Senior Hygiene Supervisor

A leading FMCG Food Manufacturer is currently looking for a Senir Hygiene Supervisor to develop quicly to a Hygiene Manager role. This role will need former leadership experience within a food manufacturing environment and be used to deputising for a Hygiene Manager. The role is responsible for delivering effective hygiene controls across a highly automated manufacturing operation while driving continuous improvement, audit readiness, and operational efficiency.

Senior Hygiene Supervisor responsibilities

* Lead and own the site hygiene programme, including cleaning standards, schedules, work instructions, validation, and verification activities.

* Ensure all hygiene activities support compliance with GMP, HACCP, COSHH, allergen control, BRCGS expectations, and site food safety requirements.

* Lead, coach, and develop the hygiene team, including QA’s, supervisors and operators, to deliver safe and effective cleaning standards.

* Set hygiene KPIs and monitor performance through inspections, trend analysis, swabbing results, audit outcomes, downtime, and non-conformance data.

* Work closely with production, engineering, technical, and quality teams to ensure automated lines, conveyors, fillers, packers, robotics, and associated equipment are cleaned safely and effectively.

* Own resourcing schedule and engage with 3rd Party agency providers as required.

* Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions for hygiene failures, environmental results, pest issues, audit findings, and customer complaints where relevant.

* Ensure the site remains audit ready and support customer, third-party, and regulatory inspections.

* Promote a strong food safety and health and safety culture across the site.

You will be a Senior Hygiene Supervisor used to leading a Food Manufacturing facility. You will need to be able to analyse trends, identify risk, and implement effective corrective actions and be a confident communicator who can influence cross-functional teams.

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Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed