Senior Hygiene Manager - Food Manufacturing

Staffline; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Canteen on site

Free hot drinks

PPE provided

Full training provided

Public transport links

Job summary

Staffline is recruiting for a Hygiene Manager at our site in Aylesbury to lead food safety and hygiene across production areas.

You will develop and implement hygiene standards, manage environmental monitoring, audits, and CAPA, and lead a team of supervisors and operatives. This hands-on role requires strong leadership, budget awareness, and a commitment to continuous improvement and compliance with BRCGS and retailer standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3-5 years in a food manufacturing hygiene leadership role.
• Experience managing hygiene teams in a high-care or manufacturing environment.
• Experience preparing for and hosting customer and third-party audits.
• Strong understanding of food safety management systems and hygiene controls.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement site hygiene standards, procedures and cleaning schedules.
• Ensure all production areas, equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitised effectively.
• Manage hygiene activities to minimise microbiological, allergen and foreign body risks.
• Ensure completion and verification of pre-operational hygiene inspections.
• Monitor hygiene performance and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead hygiene elements of customer, third-party and regulatory audits.
• Investigate hygiene-related non-conformances and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain hygiene documentation, records and trend analysis.

Skills

Hygiene leadership

People management

IT & reporting

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Education

Food Safety Level 3

HACCP Level 3

COSHH training

IOSH Managing Safely

Food Safety Level 4

Job description

Staffline is recruiting for a Hygiene Manager at our site in Aylesbury to lead food safety and hygiene across production areas.

You will develop and implement hygiene standards, manage environmental monitoring, audits, and CAPA, and lead a team of supervisors and operatives. This hands-on role requires strong leadership, budget awareness, and a commitment to continuous improvement and compliance with BRCGS and retailer standards.