Hygiene Manager

Hygiene Manager

Cross Hands, Carmarthenshire, Wales
£45,000 £ 50,000
Permanent Night Shift (Sunday Thursday or similar)
40 hours per week 31 days annual leave

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Hygiene Manager to join a high-performing retail packing facility in Wales during an exciting period of growth and expansion.

This is a key leadership opportunity for a Hygiene Manager to play a pivotal role within the Food Safety & Quality function. The successful Hygiene Manager will support ongoing business development while driving hygiene excellence, continuous improvement, and team capability across site operations.

As a Hygiene Manager, you will take ownership of hygiene standards, systems, and performance, operating as a key representative of the technical team in a dynamic and fast-paced manufacturing environment.

What You ll Be Doing

• As Hygiene Manager, you ll be responsible for leading all site hygiene activities, ensuring standards are consistently met, maintained, and improved.
• As Hygiene Manager, you ll manage day-to-day hygiene operations across the site, ensuring full compliance with company standards, customer requirements, and relevant legislation.
• As Hygiene Manager, you ll lead, train, and develop the hygiene team, building capability, engagement, and a strong culture of accountability.
• As Hygiene Manager, you ll collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to strengthen hygiene systems and embed best practice across all areas of the operation.
• As Hygiene Manager, you ll take a leading role in audits, inspections, and customer visits, ensuring the site is fully prepared and represented to the highest standard.
• As Hygiene Manager, you ll work closely with the wider Technical team to deliver consistent standards and support strategic hygiene initiatives across the business.
• As Hygiene Manager, you ll also contribute to the implementation of technical strategies aligned with customer expectations and business needs.

About You

To succeed as a Hygiene Manager, you will bring strong leadership capability, technical knowledge, and a hands-on approach to hygiene management.

You will ideally have:

• Strong understanding of food safety principles and BRC standards
• Previous experience in hygiene within a food manufacturing or production environment (preferred)
• Proven ability to lead, motivate, and develop teams in a Hygiene Manager or similar role
• Strong communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to quality and compliance
• Confidence using IT systems including Microsoft Office, ERP, and hygiene management systems
• A proactive, hands-on leadership style as a Hygiene Manager
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel when required

Why This Role?

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Hygiene Manager to join a growing and forward-thinking business where you can genuinely make an impact.

As Hygiene Manager, you will play a key role in shaping hygiene standards, developing your team, and driving continuous improvement across site operations.

You ll be part of a supportive Technical function where the Hygiene Manager role is central to maintaining food safety excellence and supporting long-term business success.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds, who share a passion for improving people's lives. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also age, disability status, sexual orientation, religion and many other parts of one s identity. All of our employee s points of view are key to our success, and inclusion is everyone's responsibility.