Hygiene Lead

McCormick & Company; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company is seeking a Hygiene Lead in Peterborough, UK. The role involves overseeing all hygiene activities, ensuring compliance with food safety standards, and implementing sanitation procedures. Candidates should have experience in the food industry, strong leadership abilities, and a degree in a relevant technical field. Proficiency in SAP and MES systems is also required. This position offers an opportunity to lead sanitation programs and enhance operational quality across the facility.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in food, beverage, or pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Hands-on experience with Cleaning in Place (CIP) methods.
• Previous supervisory experience with strong leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the CIP process and lead improvement programs.
• Oversee plant sanitation and GMP compliance.
• Develop sanitation procedures and provide training.

Skills

Sanitation

Leadership

Quality systems

Microbiology

Communication

Education

Degree in Food Science or related technical field

Tools

SAP

MES systems

Job description

Hygiene Lead

Peterborough, UK

Reporting to the Quality Manager, the Hygiene Lead will oversee all hygiene activities at McCormick Peterborough facility, ensuring compliance with quality, food safety, and operational standards. The role is responsible for developing, validating, and implementing sanitation procedures (including SOPs, CIP methods, and chemical selection) and delivering related training.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manages CIP (Cleaning in Place) process, responsible for CIP optimalisation, lead improvements programmes related to cleaning in place.
• Oversees the plant sanitation and GMP compliance through managing the pest control and environmental control programs and assuring appropriate corrective actions when gaps exist.
• Leads and manages the plantwide sanitation program to achieve key indicator results that support the site strategic objectives, goals, strategies and measures.
• Provide guidance and develop technical expertise in appropriate personnel with regard to sanitation and hygienic design and controls.
• Collaborates with facility departments to define sanitation activities and resources needed to ensure completion of Master Sanitation Schedule (MSS).
• Provides direction and supports the daily management and work prioritization of direct reports across shifts.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to improve sanitation programs, procedures, and metrics.
• Conduct cleaning, CIP and allergen validations.
• Provides support, including training, troubleshooting, and some maintenance, to the production sanitation systems, equipment, and tools.

CANDIDATE PROFILE #LI-DNI

• Relevant experience in the food, beverage, flavor, ingredient and/or pharmaceutical manufacturing industry.
• Hands‑on experience working on manufactuirng site with implemented Cleaning in Place (CIP) method with relevant cleaning systems.
• Previous supervisory experience with strong leadership and team development skills.
• Advanced working knowledge in sanitation, HACCP, microbiology, pest control and quality systems.
• Degree in Food Science, Sanitation, Food Safety or a related technical field of study in the applied sciences.
• Strong experience in sanitation services and hygiene management.
• Proficient in SAP and MES systems.
• Strong communicator with the ability to influence and lead change across functions.

Agencies:

McCormick as needed will work with external recruitment vendors through our Agency Portal. Unless previously contacted, McCormick does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies.

McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies.