Hygiene FLM

We are a truly unique business! Our award-winning cheese is considered a national treasure, and we have over a hundred years of cheese making experience. From our dairy farmers’ cooperative through our modern factories and on to our multiple customers from all over the world, our Protected Designation of Origin Stilton is a British heritage brand to be truly proud of.

Our people are experts in their craft – they care passionately about what they do, have great integrity, constantly innovate and stick together.

We are now seeking a Front Line Manager for our Hygiene team, to join the Clawson family situated in the picturesque village of Long Clawson, just 6 miles from Melton Mowbray.

At Clawson, the hygiene team are at the heart of everything we do, ensuring a clean and safe environment for our team to thrive and deliver excellence every day. We need you to demonstrate our values by:

• Ensure that Health & Safety procedures, Quality/Hygiene standards and company Rules, procedures and policies are always adhered to.
• Assist with the delivery of training for the teams when needed.
• Reporting of issues as they arise, which may impact on product quality, production /hygiene activities, and environmental issues.

• Conduct weekly team briefings across all departments using the 4-box grid design.
• Ensure a robust system of handovers directly to the hygiene manager on a weekly basis which will include the hygiene KPI’s

• Strive to improve productivity and cost reduction through control of wastes and loses, e.g. water, detergents and time by ensuring the teams are working efficiently.
• Weekly auditing of areas to ensure that the finish standards includingthe methodology is to the correct standards.
• To ensure that periodic cleaning is up to date.

• Encourage teamwork and develop new ways of working within your team.
• Work closely with the hygiene manager to make improvements and promote the hygiene department within the company.
• Support in the creation and amendments of the HIC’s/CIC’s and ensure that they are up to date.
• Support in the upkeep of the department task/cleaning/COSHH risk assessments.

• Manage the Team leaders, providing support and guidance, supporting in conducting performance development reviews, disciplinary and investigations issues, and ensuring training plans are up to date via the training matrix.
• Implement corrective actions from GMP, Finish standard audits and external audits.
• Liaise with the engineering department to sign off on hygiene standards.

• Demonstrable Hygiene managerial experience within the food manufacturing industry.
• Excellent people management.
• Food hygiene certificate (to be achieved within 12 months).
• Experience with HIC’s / CIC’s.
• Understanding of COSHH.
• Good level of numeracy and literacy to carry out area reporting activities.
• Understanding of KPI’s.
• IOSH or equivalent trained.
• Experience of carrying out risk assessments

• Competitive salary
• Pension Scheme
• Private Health Care
• Company Profit Related Bonus
• Life Assurance
• Clawson Connect (Rewards and savings portal)
• Plus, many others

We are dedicated to building belonging, empowering our colleagues to be their true self by offering a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. You may just be the right candidate for this role, or other future roles across our business.