PrepWorld is looking for our next Hygiene Supervisor to lead a team of Hygiene Operatives and Team Leaders, working to a tight schedule to maintain cleanliness of all production areas, coordinate all hygiene aspects across the site, communicate all instructions clearly, motivate a large team, inspect and promote good hygiene standards and good manufacturing practice across all departments.
Responsibilities
* Ensure a safe working environment for the employees in the department.
* Ensure the highest food safety and hygiene standards are embedded throughout the team.
* Planning, organising and monitoring the team in order to achieve or exceed the expected performance levels.
* Maintaining excellent communication throughout the department to ensure the hygiene plans are adhered to.
* Support the engineering function in routine preventative maintenance and cleaning, and the production function in line start-up post deep cleaning and maintenance.
* Ensure all work conforms to the processes and the Hygiene Management System, Quality Management System and Safety Management System.
* Ensure that the required quality, safety, hygiene and environmental standards are implemented, maintained and improved.
* Maintain appropriate standards of housekeeping and hygiene to minimise risk of product contamination.
* Be aware of all food industry cleaning chemicals, their use, mixing strengths and precautions.
* Design, implement hygiene procedures and records, supervise the hygiene team, and efficiently implement cleaning schedules.
* Participate and execute hygiene-related risk assessments.
* Design, implement and manage hygiene-related Standard Operating Procedures.
* Develop strong working relationships to drive continuous improvement in site standards.
* Ensure all scheduled cleans are completed and communicated.
* Monitor effectiveness of cleans in conjunction with labour costs with a view to continuous improvements.
* Work within set budgets.
* Ensure effective communication with regards to company hygiene standards across and between shifts within the teams to ensure optimum performance is achieved.
* Complete hygiene control sheets/schedules.
* Train new staff.
* Carry out any reasonable ad-hoc task as requested by the line manager.
* Monitor the work of Hygiene Operatives while performing their tasks.
* Control site PPE, inventory and issuance.
* Liaise with Purchasing department on inventory and deliveries of site chemicals and PPE.
* The role involves some manual handling and the ability to withstand working in cold storage conditions on a daily basis.
* The role requires an alert disposition, working in the vicinity of forklifts and moving machinery.
* Supervise the Hygiene team, and deputise in the Hygiene Manager’s absence.
Qualifications
* Previous experience of working within a food manufacturing environment.
* Supervisory experience.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to engage and motivate staff and colleagues.
* Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, whilst maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service.
* A keen eye for detail.
* Good working knowledge of the BRC hygiene regulations and practices.
* A proactive approach to food safety.
* Good knowledge of cleaning chemicals and COSHH.
* A positive approach to work.
* Listen and encourage new ideas from others.
* Flexible approach to work.
* Work on own initiative.
* Team player able to focus on departmental goals whilst respecting the needs of others.
* Computer literate.
Benefits
* Wagestream (track earnings and instantly access up to 50% of your money as you earn it, without waiting for payday).
* On site parking with electric charge points.
* Fully paid for staff events.
* Staff restaurant serving heavily subsidised hot and cold food.
* Fruit pots on Wednesdays.
* Brand new facilities.
* A supportive team.
* Career progression.
Pay
£15.88 - £17.62 per hour DOE
Days and hours of work
Wednesday - Saturday 18:00 - 06:30
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Management and Manufacturing
Industry: Food and Beverage Services
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