Hygiene Supervisor

Europe Snacks UK; Leicester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Europe Snacks UK seeks a proactive Hygiene Supervisor to drive hygiene excellence across our Leicester manufacturing site. You will lead hygiene standards, develop training, and partner with Operations, Technical and Health & Safety teams to ensure GMP compliance.

This hands-on role spends most time on the factory floor, coaching colleagues, identifying improvements, and maintaining audit-ready documentation while promoting continuous improvement and delivering sustainable hygiene solutions.

Qualifications

• GCSEs or equivalent, including English and Maths.
• Experience in FMCG/Food manufacturing and lean operating environments.
• Strong leadership and capability to develop high performing teams.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and basic computer literacy.

Responsibilities

• Champion Health & Safety, GMP and hygiene compliance and site procedures.
• Develop, deliver and maintain training programmes, SOPs and coaching materials.
• Conduct observations to monitor behaviours, standards and performance and provide guidance.
• Drive hygiene excellence in cleaning activities, changeovers and post-clean start-ups.
• Support management of Hygiene Instruction Cards, cleaning schedules and digital hygiene systems.
• Collaborate with Operations, Technical, Training and H&S teams to resolve issues and share best practices.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives through data collection and problem solving.
• Support investigations, root cause analysis and corrective actions for hygiene performance.
• Maintain an audit-ready environment with GMP standards and proper documentation.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team management

Initiative

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Problem solving

Organisational skills

Education

GCSEs (English and Maths)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

A proactive and hands-on Hygiene Supervisor who will drive hygiene excellence, employee capability, and continuous improvement across our manufacturing site. This role will work closely with Operations, Technical, Training and Health & Safety teams to enhance cleaning standards, support workforce development, improve operational performance, and ensure compliance with food safety, GMP and health & safety requirements.

Spending the majority of time on the factory floor, you will coach and support colleagues, identify improvement opportunities, implement sustainable solutions, and help maintain an audit-ready environment that reflects Europe Snacks' values of Entrepreneurship, Excellence and Care.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Champion a strong culture of Health & Safety, GMP and hygiene compliance, ensuring adherence to site procedures, risk assessments and safe working practices.
• Develop, deliver and maintain effective training programmes, SOPs, risk assessments and coaching materials to build employee capability and address competence gaps.
• Conduct regular factory-based observations to monitor behaviours, standards and operational performance, providing guidance and support where required.
• Drive hygiene excellence by ensuring cleaning activities, changeovers and post-clean start-ups are completed to agreed standards and deliver optimum operational performance.
• Support the management and continuous improvement of Hygiene Instruction Cards (HICs), cleaning schedules and digital hygiene systems.
• Work collaboratively with Operations, Technical, Training and Health & Safety teams to resolve issues, improve standards and implement best practice.
• Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives through data collection, analysis, problem-solving and employee engagement.
• Support factory investigations, root cause analysis and corrective action activities to improve operational and hygiene performance.
• Promote and maintain an audit-ready environment, ensuring GMP standards, cleaning schedules and documentation are consistently achieved.
• Verify that equipment, production areas and cleaning processes are compliant, safe and free from contamination and foreign body risks before production recommences.
• Escalate hygiene, food safety and health & safety concerns promptly, driving sustainable solutions and preventing repeat issues.
• Act as a visible role model on the factory floor, leading by example and fostering a culture of accountability, ownership and continuous improvement.

Role Profile: Approximately 80% factory-based and 20% office-based, providing hands-on support to operations while driving improvements in hygiene, training and site standards.

Personal Qualities

• Motivates, inspires and develops others
• Provides feedback and coaching to team
• Ability to manage and lead a team or individual
• Sets a good example and aware of the effect of their behaviour on others
• Delegates and ensures staff accountability – involves others in decision making

Chooses appropriate leadership styles for different situations and people

Qualifications and Skills

• Leadership skills and demonstrable ability to manage and develop a high performing teams
• Experience working in FMCG/Food sector (especially manufacturing)
• Experience of working in a lean operating environment
• Literacy / Numeracy to national Level 2 Standard
• Computer literate with sound understanding of Microsoft Office application and systems
• Strong organisational and interpersonal skills including excellent communication skills (both oral and written)
• Self-driven and results oriented. Has a positive outlook and a clear focus on high quality standards
• Tough and assertive in a positive way, with an ability to make decisions based on their own sound judgment.
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Ability to work under (reasonable) pressure and multi-task
• Ability to work independently, to take the initiative and propose constructive solutions - rather than simply identify problems
• GCSEs or equivalent, including English and Maths