Site Hygiene Manager

BAKKAVOR GROUP PLC; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturer in Westminster is seeking a Hygiene Manager to lead the hygiene team and ensure high standards. You will manage cleaning systems and promote a culture of improvement while adhering to all safety policies. Candidates should have experience in the food industry and hold qualifications like Advanced Food Hygiene. This role offers a competitive salary plus additional benefits, including a car allowance, bonus scheme, and private health coverage.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Car allowance

Annual bonus scheme

Private Health insurance

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Experienced people manager with the ability to motivate and lead teams.
• Hands-on experience in hygiene within a manufacturing setting.
• Solid understanding of COSHH requirements.

Responsibilities

• Achieve and continuously improve hygiene standards.
• Manage CIP systems and documentation for cleaning.
• Promote a culture of challenge, feedback, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership skills

Strong communication

Hygiene expertise

Education

Advanced Food Hygiene

IOSHH certification

Job description

In this integral role as Hygiene Manager, you will effectively lead and manage the hygiene team and function on the relevant shift, ensuring that all hygiene standards are consistently maintained and developed to the highest level. These standards will be reviewed regularly and, where necessary, challenged and improved. Ensure a safe working environment and comply with all SHE policy standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Achieve and continuously improve hygiene standards, demonstrated through key KPIs.
• Manage CIP systems and all documentation for interim and deep cleaning.
• Promote a culture of challenge, feedback, and continuous improvement.
• Deliver 100% internal and external customer service and represent the company professionally.
• Maintain strong employee relations through fair and consistent application of HR policies.
• Translate the manufacturing strategy and operational plan into clear shift actions owned by the team.
• Plan and manage labour, equipment efficiency, and ancillary services to meet productivity and cost targets.
• Ensure the team structure is fit for purpose and lead training and development to support progression and capability.
• Communicate effectively to keep the workforce informed and maintain strong cross‑functional links.
• Drive hygiene, health and safety, and technical standards to meet all business, customer, and audit requirements.

You will be an experienced people manager who knows how to motivate and lead teams, ideally with strong expertise in hygiene. You bring a logical, clear‑thinking approach and remain composed and effective under pressure. Strong communication skills – verbal, written, and through presentations – enable you to influence, guide, and collaborate with confidence.

You naturally demonstrate the Bakkavor values in your day‑to‑day approach and show adaptability and flexibility across different hours and operational areas. You'll have hands‑on experience in hygiene within a manufacturing setting and a solid understanding of COSHH requirements.

Experience in the food industry, along with qualifications such as Advanced Food Hygiene or IOSHH, would be a strong advantage.

If you’re passionate about driving high standards, leading people, and making a real impact in a fast‑paced environment, this is a role where you can truly thrive.

Competitive Salary depending on experience plus £8,400 car allowance (paid as car allowance monthly), up to 20% annual bonus scheme and Private Health (Employee and Family).

Cumberland Meals – Bakkavor London Meals (NW10 7RQ)

Site Based

Monday to Friday

08:30am – 17:00pm

Contract Type – Permanent

Why join us?

We’re constantly evolving, progressing and diversifying. And we want our people to do so too. For everyone to feel empowered, engaged and enabled. To create opportunities to move forward, climb higher and push for more. We believe in fuelling ambition and guiding success. In supporting everyone with talent and drive to own what they do, realise their potential and build a brilliant future for themselves at Bakkavor.

What we do.

This particular role is at our Bakkavor Meals site in Cumberland Avenue – West London. Split across 3 factories and 1 distribution centre. The factories make chilled ready meals, houmous dips, deli products & savoury accompaniments and employs over 2,000 people. As an equal opportunity employer, we’re committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.

You’ll enjoy:

• Life Assurance (2.5 x salary)
• Short Term Bonus Scheme up to 20% of basic salary
• 25 days Holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Staff Shop
• Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• MyBargains Discount Platform
• Personal Accident Insurance
• Free Independent Mortgage Advice
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A Range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans)
• Discounted tutoring for children
• Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary
• Private Medical Insurance (employee & family cover)
• Cash allowance (car)
• A commitment to your wellbeing that includes emotional, physical and financial support services delivered by our fantastic team of wellbeing champions.

Proud to be Bakkavor. We’re proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We’re proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose. We’re driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business – come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team!