Job Title: Hygiene Manager
Location: Preston, Lancashire, UK
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Working Hours: Nightshift
Gafoor is a dynamic and rapidly growing business looking to recruit a Nightshift Hygiene Manager with a strong background in food manufacturing, specifically meat processing.
About the role:
Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will oversee the entire nightshift cleaning operation, conduct regular inspections to identify areas for improvement, and address any issues promptly. You will train and educate staff on proper hygiene practices, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
You will lead your team to success while ensuring that all areas of the factory site are maintained to exceptional standards of hygiene process improvements, working to KPIs, GMP standards, food safety, and health and safety standards.
The overall focus of the role will be to manage and develop hygiene standards, your team, and drive a continuous improvement approach to cleaning methods. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the technical team to ensure all set cleaning standards are maintained and with the engineering team to address matters that may impact productivity.
If you are seeking the chance to join a well-established company at an exciting stage in their growth, send your CV for immediate consideration. Sponsorship is not available for this role, so candidates must demonstrate their right to live and work in the UK indefinitely.
Key Responsibilities:
* Creating, implementing, and maintaining a cleaning strategy through cleaning schedules, microbiological swabbing, and improvement plans
* Creating, maintaining, and training of CIC's
* Liaising with Engineering, Operations, and Planning Team to agree on the weekly hygiene schedule
* Overseeing a team of Hygiene Operatives
* Ensuring training is completed and the skill level maintained within the team
* Managing team's performance through hygiene KPIs, with a clear and effective improvement plan
* Completing hygiene audits to drive improvement
* Involvement in key customer audits
* Responsible for managing chemical stocks
* Ensuring the hygiene team has the relevant tools for the job
* Managing hygiene sign-offs
* Communicating hygiene KPIs
* Undertaking investigations and root cause analysis in response to complaints or operational issues and initiating corrective actions
* Ensuring a safe working environment by adhering to all Health and Safety standards within the department
The candidate must have skills and experiences in the following areas:
Essential:
* Strong leadership qualities, able to inspire confidence and lead a multi-cultural team
* 3 - 5 years' experience managing people ideally within the food manufacturing sector
* A can-do attitude, able to communicate effectively at all levels
* A comprehensive understanding of modern GMP
* Experience operating to BRC standards
* The ability to multitask and balance multiple priorities
* Proficient in MS Office
* Knowledge of CIP systems
* Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills
Desirable:
* IOSH Certificate
* Level 3 Food safety certificate
* HACCP Training
* COSHH Training
Please click the APPLY button to submit your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
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