Hygiene Shift Manager

Taiko; City Of London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturer in the UK is seeking a Hygiene Shift Manager to lead their hygiene team, maintain safety standards, and drive continuous improvement. The ideal candidate has experience in a hygiene leadership role within food manufacturing and possesses excellent communication skills. This is a full-time role with a competitive salary of £42,000 - £45,000.

Benefits

Career growth opportunities

Annual discretionary bonus

Private Medical Cash Plan

50% off food

Group Personal Pension

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar hygiene leadership role within food manufacturing or FMCG.
• Strong understanding of hygiene, cleaning chemicals, COSHH, and food safety standards.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and team development skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Hygiene Team during your shift, ensuring the completion of hygiene schedules.
• Maintain and improve hygiene, safety, and quality standards across the site.
• Train, coach, and develop Hygiene Team Members.

Skills

Hygiene leadership

Understanding of cleaning chemicals

Team development

Audit preparation

Communication skills

Job description

Overview

Established in 1997 as the first manufacturer of sushi for the UK supermarket industry, Taiko has evolved into the most innovative manufacturer of Sushi, Food To Go, Prepared Meals and Snacking products in the UK, supplying Waitrose, Tesco and Sainsbury’s to name a few. Over the past 25 years Taiko has launched more first to market Sushi and Food to Go products than any other sushi manufacturer in the UK.

Hygiene Shift Manager – Hygiene - Taiko Acton

Contract: Full Time • Salary: £42,000 - £45,000 • Contracted Hours: 42

Responsibilities

• Lead the Hygiene Team during your shift, ensuring the completion of hygiene schedules to the highest standard.
• Maintain and continually improve hygiene, safety, environmental, and quality standards across the site.
• Support Engineering and Production in line setup, deep cleans, and maintenance routines.
• Review and improve hygiene practices, procedures, and equipment in line with customer and legal requirements.
• Train, coach, and develop Hygiene Team Members to build a flexible and skilled workforce.
• Liaise with suppliers to optimise cleaning chemicals and equipment for both effectiveness and user comfort.
• Communicate hygiene requirements and standards across teams and shifts, building strong cross-functional relationships.
• Manage audit preparation and responses, ensuring corrective actions are completed to standard and on time.
• Present Hygiene Operation documentation to customers, including Chemical Data Sheets and Training Records.
• Assist with planning and delivery of customer audits and visits (announced and unannounced).
• Ensure all hygiene operations comply with Quality and Health & Safety Management Systems.
• Provide support to the Head of Technical and other departments as needed.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar hygiene leadership role within food manufacturing or FMCG.
• Strong understanding of hygiene, cleaning chemicals, COSHH, and food safety standards.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and team development skills.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, production, quality, and technical teams.
• Experience in audit preparation and customer-facing hygiene documentation.
• A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset and commitment to continuous improvement.
• Can work 4 on 4 off nights & days

Benefits

• Opportunity to grow your career alongside with us with available apprentice program
• Brilliant support services designed to enhance your physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
• Annual discretionary bonus subject to business and overall performance
• Discretionary Life Assurance
• Discretionary Income Protection
• Group Personal Pension
• Private Medical Cash Plan
• Bespoke reward platform including access to retail, cinema & gym discounts.
• 50% off your food every time you dine with us for you and 3 friends.