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Position: Hygiene Supervisor – Team Leader Development FocusLocation: Cambridgeshire Employment Type: Permanent, Full-TimeShift Pattern: 4 on 4 off Nights (19:00 – 07:00)Salary: £40,000 including Shift allowance
Join one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of convenience foods, where we’re committed to excellence in hygiene, safety, and operational integrity. This role is ideal for a current or aspiring team leader ready to take the next step in their career through structured training, mentoring, and leadership development.
Key Responsibilities- Lead and develop hygiene teams, fostering a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Mentor team leaders, providing hands-on training, coaching, and support to help them grow into future supervisory roles.
- Ensure full compliance with hygiene regulations, GMP, and microbiological standards.
- Update SOPs and cleaning schedules in response to production changes, ensuring clarity and consistency.
- Conduct hygiene audits and support team leaders in interpreting results and driving improvements.
- Coordinate hygiene aspects of external audits and lead corrective action planning.
- Collaborate with Maintenance and Capex teams to ensure hygiene is embedded in project planning.
- Manage hygiene-related procurement and budget in partnership with Purchasing.
- Perform risk assessments and promote safe, compliant hygiene practices across the site.
- Level 3 Food Hygiene, Level 3 HACCP, IOSH Managing Safely, COSHH, Allergen Awareness, CIP, Microbiological Hygiene Investigation.
- Strong understanding of hygiene systems and standards, ideally within FMCG.
- Experience in auditing, pest control, and microbiological trend analysis.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Proven ability to lead and develop diverse teams, with a passion for coaching and mentoring.
- Financial awareness and experience managing hygiene-related budgets.
- A clear pathway for career progression, with a focus on developing future leaders.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Generous holiday allowance.
- Pension scheme (up to 8% matched).
- Life insurance (up to 4x salary).
- Share save scheme.
- Employee discount platform.
- Access to a comprehensive Wellbeing Centre.
- Ongoing training and development tailored to leadership growth.
