Sanitation & GMP Lead — Production Hygiene

Medik8; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing: 25 days holiday + bank hols

Flexible & Hybrid working

Private Medical Insurance

Mental Health support

Job summary

Medik8 is expanding its production operations and seeks an experienced Hygiene Team Leader to drive sanitation excellence at our Innovation Centre. You will lead a hygiene team, own cleaning SOPs, ensure GMP compliance, and collaborate across QA, Engineering and Manufacturing to maintain a pristine manufacturing environment.

The role involves shift work (AM/PM) with responsibilities for training, documentation, deviations, and environmental health and safety within COSHH guidelines.

Qualifications

• GMP experience supervising hygiene in a regulated environment.
• Ability to draft and enforce cleaning SOPs with QA.
• Strong COSHH knowledge and chemical handling skills.
• Experience training and developing operational teams.
• Familiarity with deep cleaning of production equipment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and schedule daily hygiene activities for the Hygiene Team.
• Deliver initial and refresher training on cleaning techniques and COSHH.
• Own and update cleaning SOPs in collaboration with QA.
• Audit cleaning logs, checklists and sign-offs for compliance.
• Act as first point of contact for deviations and corrective actions.
• Oversee sanitation of production lines and equipment to prevent cross-contamination.
• Ensure safe storage and handling of cleaning agents per COSHH.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Manufacturing and QA to minimize downtime.
• Manage general and hazardous waste disposal per safety commitments.

Skills

GMP Experience

SOP Development

Chemical Safety

Leadership

Technical Cleaning

Communication

Education

Health & Safety qualifications

Job description

Medik8 is expanding its production operations and seeks an experienced Hygiene Team Leader to drive sanitation excellence at our Innovation Centre. You will lead a hygiene team, own cleaning SOPs, ensure GMP compliance, and collaborate across QA, Engineering and Manufacturing to maintain a pristine manufacturing environment.

The role involves shift work (AM/PM) with responsibilities for training, documentation, deviations, and environmental health and safety within COSHH guidelines.