Hygiene Supervisor

Mitie Group plc.; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Pladis / McVitie's Carlisle is seeking a reliable Plant Hygiene Supervisor to oversee hygiene operations across production areas. The role focuses on supervising cleaning activities, coaching teams, and ensuring compliance with food manufacturing standards.

You will manage schedules, check standards, and maintain accurate records while collaborating with site teams to keep areas clean and production-ready. The ideal candidate has supervisory experience in hygiene or food production, a strong eye

Qualifications

• Previous experience in hygiene, cleaning, manufacturing or food production.
• Supervisory, team leader or chargehand experience.
• Good knowledge of plant cleaning or production line cleaning.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Good communication and organisation skills.
• Ability to work safely and support others to follow safe systems of work.
• Confidence to challenge poor standards and elevate concerns.
• A flexible, reliable and professional approach.

Responsibilities

• Supervise hygiene operatives during plant and line cleaning tasks.
• Allocate work and ensure cleaning schedules are completed on time.
• Check hygiene standards across production lines, equipment and surrounding areas.
• Ensure Cleaning Work Instructions, risk assessments and safe systems of work are followed.
• Support handover of cleaned areas back to production.
• Ensure hygiene records, task sheets and sign-off documents are completed accurately.
• Maintain standards for PPE, COSHH, food safety and health and safety.
• Report safety concerns, defects, damaged equipment, contamination risks or missed cleans.
• Support team training, coaching and performance management.
• Communicate with production, engineering, technical and hygiene management teams.

Skills

Hygiene supervision

Team leadership

Attention to detail

Good communication

Safety systems knowledge

Tools

COSHH

Food safety standards

Job description

Location: Pladis / McVitie's Carlisle
Pay Rate: £16.00 per hour
Working Pattern: 2 working patterns available (Thursday and Friday 6am–2pm, Saturday and Sunday 6am–6pm) and (Friday and Monday 6am–2pm, Saturday and Sunday 6am–6pm)
Hours: 40 hours per week
Reporting to: Contract Manager

About the Role

We are looking for a reliable and motivated Plant Hygiene Supervisor to join the hygiene operation at Pladis / McVitie's Carlisle.

This role will focus on supervising plant and line cleaning across production areas, with particular responsibility for ensuring hygiene teams complete cleaning activities safely, efficiently and to the required food manufacturing standard.

You will support the delivery of cleaning schedules, check standards, coach team members, complete documentation and work closely with site teams to ensure production areas are clean, compliant and ready for use.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise hygiene operatives during plant and line cleaning tasks.
• Allocate work and ensure cleaning schedules are completed on time.
• Check hygiene standards across production lines, equipment and surrounding areas.
• Ensure Cleaning Work Instructions, risk assessments and safe systems of work are followed.
• Support handover of cleaned areas back to production.
• Ensure hygiene records, task sheets and sign-off documents are completed accurately.
• Maintain standards for PPE, COSHH, food safety and health and safety.
• Report safety concerns, defects, damaged equipment, contamination risks or missed cleans.
• Support team training, coaching and performance management.
• Communicate with production, engineering, technical and hygiene management teams.

What We Are Looking For

The ideal candidate will have:

• Previous experience in hygiene, cleaning, manufacturing or food production.
• Supervisory, team leader or chargehand experience.
• Good knowledge of plant cleaning or production line cleaning.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Good communication and organisation skills.
• Ability to work safely and support others to follow safe systems of work.
• Confidence to challenge poor standards and elevate concerns.
• A flexible, reliable and professional approach.

Food manufacturing hygiene experience would be an advantage.