Hygiene Supervisor

Pilgrim's Europe; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

Weekly pay

Subsidised canteen

On-site shop offering company products

Refer a Friend Scheme

Staff days out, staff BBQ days etc

Discount on retail, cinema, travel and

Life assurance policy

Long service award

Job summary

Pilgrim's Europe is recruiting a Full Time Hygiene Supervisor to join our night shift at the Linton site. You will supervise a team and ensure cleaning and hygiene standards meet industry requirements.

Working with the Hygiene Manager, you will support audits, maintain audit-ready records, and drive continuous improvement in food safety and quality across all departments.

Excellent communication and leadership are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar hygiene role.
• Clear understanding of BRC and industry requirements.
• Experience in the food industry and audit readiness.
• Strong team leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervise night shift hygiene team and ensure cleaning standards.
• Maintain records for audits and compliance.
• Support hygiene visits and audits, deputising when needed.
• Encourage reporting of quality or food safety issues and act on feedback.
• Engage with HACCP and OPEX activities and ensure audit readiness.
• Collaborate with Hygiene Manager and other departments.

Skills

Team management

Communication skills

Hygiene knowledge

Quality & food safety

Job description

We are currently recruiting Full Time Hygiene Supervisor to join our dynamic night shift team at the Linton site. About the Role: Work closely with the Hygiene Manager and supervise a team of night shift, working collaboratively across all areas to ensure all areas of operations and facilities are maintained and cleaned to the exacting standard required within the industry whilst absolutely adhering to all health and safety processes and procedures.,

• Adhere to the technical requirements associated with this role
• Be responsible for ensuring all associated records are maintained and accurate for audit purposes.
• Supervise and provide support to the team
• Support any hygiene visits or audits on the site, deputising in the Hygiene Managers absence
• Support communication of hygiene related matters to the relevant departments on site.
• Ownership of any non-conformances or issues raised that relate to hygiene and proactively identifying and resolving potential areas of non-conformity.
• The job holder has a responsibility to create a culture of awareness of, and commitment to the highest standards of quality & food safety and as such they must lead by example.
• The job holder is responsible for actively encouraging all staff to immediately report any quality or food safety issues, assign reward for doing so (using the STAR Award process) and must be seen to take visible action and give feedback to the reportee on actions taken to address the raised issue.
• The job holder will be required to support the site food safety and quality management systems through active engagement and deputising in the site HACCP team, internal and external audit programmes and the proactive use of the QUOR system where applicable. Each department will be maintained as "audit ready" at all times.
• The job holder shall engage with actions from OPEX tier meetings and deputise for the Hygiene Manager where required. They shall be involved in achieving the clauses in the departmental pillar books and the management pillar books. They shall be proactive in supporting the site's OPEX plans and actions. They shall be part of the site 'hot houses' as required.
• The job holder will have signed the Linton Quality and Food Safety Contract which will be an appendix to this role profile. This will be reviewed and signed annually
• Proven experience in a similar role
• Be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of BRC, customer and other industry requirements
• Actively strive to exceed these by demonstrating continuous improvement in ways of working and best practice.
• Excellent team management skills
• Great communication skills. Experience in the food industry
• Pilgrim's Europe produces some of the best-known and most iconic brands in the UK and Ireland, including Fridge Raiders, Rollover, Denny, Richmond, Oakhouse and Moy Park, alongside a diverse range of industry leading own-label products in categories including fresh pork, lamb and chicken, working with all the major retailers and food service outlets. Our portfolio extends to authentic chilled and frozen ready meals, snacking ranges, added value and food service products. Across Pilgrim's Europe we combine 20,000 of the best people in the industry, united by a shared set of core values and a passion for producing the highest quality, most delicious and innovative food, which is enjoyed by millions of people in the UK, Ireland and Europe every day. Our Pilgrim's Europe team are based in our Pilgrim's UK, Moy Park, Pilgrim's Food Masters and Pilgrim's Shared Services businesses. We would love to hear your feedback please give us a review on .

Benefits

• Free on-site parking
• Weekly pay
• Subsidised canteen
• On-site shop offering company products
• Refer a Friend Scheme
• Staff days out, staff BBQ days etc
• Discount on retail, cinema, travel and much more
• Life assurance policy
• Long service award

Shift Pattern

• 5 nights a week
• 21:30pm - 06.00am 5 nights a week