Site Hygiene Lead - Days

We're working with a well-established manufacturing client who has created a new Site Hygiene Lead role, with ownership of hygiene standards across the whole site. You'll report to the Technical Manager and lead the hygiene function across day and night shifts, managing the Hygiene Supervisors and operatives and keeping the site audit-ready at all times. The role suits an experienced Hygiene Supervisor ready to take on a site-wide remit, or a Hygiene Manager currently overseeing a smaller site. Hours are Monday to Friday on days, with flexibility to support your team on afternoon and night shifts. The role

• 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 About you
• 3–5 years' hygiene leadership experience in food manufacturing, ideally including high-care
• Experience managing hygiene teams and hosting customer and third-party audits
• Sound knowledge of BRCGS, retailer standards and environmental monitoring
• Food Safety Level 3 (Level 4 desirable), HACCP Level 3 and COSHH training
• A health and safety qualification such as IOSH Managing Safely
• An organised, hands-on leader who is confident influencing production, engineering and technical colleagues