Night Hygiene Manager

Night Hygiene Manager

£50,000 £60,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Permanent role onsite

Based in Nantwich

Flexibility required to support night-shift hygiene operations

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to influence site-wide hygiene strategy
• Career development within a growing food manufacturing business

Why you ll love this role:

• High-impact leadership role in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment
• Ability to shape hygiene standards, systems and culture across the site
• Key technical position with real ownership of compliance and improvement
• Opportunity to drive change, lead investigations and uplift site performance

The role:

Our client is seeking an experienced and proactive Hygiene Manager to take full ownership of hygiene operations across a large dairy manufacturing facility.

This is a senior technical role where you ll act as the site Subject Matter Expert for hygiene, ensuring rigorous standards across cheese production and whey processing areas. You ll lead validation, verification, microbiological oversight, and continuous improvement within a highly regulated environment undergoing significant growth and transformation.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the validation and verification of CIP (Clean-in-Place) systems and open plant cleaning processes
• Act as the site s hygiene Subject Matter Expert, providing technical support and influencing teams across a matrix structure
• Develop, implement, and manage comprehensive swabbing programmes, including routine and investigative sampling
• Interpret microbiological results, conduct hygiene investigations, and drive effective corrective actions
• Take ownership of hygiene KPIs and communicate performance trends to senior leadership
• Lead investigations relating to hygiene, including food safety and health & safety incidents
• Oversee chemical management, including supplier liaison, COSHH compliance, stock control, and safe usage
• Monitor chemical and water consumption, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and sustainability
• Manage service contracts for chemicals, PPE, laundry and waste management providers
• Oversee site-wide waste handling (excluding effluent), ensuring correct segregation and full compliance
• Support internal and external audits, taking the lead on all hygiene-related elements
• Maintain up-to-date hygiene documentation, risk assessments, CIC cards and management systems
• Coach, mentor and influence teams to strengthen hygiene culture and standards across the site

Candidate Requirements:

• Minimum of 5 years experience in food manufacturing hygiene
• Strong technical understanding of CIP (Clean-in-Place) systems and open plant cleaning processes
• Experience in microbiological sampling and confident interpretation of micro results
• Solid knowledge of BRCGS, HACCP, GMP and major retailer standards
• Proven ability to work collaboratively across departments and influence site-wide teams
• Expertise in chemical handling, COSHH requirements and safe working practices
• Excellent communication, investigation, and problem-solving skills
• High level of attention to detail with a methodical, analytical approach

Additional skills/job titles:
Hygiene Manager, Technical Hygiene Manager, Site Hygiene Lead, Food Safety & Hygiene Manager, Night Hygiene Manager

Note:

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To Apply:

This vacancy is advertised by Travail Employment Group who are acting as an Employment Agency.
Once you click to apply for this job your application will be immediately received by Travail Employment Group. If your application is successful a consultant will be in contact with you within the next 7 days. If we have not contacted you within 7 days you may not have been successful for this position but please feel free to give us a call to discuss similar roles.
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