Site Hygiene Manager
We drive our own success
Competitive Salary depending on experience plus £8,400 car allowance (paid as car allowance monthly), up to 20% annual bonus scheme and Private Health (Employee and Family)
Cumberland Meals - Bakkavor London Meals (NW10 7RQ)
Site Based
Monday to Friday
08:30am-17:00pm
Contract Type - Permanent
Why join us?
We're constantly evolving, progressing and diversifying. And we want our people to do so too. For everyone to feel empowered, engaged and enabled. To create opportunities to move forward, climb higher and push for more. We believe in fuelling ambition and guiding success. In supporting everyone with talent and drive to own what they do, realise their potential and build a brilliant future for themselves at Bakkavor.
What we do.
This particular role is at our Bakkavor Meals site in Cumberland Avenue - West London. Split across 3 factories and 1 distribution centre. The factories make chilled ready meals, houmous dips, deli products & savoury accompaniments and employs over 2,000 people.
About the role
In this integral role as Hygiene Manager, you will effectively lead and manage the hygiene team and function on the relevant shift, ensuring that all hygiene standards are consistently maintained and developed to the highest level. These standards will be reviewed regularly and, where necessary, challenged and improved.
Role Accountabilities
Ensure a safe working environment and comply with all SHE policy standards.
Achieve and continuously improve hygiene standards, demonstrated through key KPIs.
Manage CIP systems and all documentation for interim and deep cleaning.
Promote a culture of challenge, feedback, and continuous improvement.
Deliver 100% internal and external customer service and represent the company professionally.
Maintain strong employee relations through fair and consistent application of HR policies.
Translate the manufacturing strategy and operational plan into clear shift actions owned by the team.
Plan and manage labour, equipment efficiency, and ancillary services to meet productivity and cost targets.
Ensure the team structure is fit for purpose and lead training and development to support progression and capability.
Communicate effectively to keep the workforce informed and maintain strong cross-functional links.
Drive hygiene, health and safety, and technical standards to meet all business, customer, and audit requirements.
About You
You will be an experienced people manager who knows how to motivate and lead teams, ideally with strong expertise in hygiene. You bring a logical, clear-thinking approach and remain composed and effective under pressure. Strong communication skills-verbal, written, and through presentations-enable you to influence, guide, and collaborate with confidence.
You naturally demonstrate the Bakkavor values in your day-to-day approach and show adaptability and flexibility across different hours and operational areas. You'll have hands-on experience in hygiene within a manufacturing setting and a solid understanding of COSHH requirements.
Experience in the food industry, along with qualifications such as Advanced Food Hygiene or IOSHH, would be a strong advantage.
If you're passionate about driving high standards, leading people, and making a real impact in a fast-paced environment, this is a role where you can truly thrive.
What you'll receive
As an equal opportunity employer, we're committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.
You'll enjoy:
Life Assurance (2.5 x salary)
Short Term Bonus Scheme up to 20% of basic salary
25 days Holiday plus Bank Holidays
Staff Shop
Stakeholder Pension Scheme
MyBargains Discount Platform
Personal Accident Insurance
Free Independent Mortgage Advice
Employee Assistance Programme
A Range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans)
Discounted tutoring for children
Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary
Private Medical Insurance (employee & family cover)
Cash allowance (car) Plus, a commitment to your wellbeing that includes emotional, physical and financial support services delivered by our fantastic team of wellbeing champions.
Proud to be Bakkavor
We're proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We're proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. We're driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business - come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team!
At Bakkavor, we are committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive, and we believe that diversity makes us stronger. We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds and ensure fair, transparent recruitment practices. Learn more about our commitment in our Inclusion and Diversity Policy ( Inclusion & Diversity Policy ).
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