Senior Hygiene & Food Safety Leader

Cawingredients Limited; Leeming Bar; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Scheme – 5% Employee, 3% Rider

Annual Leave 31 days including bankhol

Length of Service Leave – up to 4 days

Life Insurance

Healthcare support

Healthcare Cash Plan

Doctor Line & Fitness Programs

Financial Well-being – financial coach

Family-Friendly Policies – enhanced p2

Company Sick Pay – up to 10 days

Exclusive Discounts

Job summary

Cawingredients Limited in Leeming Bar is seeking an experienced Hygiene Manager to lead site hygiene, drive food safety and continuous improvement across departments. You will develop systems, optimise cleaning, and ensure compliance while supporting cost efficiency.

You will work with Production, Planning, Technical and external suppliers to maintain exceptional hygiene and drive improvements across the site.

Qualifications

• Previous Hygiene Management experience in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.
• Experience operating in a 24/7 manufacturing setup.
• Strong knowledge of hygiene systems, food safety and cleaning validation.
• Experience with CIP systems and manual cleaning.
• Experience scheduling hygiene activities and managing resources.
• COSHH and risk assessment knowledge.
• Experience with chemical suppliers and hygiene equipment providers.
• Proven track record delivering efficiency, sustainability or cost savings.
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient in MS Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Experience in liquid or dairy manufacturing environments.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• SAP experience.
• Experience supporting BRCGS and customer audits.
• Experience sourcing hygiene equipment and chemicals.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and maintain site hygiene procedures and cleaning standards.
• Train, coach and support operators and production teams on effective cleaning practices.
• Monitor cleaning techniques and hygiene performance across the site.
• Schedule cleaning activities and allocate resources effectively.
• Review microbiological data and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Maintain hygiene records, documentation and cleaning validation activities.
• Identify, source and implement hygiene equipment and tools.
• Lead continuous improvement focused on efficiency, sustainability and cost reduction.
• Review and optimise CIP programmes and cleaning routines.
• Collaborate with Production and Planning to maximise cleaning windows in schedules.
• Identify opportunities to reduce cleaning downtime while maintaining food safety.

Skills

Hygiene management

Food safety

Cleaning validation

COSHH knowledge

Auditing

Continuous improvement

Stakeholder collaboration

SOP training

Leadership

Problem-solving

Education

Food safety qualification

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Job description

Cawingredients Limited in Leeming Bar is seeking an experienced Hygiene Manager to lead site hygiene, drive food safety and continuous improvement across departments. You will develop systems, optimise cleaning, and ensure compliance while supporting cost efficiency.

You will work with Production, Planning, Technical and external suppliers to maintain exceptional hygiene and drive improvements across the site.