Hygiene Manager
2 days ago
Grimsby
Hygiene Manager Location: Grimsby Working Hours: 08:00-16:30 (Monday-Friday), with flexibility. Salary: Competitive Salary + benefits About Us Join 2 Sisters Food Group, one of the UK's largest food manufacturers, with an annual turnover exceeding £3 billion and approximately 13,000 employees across multiple sites. We have a strong presence in poultry, chilled, and bakery food categories. We are committed to delivering high-quality products to the British public and our retail and food service customers, including major retailers like Aldi, Asda, Co-op, KFC, Lidl, Marks & Spencer, Morrison's, Salisbury's, Tesco, and Waitrose. About the Role We are seeking a proactive and experienced Hygiene Manager to join our team at our soups and sauces manufacturing site. This is a key leadership role responsible for maintaining the highest hygiene and food safety standards across a 24-hour operation. The position is primarily day-based; however, there will be an expectation to support night operations when required. Given the nature of the site, approximately 80% of hygiene activity oversight will relate to night shift operations. Key Responsibilities • Lead and manage hygiene standards across a 24/7 production environment, • Oversee hygiene operations on both day and night shifts, ensuring consistency and compliance, • Develop, implement, and continuously improve hygiene systems and procedures, • Create and manage swab programmes and environmental monitoring plans, • Liaise with laboratory teams and lead investigations where results fall outside acceptable limits, • Ensure full understanding and application of high-risk and high-care standards, • Manage and optimise CIP (Clean-In-Place) systems, ensuring effective automated cleaning processes, • Take ownership of PPE management, including availability, compliance, and maintenance, • Manage pest control contracts, including routine visits, reporting, and corrective actions, • Drive continuous improvement initiatives relating to hygiene and food safety About You • Proven experience in a hygiene management role within food manufacturing, • Experience working in soups, sauces, or liquid-based production environments is highly desirable, • Strong understanding of high-risk and high-care food production environments, • Hands-on experience with CIP systems and automated cleaning processes, • Ability to develop and manage hygiene systems independently, • Strong analytical skills with experience in investigations and root cause analysis, • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to liaise effectively with internal teams and external partners, • Flexible and adaptable, with willingness to support night operations when required Why Join Us? • Work for one of the UK's largest food manufacturers with a proud legacy - from launching the UK's first ready meals to driving modern innovation., • Be part of a team that values integrity, respect, and continuous improvement., • Work in a collaborative, values-driven environment where your voice matters., • Enjoy a competitive salary, opportunities for real career development and a benefits package that includes:, • Up to 33 days Annual Leave including Bank Holidays, • Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme and Grocery Aid, offering confidential support services 365 days a year, • Company Pension Scheme, • Boparan Restaurant Group Discount, • Cycle2Work Scheme #meals01