Hygiene Manager who has team leadership and management skills and is a subject matter expert on hygiene and GMP standards is required for a food manufacturing site based in Trafford, Greater Manchester, North West England. SALARY: £50,000 per annum Benefits (see below) LOCATION: Trafford, Greater Manchester, North West England JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent WORKING HOURS: 37.5 Hours per Week, Monday to Friday JOB OVERVIEW The company is looking to strengthen their Hygiene Management Team and now have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Hygiene Manager who has team leadership and management skills and is a subject matter expert on hygiene and GMP standards. Working as the Hygiene Manager you will support the Technical Team to deliver first class hygiene standards in a fast-paced flagship site. Reporting to the Technical Manager as the Hygiene Manager you will be responsible for the ongoing development of the hygiene team, hygiene management system and day-to-day management of hygiene activities across the site, whilst ensuring compliance to relevant business processes including statutory, mandatory and legal requirements. The successful candidate will have the principal responsibility to provide subject matter expertise on hygiene and GMP standards, ensuring effective operating procedures (SOP’s) are in place for all hygiene tasks. The Hygiene Manager is required to train, coach, and assess site employees ensuring delivery of tasks are to a high standard whilst also managing hygiene contractors, pest control activities, food safety audits which must comply with microbiological standards. The ideal candidate will have proven experience within a similar position and at management level. You will need excellent IT and communication skills, both orally and written, with the ability to manage the expectations of key stakeholders and possess a keen eye for detail. DUTIES Your duties include: Coordinate the scheduled cleaning of all plant and equipment to meet QMS requirements and customer standards Manage all people-related activity for the hygiene team e.g. holidays leave, sickness including RTW, and PDR Review cleaning effectiveness/standards of cleaning by the factory teams to ensure compliance to standards is maintained Organise and participate in food safety audits (hollow body, open spot, foreign body & security) Support with ATP and allergen swabbing / cleaning inspections and recleaning as and when required Provide expert hygiene & GMP input to the factory HACCP evaluation Support the wider technical team in daily GMP audits/walks and support in closing actions outside of operation CAYG requirements Provide monthly reports of compliance Audits [HACCP / Process / GMP] as per schedule Investigations for any consumer complaints The work is both proactive and reactive, therefore a certain amount of forward planning is required to ensure objectives are completed in a timely manner regardless of the reactive nature of the workloads. CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS Educated to degree level or equivalent in a food or scientific discipline Proven experience in a food manufacturing environment Advanced food hygiene certificate Experience of managing people and contracts Able to prioritise and manage workload effectively to meet deadlines Able to communicate at all levels of the organisation Ability to innovate & implement new techniques Good knowledge of products & processes to ensure hygiene/cleaning standards are appropriately applied Experience of the application of cleaning & disinfection techniques Good understanding of pathogen controls & preventative measures Sound knowledge of GMP and its application PC literate, excellent understanding of Excel / Word / Power point Planning and organised Attention to detail Root cause analysis and problem solving Strong influencing skills Good HACCP knowledge Good Safety knowledge, including COSHH, IOSH BENEFITS Competitive Salary ABF Pension scheme membership Annual incentive plan Free and confidential 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme Access to affordable loans and financial education, electric vehicle salary sacrifice schemes Cycle to work Option to buy additional holidays Volunteering day Plus a variety of retail and leisure discounts APPLY TODAY… By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose. JOB REF: AWDO-P13810 Full-Time, Permanent Manufacturing / Factory / FMCG Jobs, Careers and Vacancies. Find a new job and work in Trafford, Greater Manchester, North West England. Multi-Job Board Advertising and CV Sourcing Recruitment Services provided by AWD online. AWD online specialise in sourcing candidates and advertising vacancies on multiple job boards for companies on a non-commission basis. AWD online operates as an employment agency. awd online | http://www.awdo.co.uk AWD-IN-SPJ