Hygiene Section Manager

Job Description

Salary: Competitive salary

Benefits: Company share save scheme, Competitive matched pension contributions, Life insurance up to 4x salary

Location: Devizes, SN10 2EU

Ways of Working: Site Based

Hours of work: Sun-Thurs / 22:00 – 06:00

Contract Type: Permanent

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.

As a vibrant and fast‑moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US.

Greencore Desserts is based in Devizes, Wiltshire and specialises in making chilled desserts such as tarts, yum yums, doughnuts, pies and pastries. The site employs over 550 people and is one of three factories that are part of the Bakkavor Desserts sector in the UK.

In this role, you will lead and manage a team of Hygiene Operatives, ensuring effective cleaning processes and that all hygiene documentation is accurately completed and audited daily. The primary focus is to maintain high hygiene standards and ensure the factory is handed back to operations on time, without compromising food safety.

• Health & Safety - Proactively manage to ensure a safe working environment exists for all employees and that the operation meets the Group Health & Safety policy.
• Hygiene Standards - Lead and drive hygiene standards through regular monitoring and auditing of strip down and cleaning activities.
• Performance Management - Manage team performance via Bakkavor performance management systems, including appraisal and, if necessary, disciplinary action.
• Training & Development - Own training for all team levels, coach and develop team members to required competence.
• Performance Improvement - Use KPIs to drive performance, implement PIPs and identify improvement areas.
• Resource Management - Plan and measure labour and material requirements to meet targets.
• Communication - Manage communication within the area, ensuring workforce is informed and cross‑functional links are effective.
• Recruitment - Participate in selection of direct reports and staff, ensuring skills requirements are met.
• Employee Relations - Support a positive culture and good employee relations, facilitating a SEF representation structure.

• Logical analysis and structured information management to aid decision‑making.
• Ability to identify suitable solutions and evaluate success.
• Support and implement change programmes to meet cost, quality and time targets.
• Persuasive, convincing and influential communication skills.
• High‑integrity, clear communication across written, verbal, and presentation channels.
• Capability to maximise local potential for long‑term growth, managing performance and motivation.
• Resource planning, prioritisation and organisational skills.
• Good understanding of business operations and functional inter‑relationships.
• PC literacy up to intermediate:
  Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

• Competitive salary and job‑related benefits
• Holidays
• Competitive matched pension contributions
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies