Location: Cwmbran, South Wales
Salary: Up to £40,000 + benefits
Night shift (Mon–Thurs, 4-day week)
I'm currently recruiting for a Hygiene Supervisor to join a well-established food manufacturer in the South Wales area. This is a great opportunity to step into a hands-on leadership role within a fast-paced production environment where quality, safety, and continuous improvement are key.
The Role
You'll provide first-line leadership to the hygiene/operational support team, ensuring safe, compliant delivery of hygiene and GMP standards across your shift. You'll take ownership of your area, driving performance, maintaining audit-ready standards, and supporting efficient production.
Key responsibilities include:
Leading, briefing, and coordinating hygiene activities across shift
Ensuring compliance with hygiene, GMP, COSHH, and safety standards
Monitoring KPIs and addressing performance or compliance issues proactively
Supporting internal and external audits and overseeing cleaning effectiveness
Participating in deep cleans of production equipment when required
Identifying continuous improvement opportunities to enhance efficiency and reduce waste
Working cross-functionally with production, technical, and engineering teams
About You
Experience in hygiene supervision within food manufacturing or a similar fast-paced environment
Food Safety Level 2 and IOSH Supervising Safely (or similar) preferred
Strong knowledge of cleaning chemicals, COSHH, and hygiene best practice
Proven team leadership and people development skills
Comfortable with reporting systems and IT-based tracking
Organised, proactive, and able to manage competing priorities
What's on Offer
Salary up to £40,000
Enhanced family leave and pension
Employee assistance programme
Retail discounts and recognition schemes
Strong training and development opportunities within a growing business
If you'd like to hear more, feel free to get in touch for a confidential chat.