Senior Hygiene Manager – FMCG Manufacturing

Greencore; Spalding; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Holidays

Pension contributions

Life insurance

Share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Employee discount platform

Wellbeing Centre access

Parental leave policies

Job summary

Greencore is seeking a Hygiene Manager to lead all hygiene activities within a manufacturing unit in the UK. You will set standards, lead hygiene teams, and ensure delivery of customer expectations across safety, health, environment, and waste management.

You will drive audits, engage with cross-functional teams, manage budgets, and coordinate third-party contracts while upholding quality and compliance across the site.

Qualifications

• Ideally educated to degree level
• Holds the following qualifications in support of experience - L4 Food Hygiene, L4 HACCP, IOSH managing safely, COSHH, Allergen Awareness, CIP and Microbiological Hygiene
• A clear financial understanding and is experienced managing in an FMCG, ideally in hygiene management
• Experienced in managing and supporting auditing processes
• Is well versed in pest control measures
• Has experience working with computer programmes such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Has knowledge of the principles of chilled food manufacturing in high risk/low risk/low care
• Has experience of leading and working with a diverse workforce
• Has experience of integrated hygiene and environmental management systems
• Has experience of equipment manufacture and capital expenditure requirements

Responsibilities

• Responsible for implementation of strategy, quality, efficiency, and hygiene innovation to ensure the manufacturing unit has a hygiene service which supports the delivery of business objectives
• Provide leadership and direction to the hygiene community to ensure that people are engaged, focused, and delivering their potential
• Establish a holistic hygiene vision incorporating the key elements of safety, health, environment, and waste management, demonstrated through great customer relations and effective management of third-party relationships and internal cross functional working
• Hygiene lead for coordination and successful delivery of all Manufacturing Unit visits and audits achieving recognition of excellent working practices which deliver growth and trust between all
• Monitor, audit and review the performance of the manufacturing unit hygiene teams to identify areas of improvement and innovation to ensure hygiene activities are delivered to plan, budget, and standards beyond compliance
• Delivery of projects to designated time scales and meeting all cross functional food safety and financial targets
• Responsible for the preparation and management of Manufacturing Unit hygiene budget, related Capex and negotiation/maintenance of third-party contracts that supply and safeguard the integrity of Manufacturing Unit standards
• Ensure that a safe working environment exists for colleagues and that as a minimum the department meets the standards set in the SHE Policy

Skills

Hygiene leadership

FMCG experience

Food safety

Budget management

People management

Pest control

MS Office

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Degree level

L4 Food Hygiene

L4 HACCP

IOSH managing safely

COSHH

Allergen Awareness

CIP

Microbiological Hygiene

Job description

Greencore is seeking a Hygiene Manager to lead all hygiene activities within a manufacturing unit in the UK. You will set standards, lead hygiene teams, and ensure delivery of customer expectations across safety, health, environment, and waste management.

You will drive audits, engage with cross-functional teams, manage budgets, and coordinate third-party contracts while upholding quality and compliance across the site.