Samworth Brothers
Hygiene Area Manager
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Join the Samworth Brothers Team and become part of our dynamic family!
At Samworth Brothers, we genuinely care about our colleagues and strive to create an engaging environment that values your unique contributions. We are committed to your success and offer a range of exceptional benefits that we believe supports your life and personal aspirations:
- Company pension scheme
- Access to health and well-being support, such as healthcare, optical and dental discounts
- Annual pay review
- Profit related pay
- Free on-site parking
- Colleague discounts on selected shopping, cinema, restaurants, travel and more
- A refer-a-friend scheme (that gives you money for successfully recommending people to join us)
The Opportunity
We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Hygiene Shift Manager to lead a team of approximately 30 colleagues within a fast-paced food manufacturing environment. This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for driving excellent hygiene standards, ensuring full compliance, and maintaining audit readiness at all times.
- Lead, coach and develop a large hygiene team to deliver high standards across production and site areas
- Ensure full compliance with food safety, GMP, health & safety, and hygiene standards at all times
- Plan and manage daily and deep cleaning activities across equipment and facilities
- Maintain audit readiness and support internal and external audits, including customer visits
- Drive continuous improvement, KPIs and cost efficiencies across hygiene operations
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The Ideal Candidate
We believe that success is built upon collaboration and diverse perspectives. At Samworth Brothers, we welcome candidates who are passionate about working together to achieve greatness. As a valued member of our team, you will bring the following skills and experience:
- Proven experience in a hygiene leadership role within food manufacturing or FMCG
- Strong knowledge of food safety, GMP and hygiene standards
- Experience managing and motivating large teams in a fast-paced environment
- Food Hygiene qualification (Level 3 or above preferred)
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally
We also want you to thrive in an engaging and inclusive work culture where you will have the opportunity to take on personal accountability and take pride in your work. We encourage positive communication, and the building of strong collaborative relationships is essential to every role.
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Join us at Samworth Brothers, where you'll be more than just a team member - you'll be an integral part of our thriving family. Apply today and embark on an exciting journey with us!
We are a fourth-generation family business producing high quality own-label products for many of the UK’s best-known retailers along with our own brands including Ginsters, Soreen, Higgidy, Dickinson & Morris, Urban Eat, West Cornwall Pasty Company and Walker & Son. We employ over 10,000 people in well-invested modern food manufacturing sites around the country.
At Samworth Brothers we take pride in our family feel within our businesses and work together to make things happen. We can offer you the stability of a wider group as well as the opportunities that that offers if you wish to progress your career with us. We are family and we would like to invite you to be part of that and support our teams in delivering great products to all of our customers.
Samworth Brothers do not engage with unlicensed gangmasters or third parties. Samworth Brothers will NEVER ask you for money in order to provide you with employment. If you are in any doubt, please contact an official Samworth Brothers representative.
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