Hygiene Supervisor

Jason's Sourdough | Geary's Bakeries; Leicester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free bread

BUPA Cashback Plan

Death In Service

Cycle to Work

Refer a friend £500

Job summary

Geary’s Bakeries Ltd is seeking a Hygiene Supervisor for the night shift (6pm–6am) at the Leicestershire site. You will oversee the hygiene team, ensure food safety and cleanliness, and support audits and continuous improvement across the bakery.

You will lead a casual but dedicated team, drive safety culture, and coordinate with labour agencies and other departments to meet KPI targets.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role within food manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of Food Safety, Health and Safety, and COSHH.
• Proven ability to lead and develop a team.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Flexible approach to working hours.
• Resilience and motivation to drive results.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the hygiene team, ensuring adherence to processes and controls.
• Maintain a daily, weekly and monthly cleaning schedule to meet BRC and customer requirements.
• Ensure equipment and PPE are safe; report damage and ensure fit for purpose.
• Engage in audits and high-profile visits; deputise for Shift Operations Manager when required.
• Liaise with labour agencies and provide feedback on performance and service levels.
• Communicate effectively with other departments across the business.

Skills

Communication

Food Safety

COSHH

Team Leadership

Adaptability

Training

Job description

Hygiene Supervisor

Shift: 4 / 7 - Fixed Days

Hours: NIGHT SHIFT - 6pm -6am

Location: Geary’s Bakeries Ltd | Glenfield | Leicestershire | LE3 8JR

The Role

Our Hygiene Supervisors at Geary’s ensure our bread is not only delicious but has been produced and packaged in a clean and food safe environment. Your main responsibilities include:

• Ensuring the Hygiene team adheres to all processes and controls (including COSHH regulations)
• Competent IT skills, updating documents, writing CIC's and SOP's etc
• Adhering to a daily, weekly and monthly cleaning schedule, ensuring all tasks are completed to the required standard to meet BRC and customer requirements
• Ensuring all equipment and tools used are safe and any damage is reported, and all PPE is fit for purpose
• Meeting business KPIs
• Driving a strong, non-compromising Health and Safety culture
• Driving continuous improvement across the business’ approach to Food Hygiene
• Developing and training a team of Operatives in all aspects of the role, identifying and remedying any training gaps
• Liaising with labour agencies and providing feedback on performance and service level
• Effectively communicating with other departments in the wider business
• Taking an active role in audits and high-profile visits
• Deputising for the Shift Operations Manager when required
• You’ll be moving around a busy bakery, carrying out manual and non-manual tasks, which may be physically demanding at times.

About Us

At Geary’s Bakeries, we’re on a crusade to make proper bread more accessible to more people. We’re passionate about re-imagining the way Great Britain thinks about their everyday loaf. This passion is at the heart of everything we do, and have done, since 1906.

We are ‘born and bread’ in Leicestershire and proud of our long-standing heritage. Today, we operate from three sites on a 24/7 operation. We’re made up of towards 900 people: a friendly, diverse and outgoing team, passionate about making a difference to the bakery industry.

The business has grown rapidly from £5m in annual sales to £125m+ in the last 15 years with strong and consistent profitability. We have an ambition to increase sales to more than £200m+ in the next 3- 5 years. A clear Vision and Strategy has been articulated, and this is being backed with major capital investment and a renewal and upgrading of the people, processes, and systems.

Our brilliant benefits include free delicious bread, BUPA Cashback Plan, Death In Service, a Cycle to Work scheme and a chance to win a £10k worth prizes annually! Plus, if you refer a friend to join our team, you could earn up to £500!

#wearegearys

About You

At Geary’s, we look for people who show up every day to do their best. We’re a passionate, friendly team and look for the same qualities in our new recruits. We firmly believe your attitude and approach is just as important (if not, more so) than the skills and experience on your CV.

What we’re looking for:

• Great communication skills (we love to have a chat)
• Good understanding of Food Safety, Health and Safety and COSHH (the important bits!)
• Experience in a similar role within food manufacturing (even better if it was in a bakery)
• A passion to learn and develop
• Resilience and tenacity to drive motivation
• Experience in leading and supporting a team of people (no matter how big or small)
• Flexible approach to working hours

No agencies.

If you have not heard from us within seven days, unfortunately you have not been successful on this occasion, but we wish you every success in your search for a new position.

All applicants must have the right to work in the UK, at point of interview, and for the tenure of employment contract. As part of the recruitment process, you will be asked to provide documented evidence of your eligibility to work in the UK.