Hygiene Supervisor

Barry Callebaut Manufacturing Iberica SA.; Banbury; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading chocolate manufacturer is seeking a Hygiene Supervisor in Banbury, UK. The role includes managing sanitation standards, ensuring compliance with health and safety, and leading a team. Ideal candidates should have over 3 years of experience in Hygiene and Food Safety in an international food company, strong communication skills, and a commitment to maintaining high food safety standards. Embrace diversity and inclusion in this impactful position with a focus on sustainability.

Benefits

Diversity and Inclusion commitment

Sustainable work environment

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Hygiene and Food Safety in an international food company.
• High level platform licence for working at height.
• Ability to detect and solve problems effectively.
• Awareness of HACCP requirements.
• Understanding of COSHH.

Responsibilities

• Act as an interface between production, health & safety, and quality teams.
• Manage team sanitation requirements and health & safety.
• Participate in internal audits related to HACCP and food safety.
• Deliver training modules on cleaning practices.

Skills

Hygiene and Food Safety knowledge

Problem detection and solving

Communication skills

Team management skills

Operational expertise

Education

Food Safety for Manufacturing Level 2 qualification

Tools

Cleaning tools and chemicals

Job description

At Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry. We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate. We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future. We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 12,000 passionate Employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide. We are very proud of who we are and what we do. And of course, we are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond!

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our Hygiene Supervisor will be responsible to maintain, implement and deliver the quality standards related to Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) standard with the focus on sanitation, taking into account all requirements around food safety, allergen, customer, religious and sustainability standards in the plant. The role will also focus on driving the maintenance and improvements of BC standard for Sanitation & Waste.

SHIFT PATTERN: Friday – Monday, 10h shifts, 7am – 5pm

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Act as the interface between the production, Health & Safety, HR, project engineering, maintenance and quality teams.
• To manage and organise the team so that the plan for the area in terms of sanitation requirements are fulfilled. To manage the health and safety of the team members and ensure all aspects of food safety are adhered to.
• Manage all day-to-day people issues including sickness management, discipline and grievance matters as required.
• Follow up corrective actions and verify effectiveness of implemented measures within the scope of sanitation.
• Provide the supply of chemicals, cleaning tools necessary to operate which are in line with Quality & Food Safety Regulations.
• Participate in internal audits related to HACCP, food safety, sustainability and quality management system. Participate in customer and third‑party audits, execute external audits to approve services in his focus area.
• Ensure correct stock control and availability of necessary equipment.
• Deliver training modules to ensure cleaning department and CAYGO for Operational colleagues remains up to date with the latest legislative and practical technologies and solutions.
• Implement and manage cleaning programs (procedures, work instructions) for production environment inclusive hygiene junctions and non‑operations areas like offices.
• Report any health and safety or food safety or environmental hazards found in the factory to the relevant managers.
• To cover the manager's role during periods of absence and holiday.

ABOUT YOU

• A competent Hygiene Operator with a sound understanding of GMP & Hygiene issues.
• 3+ years of experience in Hygiene and Food Safety in an international food company.
• High level platform licence for working at height.
• Confined space capability or ability to be trained.
• Ability to detect and solve problems effectively.
• Food Safety for Manufacturing Level 2 qualification advantageous.
• Operational knowledge of safe working practices and food safety requirements.
• Awareness of HACCP requirements.
• Understanding of COSHH – safe use, PPE requirements and correct Use & Application of chemicals.
• Strong communication, stakeholder and team management skills.
• Operational expertise with compliance focus.
• Track record of coaching and empowering teams.
• Results‑driven with continuous improvement attitude.

At Barry Callebaut, we are committed to Diversity & Inclusion. United by our strong values, we thrive on the diversity of who we are, where we come from, what we’ve experienced and how we think. We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where people can truly be themselves, grow to their full potential and feel they belong.#oneBC - Diverse People, Sustainable Growth.