Hygiene Contract Manager

HYGIENE CONTRACT MANAGER

Location: Carlisle

Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week

Salary: £50,000

Shift Pattern: The site operates 24/7; flexibility is required in line with production schedules

Role Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and motivate the on‑site hygiene team to deliver consistent, high‑quality cleaning and hygiene services within a food production environment
• Maintain, review and audit all operational documentation, including cleaning schedules, risk assessments, instruction cards and training records
• Ensure full compliance with food safety legislation, BRC standards, health & safety requirements and Mitie procedures
• Oversee training, development and performance of hygiene operatives and supervisors, ensuring all training requirements are met
• Manage labour hours, budgets, resources and company assets to ensure effective and efficient contract delivery

Required Qualifications

• Proven experience working within a food manufacturing, food hygiene or FMCG environment
• Demonstrable experience managing large, high‑volume cleaning or hygiene teams
• Strong knowledge of health & safety and food hygiene compliance

Benefits

• Opportunity to lead a critical hygiene operation within a high‑profile food manufacturing site
• Career development and progression within one of the UK’s leading FM organisations
• Support from a collaborative regional and operational leadership team
• Motivated, adaptable and driven manager with strong leadership skills
• Experience managing hygiene operations within a food production setting
• Knowledge and experience of BRC standards and customer audits
• Confident communicator with a proven ability to work in a client‑facing environment
• Competent user of Microsoft Office packages
• Personal benefits: virtual GP services, financial wellbeing assistance, flexible lifestyle benefits platform “Choices”, high street discounts via MiDeals, cycle‑to‑work scheme, life cover up to four times salary, enhanced pension contributions and a Mitie Matching Share Plan

Equal Opportunities

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long‑term condition (e.g., dyslexia, anxiety, autism, mobility or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing Chloe Smailes at chloe.smailes@mitie.com.

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