Hygiene Manager
13 days ago
Fradley
Night Hygiene Manager – Food Manufacturing Overview We are supporting a well-established food manufacturing site in the Lichfield area with the recruitment of a Night Hygiene Manager. This role is critical to site performance, food safety, and audit readiness, offering ownership of the hygiene function during nights within a structured, well-run operation. The site operates to high standards and places strong value on hygiene as a foundation of food safety rather than a tick-box exercise. This is a great opportunity for an experienced hygiene professional to take ownership, build capability, and make a visible impact. Responsibilities Reporting into the site leadership team, the Night Hygiene Manager will be responsible for: • Leading and managing the night hygiene team to ensure effective cleaning and sanitation, • Delivering hygiene standards in line with BRCGS, food safety, and customer requirements, • Planning, coordinating, and verifying nightly hygiene activities across the site, • Ensuring equipment and production areas are clean, safe, and audit-ready for day shift start-up, • Managing hygiene chemicals, COSHH, and safe systems of work, • Conducting hygiene inspections, ATP testing, and verification checks, • Driving continuous improvement in hygiene practices, efficiency, and team capability Candidate Profile We are keen to speak with candidates who can demonstrate: • Proven experience in a Hygiene Manager or Senior Hygiene role within food manufacturing, • Strong understanding of food safety, hygiene systems, and BRCGS standards, • Experience managing teams on night shifts