Hygiene Supervisor, Hygiene Supervisor

Pilgrim's Europe; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; 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

Job summary

Pilgrim's Europe at the Linton site in Cambridge is seeking a Hygiene Supervisor for the night shift. You will work with the Hygiene Manager to supervise a team, ensuring high standards of cleanliness and strict adherence to health and safety processes.

You will maintain audit-ready records, support hygiene visits and audits, and drive a culture of quality and food safety across the site. The role requires strong leadership and communication within a food manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar role.
• Clear understanding of BRC, customer and industry requirements.
• Strive for continuous improvement in ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to technical requirements of the role.
• Maintain accurate records for audits and reviews.
• Supervise and support the night shift team.
• Assist with hygiene visits or audits and deputise for Hygiene Manager.
• Communicate hygiene matters to relevant departments on site.
• Own non-conformances and proactively address gaps.

Skills

Team management

Communication

Food industry knowledge

HACCP

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.

Salary & 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

Responsibilities

• 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

Requirements

• 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