Site Hygiene Manager - Lead Food Safety & Audits

Zest Recruitment Group; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established manufacturing business is recruiting a Hygiene Manager to own hygiene standards across the whole site and work with Technical and Production teams. You will lead the hygiene function on day and night shifts, manage Supervisors and operatives, and drive audit readiness, environmental monitoring, and continuous improvement of cleaning methods and chemicals.

Candidates should have 3–5 years in hygiene leadership within FMCG, with BRCGS knowledge, HACCP/COSHH qualifications, and

Qualifications

• 3-5 years' hygiene leadership experience in FMCG.
• Experience managing hygiene teams and hosting third-party audits.
• Sound knowledge of BRCGS and environmental monitoring.
• Food Safety Level 3 and HACCP training (Level 4 desirable).
• IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent health & safety qualification.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement hygiene standards, procedures and cleaning schedules across all production areas.
• Lead the hygiene team (day and night supervisors, operatives and yard operative), including recruitment, training, performance and shift resourcing.
• Control microbiological, allergen and foreign body risks, including pre-operational inspections and verification.
• Manage environmental monitoring, review micro results and drive corrective actions.
• Lead the hygiene elements of customer, third-party and regulatory audits, and investigate non-conformances.
• Own COSHH, risk assessments and safe systems of work, including isolation and lock-off during cleaning.
• Manage the hygiene budget, chemicals and consumables, working with suppliers and pest control contractors.
• Validate new cleaning methods, chemicals and equipment, and lead projects to reduce water, chemical and energy use.

Skills

Hygiene leadership

Team management

Audits

Education

Food Safety Level 3 (Level 4 desirable)

HACCP Level 3

COSHH training

IOSH Managing Safely

Job description

A well-established manufacturing business is recruiting a Hygiene Manager to own hygiene standards across the whole site and work with Technical and Production teams. You will lead the hygiene function on day and night shifts, manage Supervisors and operatives, and drive audit readiness, environmental monitoring, and continuous improvement of cleaning methods and chemicals.

Candidates should have 3–5 years in hygiene leadership within FMCG, with BRCGS knowledge, HACCP/COSHH qualifications, and