Hygiene Manager

Hygiene Manager – Food Manufacturing

Location: LancashireSalary: Up to £51,000 per annumContract Type: Full-time, DaysIndustry: Food Manufacturing

The Opportunity

Our client is seeking an experienced Hygiene Manager to lead daily hygiene standards across their modern food manufacturing facility. This is a day-based role responsible for managing hygiene compliance, cleaning standards, and audit readiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage hygiene teams on site (day-to-day coordination and standards delivery).
• Ensure full compliance with BRCGS, retailer, legislative and internal hygiene requirements.
• Own and continuously improve hygiene systems, cleaning schedules, and validation/verification.
• Manage chemical use, training, COSHH compliance and hygiene documentation.
• Support micro, quality and technical teams with investigations, trend data and RCA.
• Ensure hygiene planning supports production, turnaround times and Right-First-Time standards.
• Work in partnership with the Technical Manager to deliver strong Food Safety standards (not technical leadership).
• Influence culture and behaviour, driving improvements in GMP and hygiene mindset across site.

About You

• Proven experience in a Hygiene leadership role within food manufacturing.
• Strong working knowledge of BRCGS, HACCP, COSHH, chemicals, and cleaning validation.
• Confident in leading teams, coaching performance and improving standards.
• Able to communicate hygiene expectations clearly across departments.
• Analytical, well-organised, and motivated by continuous improvement.
• Able to influence without direct technical accountability.

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