* Location: Northfleet, Kent, United Kingdom
Prepworld is a leading name in the food manufacturing industry, committed to quality, safety, and excellence in everything we do. Our workplace thrives on collaboration and innovation, making it a great environment for individuals who are driven, detail-oriented, and passionate about maintaining the highest hygiene standards.
We are looking for a Factory Hygiene Supervisor to lead the night shift Industrial Hygiene team in a food production environment. This role focuses on managing daily hygiene operations and ensuring the highest Food Safety and Health & Safety (H&S) standards. The Hygiene Supervisor will coordinate hygiene activities across production areas, communicate instructions clearly, and motivate a large team.
* Supervise the hygiene team, assign tasks, and provide training in collaboration with the team’s trainer, ensuring alignment with company policies and procedures. Oversee team performance and development, identifying skill gaps and supporting continuous learning.
* Ensure that all hygiene practices adhere to safety regulations, GMP, and HACCP standards.
* Conduct routine inspections and audits, document findings, and recommend improvements. Address food safety and hygiene issues promptly to prevent contamination risks and minimize downtime.
* Ensure the team completes assigned tasks on time, maintaining comprehensive records of all activities. Oversee, document, and communicate all Food Safety and Hygiene records assigned, ensuring accurate tracking and proper record maintenance.
* Monitor and report KPIs and manage some administrative tasks, including tracking team attendance, holiday management, return to work procedures, and working hours from permanent and agency staff.
* Monitor effectiveness of task completion in conjunction with labour costs with a view to continuous improvements. Work within set budgets.
* Maintain good control of site PPE and chemicals and oversee issuance to ensure adequate supply and compliance with safety standards.
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Who we are looking for:
* Team Lead/Supervisory experience is essential - we're looking for someone skilled in overseeing a team.
* Teamwork skills and ability to lead by example to ensure team goals/objectives are successfully achieved is essential.
* Good communication skills and excellent punctuality are essential.
* Experience working in a manufacturing environment is essential.
* Food Safety (training/certification) is desirable.
* Health and Safety (training/experience/certification) is desirable.
* Some engineering experience (i.e., taking apart & reassembling machines) is desirable.
What we provide in return:
* Wagestream (track your earnings and instantly access up to 50% of your money as you earn it, without waiting for payday).
* Free, on-site parking with electric charge points.
* Staff events.
* Employee recognition awards + prizes.
* On-site staff restaurant serving heavily subsidised hot and cold food day and night.
* Fruit pots on Wednesdays.
* A supportive team.
Days and hours of work: Sunday to Wednesday, 18:00pm - 06:00am.
Salary: The successful candidate will start on £15.36 per hour (£36,840 per annum) or £16.15 per hour (£38,734 per annum) depending on experience - rising to £17.04 per hour (£40,869 per annum) after full training and development.
The salary advertised is an annualised salary based on 46 hours per week. Please note: this position is weekly paid.
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