Night Hygiene Lead — Food Factory Operations & Audits

The Sterling Choice; Ringway; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sterling Choice is seeking a Hygiene Manager for a Greater Manchester food manufacturing site. This night-shift role leads Hygiene Operatives and Supervisors from 10pm to 6am, ensuring deep cleaning, chemical management, cleaning validation and CIP systems are maintained to support production.

You will drive continuous improvement, collaborate with Engineering, Technical and Production teams, and prepare the site for audits.

Qualifications

• Experience managing hygiene within food manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of cleaning chemicals, validation and food safety.
• Ability to lead people in a busy factory environment.
• Experience with CIP systems is valuable.

Responsibilities

• Lead Hygiene Operatives and Supervisors, set expectations and develop capability.
• Oversee deep cleaning schedules, chemical management, and CIP systems.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Technical and Production to balance safety and efficiency.
• Ensure readiness for customer and third-party audits.
• Own the night hygiene operation and hand back to Production in good condition.

Job description

The Sterling Choice is seeking a Hygiene Manager for a Greater Manchester food manufacturing site. This night-shift role leads Hygiene Operatives and Supervisors from 10pm to 6am, ensuring deep cleaning, chemical management, cleaning validation and CIP systems are maintained to support production.

You will drive continuous improvement, collaborate with Engineering, Technical and Production teams, and prepare the site for audits.