Hygiene Leader - Maternity Cover (Mon-Fri)

Morgan Jones Recruitment Consultants; Northfleet; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site parking with EV charging

Staff restaurant

EV charging points at site

Staff events and wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Morgan Jones is recruiting for a Hygiene Manager (Maternity Cover) at a leading food manufacturing site in Northfleet, Kent. You will lead the site-wide hygiene function, ensuring robust sanitation and compliance with legal and customer standards.

You will work with Technical, Production and Engineering teams to drive audit readiness, continuous improvement and a strong food safety culture in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• HACCP Level 3 is essential.
• Hygienic Design qualification or equivalent experience is essential.
• Experience leading large hygiene teams in a high-care environment.
• Budget management and performance metrics experience valued.
• Strong leadership and problem-solving abilities required.
• Proficiency in Excel and reporting to monitor KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and develop a large Hygiene team across the site.
• Drive hygiene systems, sanitation programmes and cleaning standards.
• Ensure compliance with BRCGS, food safety and customer standards.
• Collaborate with Technical, Production and Engineering teams to support audits.
• Manage master cleaning schedules and deep-clean programmes.
• Lead investigations and responses to hygiene-related incidents.
• Maintain audit readiness and support external audits.
• Monitor budgets and identify cost-efficiency opportunities.

Skills

HACCP Level 3

Hygienic Design qualification

Budget management

Leadership / people management

Education

Degree in Food Science / Technology

Continuous Improvement qualification

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Morgan Jones is recruiting for a Hygiene Manager (Maternity Cover) at a leading food manufacturing site in Northfleet, Kent. You will lead the site-wide hygiene function, ensuring robust sanitation and compliance with legal and customer standards.

You will work with Technical, Production and Engineering teams to drive audit readiness, continuous improvement and a strong food safety culture in a fast-paced environment.