookout for a motivated Area Manager to drive performance, lead our talented teams, and make a meaningful impact in our Hygiene department.

• Inspire and Lead: Manage and develop teams across shifts, ensuring health, safety, and wellbeing are a top priority.
• Drive Excellence: Oversee hygiene standards, ensuring compliance with safety, food quality, and operational targets.
• Champion Continuous Improvement: Collaborate across departments to identify opportunities for enhanced processes, cost savings, and better performance.
• Deliver Results: Ensure your teams are audit-ready every day, meeting KPIs and customer expectations.

The Ideal Candidate

We believe that success is built upon collaboration and diverse perspectives. At Samworth Brothers, we welcome candidates who are passionate about working together to achieve greatness. As a valued member of our team, you will bring the following skills and experience: -

• Proven leadership experience in a high-care or chilled food manufacturing environment within hygiene management.
• A resilient, solution-focused mindset with the ability to coach and motivate teams.
• IOSH, HACCP Level 3, and Food Safety Level 3 qualifications (training provided if needed).
• Expertise in hygiene services and food safety standards, with a commitment to continuous learning and improvement.

We also want you to thrive in an engaging and inclusive work culture where you will have the opportunity to take on personal accountability and take pride in your work. We encourage positive communication, and the building of strong collaborative relationships is essential to every role.

Join us at Samworth Brothers, where you'll be more than just a team member – you'll be an integral part of our thriving family.Apply today and embark on an exciting journey with us!

About Us

We are a fourth-generation family business producing high quality own-label products for many of the UK’s best-known retailers along with our own brands including Ginsters, Soreen, Higgidy, Dickinson & Morris, Urban Eat, West Cornwall Pasty Company and Walker & Son. We employ over 10,000 people in well-invested modern food manufacturing sites around the country.

At Samworth Brothers we take pride in our family feel within our businesses and work together to make things happen. We can offer you the stability of a wider group as well as the opportunities that that offers if you wish to progress your career with us. We are family and we would like to invite you to be part of that and support our teams in delivering great products to all of our customers.


Samworth Brothers do not engage with unlicensed gangmasters or third parties. Samworth Brothers will NEVER ask you for money in order to provide you with employment. If you are in any doubt, please contact an official Samworth Brothers representative.