Hygiene Manager

Red Recruitment 247; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a highly competent Hygiene Section Manager for a fast-paced FMCG factory in East Midlands. The role involves managing hygiene standards and team activities, ensuring compliance with food safety regulations. Successful candidates will have a solid background in hygiene or production within the food industry and excellent people management skills. This position offers a contracted 40 hours per week with flexibility in shift start times.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of hygiene practices in food production.
• Experience in FMCG manufacturing or similar environments.
• Confident in motivating and managing teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage hygiene standards and team activities.
• Provide training and development for hygiene team.
• Conduct risk assessments and maintain cleaning schedules.

Skills

Knowledge of Hygiene from either a Hygiene or Production background

Experience in a FMCG or fast paced manufacturing environment

Strong people management skills

General understanding and interest in food hygiene and microbiology

Positive and pro-active attitude

Education

Hygiene qualifications and/or internal auditor qualifications

Job description

As an inclusive, forward-thinking business, we take pride in our approach to investing in our site hygiene my client is looking for a highly competent and motivated Hygiene Section Manager to join our Production Team, based at our Scropton site near Hatton, Derbyshire.

The role is factory and officebased, so you’ll be working in a fast-paced, dynamic FMCG factory environment which is noisy and refrigerated in some areas, manufacturing short shelf-life products where hygiene standards are critical.

As Hygiene Section Manager you’ll be leading and supporting the Hygiene team who work in shifts to cover factory requirements. The teams core hours are from 16 : 00 – 06 : 00 Monday – Saturday.

This role would be contracted to 40 hours per week and require some flexibility in shift start times to manage the entire team effectively.

What will your key responsibilities as Hygiene Section Manager include?

• Managing hygiene, co-ordinating team activities and maintaining audit ready hygiene standards at all times.
• Managing and providing training and development for the team.
• Ensuring all elements of the hygiene service are carried out and maintained to the required standards.
• Maintaining detailed cleaning instructions and schedules for hygiene activity.
• Conduct COSHH assessments, risk assessments and documenting safe systems of work.
• Ordering and maintaining levels of cleaning chemicals and equipment through communication with external suppliers

What you’ll need to be successful :

• Knowledge of Hygiene from either a Hygiene or Production background, ideally within the food industry.
• Experience in a FMCG or fast paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong people management skills and confident with your ability to motivate teams.
• General understanding and interest in food hygiene and microbiology.
• A positive and pro-active attitude with the confidence to challenge when necessary.
• Hygiene qualifications and / or internal auditor qualifications would be desirable