Premier Group
Engineering & Hygiene Manager
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Hygiene & Engineering Manager – Nights
Location: Kent
Salary: £58,000-62,000 (Depending on experience)
We are looking for an experienced Hygiene & Engineering Manager to lead the night shift engineering and hygiene functions within a fast-paced food manufacturing environment. This senior leadership role is responsible for driving food safety, engineering performance, compliance, and continuous improvement while ensuring operational excellence and audit readiness.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the Hygiene and Engineering teams during night operations, ensuring high standards of safety, compliance, and performance.
- Oversee planned engineering activities, equipment reliability, and rapid resolution of technical issues to minimise downtime.
- Deliver the site hygiene programme, ensuring compliance with BRCGS, customer, and food safety standards.
- Manage hygiene validation, including ATP testing, swabbing, allergen controls, and cleaning verification.
- Lead health and safety initiatives, risk assessments, incident investigations, and permit-to-work compliance.
- Drive continuous improvement through KPI analysis, root cause investigations, and cost control across labour, chemicals, and utilities.
- Act as the senior site manager during night shifts, supporting operational decision-making and emergency response.
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- Proven leadership experience in Engineering, Hygiene, or Operations within an FMCG or food manufacturing environment.
- Strong knowledge of BRCGS, HACCP, food safety legislation, hygiene management, and engineering best practices.
- Experience leading large teams and delivering measurable improvements through KPIs and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
- Minimum HNC in Engineering.
- HACCP Level 3, Food Safety Level 3, and IOSH Managing Safely (or equivalent) are desirable.
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