Hygiene Manager

Staffline; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Canteen on site

Free hot drinks

PPE provided

Full training provided

Public transport links

Job summary

Staffline is recruiting for a Hygiene Manager at our site in Aylesbury to lead food safety and hygiene across production areas.

You will develop and implement hygiene standards, manage environmental monitoring, audits, and CAPA, and lead a team of supervisors and operatives. This hands-on role requires strong leadership, budget awareness, and a commitment to continuous improvement and compliance with BRCGS and retailer standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3-5 years in a food manufacturing hygiene leadership role.
• Experience managing hygiene teams in a high-care or manufacturing environment.
• Experience preparing for and hosting customer and third-party audits.
• Strong understanding of food safety management systems and hygiene controls.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement site hygiene standards, procedures and cleaning schedules.
• Ensure all production areas, equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitised effectively.
• Manage hygiene activities to minimise microbiological, allergen and foreign body risks.
• Ensure completion and verification of pre-operational hygiene inspections.
• Monitor hygiene performance and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead hygiene elements of customer, third-party and regulatory audits.
• Investigate hygiene-related non-conformances and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain hygiene documentation, records and trend analysis.

Skills

Hygiene leadership

People management

IT & reporting

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Education

Food Safety Level 3

HACCP Level 3

COSHH training

IOSH Managing Safely

Food Safety Level 4

Job description

A great opportunity to work as a Hygiene Manager at our clients site who provide quality Food-To-Go products and you'll now find us within the education, healthcare, travel and business sectors.

Staffline are recruiting for Hygiene Manager in Aylesbury.

The rate of pay is £35,000 to £40,000 per annum

Your Time at Work

Hygiene Management

• Develop and implement site hygiene standards, procedures and cleaning schedules.
• Ensure all production areas, equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitised effectively.
• Manage hygiene activities to minimise microbiological, allergen and foreign body risks.
• Ensure completion and verification of pre-operational hygiene inspections.
• Monitor hygiene performance and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Food Safety & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with BRCGS, retailer standards, customer requirements and relevant legislation.
• Support HACCP, TACCP and VACCP programmes through effective hygiene controls.
• Lead hygiene elements of customer, third-party and regulatory audits.
• Investigate hygiene-related non-conformances and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain hygiene documentation, records and trend analysis.

Team Leadership

• Recruit, train, develop and manage hygiene supervisors and operatives.
• Conduct performance reviews and identify training requirements.
• Foster a positive, proactive food safety and hygiene culture.
• Ensure adequate staffing and resource planning across all shifts and monitor ongoing attendance and performance of the team.

Cleaning Validation & Verification

• Manage environmental monitoring programmes.
• Review microbiological results and implement corrective actions where required.
• Validate new cleaning methods, chemicals and equipment.
• Establish and monitor hygiene KPIs.

Health & Safety

• Ensure safe systems of work are followed during cleaning operations.
• Lead COSHH management for all cleaning chemicals.
• Ensure that the team follow machinery isolation and lock-off/tag-out procedures and that these are implemented and audited during hygiene activities.
• Complete risk assessments relating to hygiene operations.
• Drive safe working practices across the hygiene team.

Budget & Resource Management

• Manage hygiene budgets, consumables and chemical usage.
• Monitor expenditure and identify cost‑saving opportunities.
• Work with suppliers to ensure effective and sustainable hygiene solutions.

Continuous Improvement

• Lead projects to improve hygiene efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability.
• Drive reductions in water, chemical and energy consumption.
• Support operational excellence and factory improvement programmes.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Hygiene audit compliance score.
• Environmental monitoring results.
• Customer and third‑party audit outcomes.
• Hygiene‑related non‑conformance levels.
• Cleaning schedule completion.
• Chemical and consumable cost control.
• Health & safety performance within hygiene operations.
• Team engagement and training compliance.

Our Perfect Worker

Essential Experience

• Minimum 3-5 years' experience in a food manufacturing hygiene leadership role.
• Experience managing hygiene teams within a high‑care or manufacturing environment.
• Experience preparing for and hosting customer and third‑party audits.
• Strong understanding of food safety management systems and hygiene controls.

Essential Qualifications

• Food Safety Level 3 minimum (Level 4 desirable).
• HACCP Level 3.
• COSHH awareness/training.
• Health & Safety qualification (e.g., IOSH Managing Safely).

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong understanding of microbiological risks and environmental monitoring.
• Knowledge of BRCGS and retailer standards.
• Excellent leadership and people‑management skills.
• Strong problem‑solving and root‑cause analysis capability.
• Good IT and reporting skills.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management.

Personal Attributes

• Highly organised and detail‑oriented.
• Proactive and results‑driven.
• Strong leadership presence.
• Able to influence and challenge positively.
• Committed to continuous improvement and food safety excellence.

Experience in a similar role required

Key Information and Benefits

• Temp to perm opportunity
• OnSite support from Staffline
• Canteen on site
• Free hot drinks
• Good links to public transport
• PPE provided
• Full training provided

Job Ref: 1RWB