Location: Blackburn, Lancashire Salary: Up to £45,000 Shift: Sunday to Thursday, nightshift We’re working with a successful and growing food manufacturing business in the Burnley area who are looking for an experienced Hygiene Manager to join their team. This is a key role within the technical function, ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about raising hygiene standards to support the production of safe, high-quality food. With the company expanding and continuing to invest in their people and site, it’s a great time to come on board and make a real impact. What you'll be doing: Leading the hygiene team to maintain and continuously improve hygiene standards across the site Driving the planning, coordination and execution of daily hygiene schedules and deep cleans Supporting with training and development of hygiene and production staff in cleaning procedures Managing hygiene-related stock such as chemicals, equipment and consumables Working with HR on people management tasks including absence reviews, RTWs and disciplinaries Taking the lead on hygiene inspections, validations, swabbing and cleaning verifications Collaborating with technical, QA and production teams to ensure audit-ready hygiene standards Supporting with investigations and implementation of corrective actions for out-of-spec results Ensuring COSHH compliance and supporting H&S in related areas Involvement in continuous improvement and site hygiene projects What we're looking for: Previous experience in a hygiene management or hygiene supervisor role within food manufacturing A confident people manager who can lead, coach, and motivate a team Excellent understanding of cleaning standards, GMP, BRCGS, and food safety requirements Strong communicator who works well cross-functionally with production, QA and technical teams Organised and proactive, with a continuous improvement mindset Why apply? ✅ Secure and growing business ✅ Opportunity to lead and shape a team ✅ Great working culture with investment in development ✅Fantastic benefits package If you’re ready for a fresh challenge and want to take ownership of hygiene in a food production environment, apply now or reach out to me directly on Lucy.Osborne@alexandersteele.com