Hygiene Manager

Recruiter
Anonymous
Location
Shoreham-By-Sea
Salary
Competitive
Posted
14 Sep 2018
Closes
11 Oct 2018
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Hygiene Manager
Higgidy are purveyors of some of the finest pies, quiches and sausage rolls around (even if we do say so ourselves!). From our humble roots as a small family business founded by husband, wife and their best friend (who are all still in the business today) we've grown steadily over the last twelve years and now boast a team of 300 permanent staff.
We are now looking for someone to join the Technical team here at Higgidy as Hygiene Manager. This role will be responsible for managing our Hygiene team, and ensuring high standards of food safety and hygiene are maintained throughout our busy kitchens and work areas.
The Hygiene Manager will:
* Implement and develop the team to deliver satisfactory completion and sign-off of all cleaning processes
* Develop, monitor and review KPI data, reporting the results to the client and addressing any shortfalls to ensure that satisfaction is achieved
* Prepare, review and update service documentation including risk assessments, method statements and training evidence
* Take an active role in customer visits and audits including the presentation and explanation of necessary due diligence information
* Monitor and challenge efficiency, service levels and labour utilisation in order to maximise operational effectiveness
* Supervision of all members of the hygiene crew ensuring that all personnel issues (suitable labour coverage, holiday planning, sickness monitoring, etc.) are dealt with in an effective and timely manner.
* Maintenance of all paperwork associated with the above responsibilities ensuring compliance with legal and auditing standards at all times.
* Responsibilities for conducting regular site hygiene and fabric audits at pre-defined frequencies, triggering appropriate corrective action where necessary including interfacing with engineering personnel as part of the site's Preventive Maintenance Plan.
* Responsibility for all training for the hygiene crews including matters relating to health and safety, operation procedures and general disciplines.
* Liaison with chemical suppliers and laundry suppliers as appropriate including maintenance of the site's hygiene schedules.
* Suitable interaction with appropriate management and personnel from all appropriate departments to ensure communication is optimised at all times.
* Aid in assessing new pieces of equipment and plant with respect to hygiene wash down procedures
You will have:
* Hygiene experience gained from working in an FMCG manufacturing environment.
* Team building and management
* Level 3 Food Safety qualification
* An excellent standard of both verbal and written English
* Proficient with using Microsoft office packages
* Microbiology for Non-Microbiologists understanding or training
Desirable attributes:
* Level 2 HACCP qualification
* Train the Trainer experience
In return, we can offer you a competitive online benefits programme via our Higgidy Hub, access to our Bupa Employee Assistant Programme, free on shift refreshments and access to Wi-Fi, as well as a generous annual leave allowance which increases with every years service