Hygiene Manager

Hygiene Manager High Care Food Manufacturing

Location:

Willowbrook Foods

Salary:
Competitive + Benefits ?

Shift: (Evenings) ?

Contract:
Full Time, Permanent

About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and driven Hygiene Manager to lead hygiene operations within a fast-paced high-care food manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the highest standards of hygiene, food safety, and compliance are maintained across all production and high-care areas, supporting customer, retailer, and regulatory requirements. Responsibilities typically include managing hygiene teams, overseeing cleaning schedules and procedures, supporting audits, and driving continuous improvement in hygiene performance.?

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the site hygiene team to deliver exceptional hygiene standards.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve hygiene procedures, CICs, and cleaning schedules.
• Ensure all high-care areas, equipment, and production environments are cleaned and sanitised to required standards.
• Manage chemical usage, COSHH compliance, and safe systems of work.
• Verify cleaning effectiveness through inspections, environmental monitoring, and microbiological testing.
• Maintain audit readiness at all times for BRCGS, customer, and regulatory audits.
• Conduct hygiene, food safety, and GMP audits and ensure corrective actions are completed.
• Investigate hygiene-related non-conformances and implement root cause corrective actions.
• Work closely with Technical, Operations, Engineering, and QA teams to improve hygiene performance and food safety culture.
• Deliver training and development programmes for hygiene operatives and supervisors.
• Manage hygiene budgets, labour resources, and consumables effectively.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Hygiene Manager or Senior Hygiene Supervisor within a food manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of high-care and high-risk food production environments.
• Excellent understanding of HACCP, GMP, BRCGS, and COSHH.
• Experience leading and developing hygiene teams.
• Strong audit, investigation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to drive continuous improvement and food safety culture initiatives.
• Advanced Food Hygiene qualification desirable.
• IOSH/NEBOSH, HACCP Level 3/4, or equivalent qualifications are advantageous.

Salary expectation negotiable