Hygiene Team Leader

Cook Trading Limited; Sittingbourne; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-owned food company in Sittingbourne is seeking a Hygiene Team Leader to ensure high hygiene standards and motivate a team. You will coach team members while ensuring compliance with food safety regulations and maintaining clean workspaces. This role offers a chance to make a real difference and includes excellent benefits such as free lunches and birthday leave. If you are passionate about quality and teamwork, we invite you to apply.

Benefits

Paid breaks

Free cooked from fresh lunch

Free car park

Paid leave on special occasions

Staff profit share

Wellbeing program

30% staff discount

Access to discounts and free food perks

Team meals and events

Qualifications

• Experience in hygiene supervision or relevant role.
• Ability to inspire and motivate a team.
• Strong knowledge of food safety and hygiene regulations.

Responsibilities

• Inspire and coach team members to take pride in their work.
• Ensure hygiene tasks are planned, completed, and compliant.
• Manage cleaning stock and supplies responsibly.
• Maintain clean and safe environments for food preparation.

Skills

Leadership

Hygiene Standards

Coaching

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Job description

HYGIENE Team Leader

Location: Sittingbourne, Kent – COOK Pastry & Pies

Hours: Monday – Friday 6am -2pm

Pay rate : £29,494.40 per year (yes this include paid breaks)

As Hygiene Supervisor, you’ll play a vital role in making sure our team has the spotless equipment and hygienic environment they need to create remarkable food every day.

Your standards, speed, and leadership will help keep the heart of our operation running smoothly – and our customers safe and satisfied.

This isn’t just cleaning. It’s quality. It’s safety. It’s success.

Ready to take the lead in keeping things spotless? Join us and make a real difference behind the scenes.

The Role

Inspiring your team – coaching Porters and Cleaners (including night shift) to take pride in their work, stay motivated, and feel part of something bigger

Championing standards – ensuring hygiene tasks are planned, completed, and compliant with food safety, H&S, and legal regulations

Creating calm and confidence – maintaining clean, safe spaces that allow others to do their best work

Taking ownership – managing cleaning stock, PPE, and chemical supplies responsibly and efficiently

Improving the system – finding smart, sustainable ways to keep standards high and costs low

Supporting cross-team success – working with other departments to make sure equipment and spaces are ready for action

Documenting with care – keeping hygiene records that reflect the pride we take in every detail

Living our values – staying positive under pressure, solving problems with care, and helping others grow

If you tick most of these boxes but not all—don’t stress. We’re all about potential.

Excellent Benefits including

• Paid breaks
• free cooked from fresh lunch for all employees
• Free car park
• Paid leave on your birthdays, moving house, become grandparent or your child starts school for the first time
• staff profit share
• Wellbeing program
• 30% staff discount
• Access to CookieJar Smart Spending discounts and free food perks.
• Team meals , events & away days
• Be part of a B-Corp-certified business that values sustainability, people, and the community.

And many more ‿.

What Cook is About

We’re a proudly independent, family-owned B Corp, which basically means we care. A lot. About our food. About our people. And about doing the right thing—even when it’s not the easy thing.

Our vision for COOK has always been that we are a place where EVERYONE is welcome. We want everyone to feel like they belong at COOK. We all have different roles, different abilities and different personalities. By collaborating we can do remarkable things. Whatever your story, if you would like to grow with COOK please apply.