About the Company
ABP UK is a major division of the ABP Food Group with factories in Ireland, UK and Europe. We are a food business that specialises in the supply and development of award-winning British and Irish beef and lamb products for retail, foodservice and wholesale. As one of the UK`s largest food producers, ABP relies on the skills and experience of its people, that`s why we offer lifelong careers with secure and full-time hours as well as competitive rates of pay, backed by great training and the opportunity to grow and progress within the business.
Role Definition
The Hygiene Supervisor will ensure that targets are met and regularly challenged and improved on. Delivering high standards of quality, ensuring product produced is to customer specification in line with critical control points, GMP and H&S requirements. Paying special regard to
Quality, cost control, yield and utilisation
health, safety & ethics
traceability,
product integrity,
labelling and
company, personal & food hygiene rules and legislation
in full compliance with relevant Legal, National, Corporate and Retailer standards and delivering improved quality and hygiene to customers, internal and external and reduced complaints and cost to the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
* Ensure required hygiene activities are completed meeting company standards to planned volume and schedule
* Ensure strict adherence to quality, food safety, hygiene, ethical, product labelling and allergen handling processes
* Support necessary line efficiency through consistent and correct scheduling and adherence and hygiene practices
* Keep and maintain appropriate records as required
* Ensure own familiarity and compliance with company policies and procedures, standards of operation and safe operating procedures
* Ensure team's consistent and timely attendance at work
* Provide flexibility to meet company operating requirements
* Provide pro- and re-active and supportive verbal and written communication to team members, supervisors and managers.
* Ensure each site is properly cleaned, and chemicals, expenditure and working hours are controlled.
* Ensure proper use of chemicals, adherence to food and personal safe working practices at all times
* Ensure audit readiness
* Support best team performance, efficiency, service levels and employee engagement.
Develop enhanced and future fit employee skillset and flexibility.
Support trainee development to ensure the 'next generation' workforce
To ensure all products are sourced and manufactured to the Food Safety & Brand Integrity requirements defined by our customers' requirements & BRC standards
Person Specification
Speaking, writing and understanding good spoken and written English language. (This is an essential health & safety, traceability and quality control requirement which will be tested as part of the recruitment process N.B. English language support available)
* Basic numeracy skills
* Attentive to detail - driving best standards and team performance
* Working in a chilled environment
* Flexible, adaptable and keen to learn
* Learning and implementing new information quickly
* Strong team leader supportive of other's learning and development
Accreditation Food Hygiene equivalent at minimum level 2
What's in it for You?
* Employee Assistance Programme for both colleague and family
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Internal Training and Development Programmes
* Employee discounts offered by customers
* Employee Recognition Programme
* Refer a Friend Scheme
* Benefits Portal inclusive of technology discounts, vehicle leasing etc
* Free Parking with EV Charging available with a salary sacrifice
* Onsite subsidised canteen and vending machines
* Life Assurance
* Free fruit