Hygiene Manager

G's Group; March; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company based in March is seeking a Hygiene Manager (Nights) to oversee hygiene operations and ensure compliance with food safety standards. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong leadership and people management skills, as well as a passion for hygiene and safety in a fast-paced environment. This role offers opportunities for continuous improvement and team engagement.

Benefits

Salary sacrifice pension scheme

Cinema and Sky Store discounts

Health Cash Plan

Employee referral scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a hygiene leadership role within a food or FMCG manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of food safety systems (HACCP, BRCGS) and hygiene legislation.
• Excellent people management skills and ability to develop teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead hygiene activities, ensuring compliance with food safety legislation.
• Manage hygiene audits and documentation.
• Drive safety culture and hygiene-related risk assessments.

Skills

Leadership

Food safety systems knowledge

People management

Data-driven decision making

Organizational skills

Calm under pressure

Passion for hygiene

Job description

Are you a hygiene leader with a passion for food safety, people, and operational excellence? We’re looking for a Hygiene Manager (Nights) to lead our site hygiene operation and ensure our factory, equipment, and environment are maintained to the highest standards.

This is a key leadership role in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment, where you’ll play a vital part in delivering safe, high-quality products while building a motivated, high-performing hygiene team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading all hygiene activities across the site, including deep cleans and routine sanitation.
• Ensuring compliance with food safety legislation, customer codes of practice, and audit requirements (BRCGS, customer visits, etc.).
• Managing hygiene audits, documentation, and due diligence records.
• Driving a safety-first culture and maintaining hygiene-related risk assessments and safe systems of work.
• Recruiting, developing, and leading a dedicated hygiene team.
• Monitoring hygiene KPIs and driving continuous improvement in standards, efficiency, and team engagement.
• Managing hygiene budgets, chemical use, and contractor relationships.
• Collaborating cross-functionally with Production, Engineering, Technical, and QA teams.
  
  

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience in a hygiene leadership role within a food or FMCG manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of food safety systems (HACCP, BRCGS), audit processes, and hygiene legislation.
• Excellent people management skills - confident leading, coaching, and developing teams.
• Data-driven and performance-focused, with strong planning and organisational skills.
• A calm, decisive leader who thrives under pressure and during seasonal peaks.
• Passionate about hygiene, safety, and continuous improvement.
  
  

Why Join Us?

• Great Place to Work accredited.
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme available
• Cinema and Sky Store discounts
• Supermarket & other retailer discounts
• Health Cash Plan
• Holiday discounts
• Life assurance & income protection
• Employee referral scheme
• Employee Assistant Programme
• Cycle to Work
• Eyecare contributions
• Electric car salary sacrifice scheme.
• Learning, development, and training opportunities including mentoring.
• Regular social and charity events
• Engagement in local community & early careers events
• Onsite health checks, & annual flu jabs
• Regular wellbeing sessions
  
  

We politely request no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We don’t accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them