HYGIENE MANAGER

David Wood Foods Ltd; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the bakery sector seeks an experienced Hygiene Manager for its Bolton site. The role involves managing hygiene standards, compliance, and team leadership to improve efficiency and ensure food safety. Candidates must possess strong communication skills and relevant experience, particularly with M&S and Tesco standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of experience in a Hygiene position.
• Experience working to M&S and Tesco standards.

Responsibilities

• Implement customer codes of practice to ensure compliance with hygiene standards.
• Manage and train hygiene operatives across shifts.
• Conduct regular audits on hygiene systems.

Skills

Communication

Team Leadership

Job description

JOB ROLE: HYGIENE MANAGER

LOCATION: BOLTON, KEARSLEY- BL4 8NB

Salary: Negotiable based on experience

SHIFT:

Monday – Thursday 5am – 3pm

Sunday 9am – 7pm

2 weeks on nights during probation

1 week every quarter

Sunday – Thursday 9pm – 7am

At David Wood Foods, we have over 20 years’ experience in the bakery business, and if one thing is clear about our company it’s that we’re passionate about baking.

We currently produce a range of quality frozen 'bake off' and craft bakery products encompassing Savoury Pastry, Sweet Pastry, Bread, Morning Goods and Confectionary products from seven cutting-edge bakeries around the UK.

Due to growth within the team, a vacancy has arisen for a Hygiene Manager based at our Bolton site. The role will be covering Hygiene, GMP and Factory Floor Standards. The main purpose of this position is to manage the requirements within the department – effectively and efficiently – through the optimum use of people, materials and plant / equipment / machinery, in order to achieve output requirements in compliance with company / site / legislative standards of quality, quantity, cost and timescale.

The successful candidate must have outstanding communication skills and have experience of leading and developing teams as well as having a minimum of 4 years in a Hygiene position. The ideal candidate will have experience of working to M&S and Tesco standards.

Main responsibilities of the role:

• Reviewing and implementing customer codes of practice and making sure they are all compliant with all hygiene standards.
• Implement business improvements ensuring that food safety and quality remain at the forefront of the company.
• Ensuring hygiene operatives across day and night shifts are appropriately trained, organised and managed to complete required workload.
• Ensuring all paperwork is completed accurately and fully.
• To manage issues with production management to minimise risk to product through effective hygiene management and process control.
• Managing and developing scheduled deep and standard cleaning of machinery/ environment program to required standards.
• Working towards KPI's and targets, ensuring all clean downs are done to the highest standard.
• Carrying out regular audits in relation to hygiene systems and environmental standards.
• Liaising with production management to minimise risk to product through effective hygiene management and process control.
• Improving efficiency and standards of cleaning.
• Managing departmental budget.
• Ownership and development of hygiene systems.
• Monitor and manage the site pest control system in conjunction with the third-party contractor.
• Monitor and manage the site waste disposal system in conjunction with the third-party contractor.