HYGIENE MANAGER FROM SEPT 2025
BALA, NORTH WALES
PERMANENT FULL TIME
£50 - £55K
Purpose
To maintain, develop and implement the hygiene regime ensuring compliance to procedures and food safety standards. To supervise the team of hygiene operators across a 4-shift spectrum. The role will be permanent days Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm with a requirement to work 1 day every 2 weeks 12pm to 8pm to manage and offer support to the night shift.
Key Areas of Accountabilities
Managing, training and supporting a team of hygiene supervisors and operatives with flexibility to support the various shift patterns and any occasional night shifts to facilitate deep clean and hygiene improvement plans.
Driving and implementing significant change and improvement in cleaning efficiency and effectiveness, to the highest standards.
Coordinating the hygiene strategy across the site with regards to people development, engagement and cost control.
Management and achievement of KPI s across the site.
Employing effective root cause analysis to drive SMART actions, leading to improved overall results to improve hygiene standards.
Drive the planning and co-ordination of the daily and routine hygiene cleans & deep clean cycles.
Lead production, planning and engineering to ensure that cleans are carried out to a good standard without affecting production downtime.
Investigating and putting corrective actions in place in reaction to micro or allergen out of spec results from technical.
Populate and maintain CICs, SDS and procedures. Ensure that training is carried out.
GMP & Hygiene Inspection Audits with Technical and Ops.
Carry out verification swabbing and cleaning validations.
Represent the Hygiene function during customer visits / audits.
To comply with and assist with implementation of company food safety, quality, and legality policies as they relate to the role.
Ensure teams performance is managed to deliver results.
Key Performance Indicators
Improved / sustained GMP/Hygiene audit scores.
Positive customer feedback from audits & visits.
To achieve minimum BRCGS Grade A and maintain.
Engaged team who are trained and conversant with C.I.C methodologies.
Health & Safety Compliance
To make one self-aware of and comply with all guidance contained within the company handbook.
Reporting of accidents and near misses.
Safe use of factory equipment and compliance with company s safe working instruction.
The person profile
Excellent communication, organisation and decision-making skills, this is a role for an experienced hygiene professional with an active hands-on approach and can-do attitude. This role involves the coaching and training of the hygiene team but also setting and improving the hygiene standards. Solution minded, with professional integrity and a can-do attitude. This is a customer facing role for audit compliance so the ideal person will be confident in this role.
Skills and Experience Essential
Experience within the hygiene function in the Food Manufacturing industry.
A good communicator with well-developed influencing skills.
Able to demonstrate a strong moral compass within their day-to-day dealings within a business environment.
Computer literate ideally in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or other ERP systems.
Creative problem solving abilities.
Flexible to meet the demands of the business and the role.
Skills and Experience Desirable
Trained to Level 3 in Food Safety & HACCP (Training Courses to be arranged).
Chemical awareness training (Training Courses to be arranged).
Remuneration
- Salary £50 - £55K
- Paid sick and compassionate leave
- Subsidised local gym membership, includes gym, pool and fitness classes
- Free on-site parking
- Signing bonus of £200 at weeks 13 and 26
- Free tea and coffee
- 33 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays