Hygiene Lead

Laurens Hekwerk West BV; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global flavor company in Peterborough seeks a Hygiene Lead to oversee sanitation at its facility. Responsibilities include managing the CIP process and ensuring compliance with food safety standards. The ideal candidate will have relevant manufacturing experience, leadership skills, and a degree in Food Science or a related field. Join this esteemed company dedicated to enhancing food experiences worldwide.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in food, beverage, or pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Hands-on experience with Cleaning in Place (CIP) methods.
• Supervisory experience with strong leadership skills.
• Advanced knowledge of sanitation, HACCP, and microbiology.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all hygiene activities ensuring compliance with food safety standards.
• Manage the CIP process and lead related improvement programs.
• Collaborate to define sanitation activities and manage pest control.
• Conduct hygiene validations and provide training to staff.

Skills

Leadership

Sanitation management

Communication

CIP method optimization

Education

Degree in Food Science or related field

Tools

SAP

MES systems

Job description

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

• 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.

Company

At McCormick, we bring our passion for flavor to work each day. We encourage growth, respect everyone's contributions and do what's right for our business, our people, our communities and our planet. Join us on our quest to make every meal and moment better.

Founded in Baltimore, MD in 1889 in a room and a cellar by 25-year-old Willoughby McCormick with three employees, McCormick is a global leader in flavour. With over 14,000 employees around the world and more than $6 Billion in annual sales, the Company manufactures, markets and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavourful products to the entire food industry, retail outlets, food manufacturers, food service businesses and consumers.

While our global headquarters are in the Baltimore, Maryland, USA area, McCormick operates and serves customers from nearly 50 locations in 27 countries and 135 markets in Asia‑Pacific, China, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and the Americas, including North, South and Central America with recognized brands including Schwartz.

At McCormick, we have over a 100‑year legacy based on our Power of People principle. This principle fosters an unusually dedicated workforce requiring a culture of respect, recognition, inclusion and collaboration based on the highest ethical values.

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, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.