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Hygiene Manager   
(Food Manufacturing)
£48,000 - £50,000

I’m working with a well-established food manufacturer that operates in a high-care environment and supplies major retail and foodservice customers. Hygiene standards are non-negotiable and they’re looking for a Hygiene Manager who’s confident setting expectations, holding the line, and continuously raising standards.

This is a Monday–Friday role. No firefighting night shifts. No being wheeled out only when audit season hits.

You’ll have ownership, visibility and the backing to run hygiene properly.

What you’ll be responsible for:

Leading and developing the site hygiene team, setting clear standards and expectations
Owning hygiene systems, procedures, validation and verification activities
Ensuring the site is always audit-ready — not just the week before the auditor arrives
Managing hygiene budgets, chemicals, equipment and resource planning
Working closely with Technical, QA and Operations to embed food safety culture
Driving continuous improvement across cleaning methods, schedules and effectiveness
Ensuring full compliance with customer, legal and internal food safety standards
What they’re looking for:

Proven experience as a Hygiene Manager or Senior Hygiene Supervisor in food manufacturing
High-care environment experience is strongly preferred
Strong understanding of hygiene systems, HACCP and food safety (Level 3 minimum)
A confident people leader who can engage teams and challenge when needed
Organised, methodical, and comfortable owning a critical function on site
Why this role?

This isn’t a “keep things ticking over” position. The business is progressive, sustainability-focused, and genuinely invested in doing things the right way — not the cheapest way.

You’ll be trusted to run your area, improve it, and leave it better than you found it.

The offer:

£48,000 - £50,000
Monday–Friday
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Pension, life assurance, cycle-to-work scheme and additional benefits
A stable, forward-thinking food manufacturer with long-term plans
If you’re a Hygiene Manager who takes pride in standards, likes autonomy, and wants to work somewhere that actually values hygiene rather than tolerates it - this is worth a conversation.

Apply online or get in touch for a confidential chat.

Please apply with an up to date copy of your CV. All applications will receive a response. If you would like a conversation to hear more about this position, please call (phone number removed) and ask for Sam.

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