Site Hygiene Manager

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Job description

Site Hygiene Manager

We drive our own success

Mon-Fri, 08.30-17.00
Permanent
Up to £65,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Bonus scheme (up to 10% of annual salary), Private Healthcare, Pension, Flexible benefits package, Excellent career progression across the Bakkavor Group

Why join us?

We're constantly evolving, progressing and diversifying. And we want our people to do so too. For everyone to feel empowered, engaged and enabled. To create opportunities to move forward, climb higher and push for more. We believe in fueling ambition and guiding success. In supporting everyone with talent and drive to own what they do, realise their potential and build a brilliant future for themselves at Bakkavor.

What we do.
This particular role is based at our Bakkavor Salads Bo'ness site, which employs over 1,000 people and produces food-to-go salads and salad accompaniments to a number of customers. It is located 3.5 miles from Linlithgow and 8 miles to Falkirk

About the role.

We are recruiting for a dynamic and hands on Hygiene Manager to take full accountability for Hygiene departments across two factories to ensure Hygiene, Microbiological and H&S standards are met across the Bo'ness site. You will be an established Hygiene Manager with knowledge of Health & Safety and COSHH in the food industry with the ability to enhance the team's abilities with fresh ideas brought into the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Driving and implementing significant change and improvement in cleaning efficiency and effectiveness, which is at a high standard.
  
• Responsible for the Hygiene management team to deliver hygiene sustainability through effective coaching of the team.
  
• Coordinating the hygiene strategy across the site with regards to people development, engagement and cost control.
  
• Supporting, preparing and hosting customer visits and vendor liaison.
  
• Enhancing the health and safety culture across the site.
  
• Management and achievement of KPI's across the site.
  
• Lead and initiate robust investigations in respect of microbiological improvement.
  
• Accountability for staff Training, Development and Wellbeing in the department of circa (110 employees).
  
• Employing effective root cause analysis to drive SMART actions, leading to improved overall results.
  
• Communication of Hygiene Performance and Plans with other supporting functions e.g. Engineering - to drive best performance and outcomes.
  
• Managing the labour and cleaning/chemicals budget as well as forecasting future.
  
• Site lead for setting the GMP cleaning standards.
  

Experience and Skills:

• Previous experience leading a Hygiene team.
  
• Health & Safety qualifications.
  
• Significant leadership experience.
  
• Structured and logical approach.
  
• Analytical skills / Problem solving skills / change management.
  
• Ability to challenge, identify and deliver Continuous Improvement.
  
• Drive and energy / able to work under pressure.
  
• Excellent Communicator, able to concisely convey complex information in addition to being able to communicate with all levels within the business.
  

Desirables

• HACCP level 3 or knowledge of Site HACCP teams
  
• Microbiological knowledge.
  
• Design and build labour plans.
  
• Leading small-scale projects.
  

What you'll receive.
As an equal opportunity employer, we're committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.

You'll enjoy:

• Bonus (up to 10% of annual salary - company performance dependant)
  
• Private healthcare
  
• A stakeholder pension scheme
  
• Personal accident Insurance
  
• Free independent mortgage advice
  
• Employee assistance programme
  
• A range of voluntary benefits
  
• Holiday purchase scheme
  
• Additional life assurance
  
• Dental & hospital cash plans
  
• Discounted tutoring for children
  
• Access to financial learning tools
  
• Affordable loans via your salary
  
• Proud to be and loyal service awards
  
• Plus, a commitment to your wellbeing that includes emotional, physical and financial support services delivered by our fantastic team of wellbeing champions
  

Proud to be Bakkavor.
We're proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We're proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. We're driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business - come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team!

Find out more and apply.

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