Food Hygiene Manager

Manchester Arndale; Evesham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading facilities management company is seeking a Food Hygiene Manager in Evesham. The ideal candidate will oversee hygiene standards, manage budgets, and ensure quality assurance within food manufacturing. Responsibilities include conducting audits, risk assessments, and continuous improvement of hygiene processes. Applicants should have relevant experience and leadership skills. Join a company that values professional development and an inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• Right to Work in the UK required.
• Clear understanding of hygiene management procedures.
• Proven record in continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Conduct hygiene audits and assessments.
• Monitor hygiene team activities and standards.
• Manage budgets for hygiene operations.

Skills

Experience in Quality Assurance

Understanding of HACCP, COSHH

Operational Experience in Food Manufacturing

Budget Management

Leadership Skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Job description

About The Company

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn.

We deliver innovative, award‑winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.

Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values – Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.

About The Role

We are currently recruiting for a Food Hygiene Manager to join our passionate and driven Cleaning team.

As Hygiene Manager, you will oversee budgets, manage maintenance, ensure hygiene standards across the shift. This role will also involve completion of audits such as CIC, equipment, cleaning verification, PPE, health & safety & supervision. Hygiene Investigations and following corrective actions and clear communication with shift / site hygiene managers and customer.

Your key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Conduct COSHH assessments, risk assessments, document safe systems of work for all hygiene tasks, and issues followed up.
• Responsibility for monitoring and ensuring that all aspects of the hygiene teams’ activities, maintaining continuous hygiene standards.
• Delivering continuous improvements of processes and procedures within the Hygiene department to ensure on‑going efficiencies and cost savings can be identified and met.
• Identify any Health and Safety issues within the area / team, maintaining a focus on risk reduction.
• Record and investigate accidents / incidents and report to the site Manager.
• Conduct hygiene audits in relation to Health & Safety, GMP and Finished Standards.
• Ensuring all internal audits are completed including any actions relating to: Quality, Chemical usage, Titatration checks, Overtime Tracker / Headcount, KPI (Data collection), Stores Usage, Swabbing denitrification / residual chemical, Water Usage

The ideal candidate should meet the following criteria:

• You must have Right to Work in the UK
• You will have experience working in Quality Assurance
• Clear understanding of HACCP, COSHH, QA & Management Procedures
• Operational Experience within a Food Manufacturing setting
• Experience in managing budgets
• Proven record of continuous improvement and change management
• Proficient computer skills (all aspects of Microsoft Office)
• Demonstrable leadership skills with a proven record of developing and coaching high-performance teams

How to Apply

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Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.