Working closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality and Compliance teams, you'll ensure our site remains audit-ready, compliant, efficient and focused on continuous improvement.

You'll bring energy, credibility and leadership to your team, creating a culture where hygiene excellence and food safety are embedded into everything we do.

What You'll Be Baking Up

Leadership & People Development

• Recruit, coach and develop a high-performing hygiene team, creating a culture of accountability, engagement and continuous improvement.
• Lead performance reviews, talent development and succession planning activities.
• Inspire teams through clear communication, strong leadership and visible presence across the bakery.

Hygiene & Food Safety Excellence

• Manage and coordinate hygiene activities to ensure compliance with all food safety, hygiene and microbiological standards.
• Monitor and verify hygiene standards through visual inspections, environmental monitoring and microbiological sampling.
• Work closely with the Centre Food Safety Team to implement and maintain robust hygiene and food safety systems.
• Ensure compliance with HACCP, BRC, COSHH and company operating procedures.

Operational Improvement

• Challenge existing practices and identify opportunities to improve hygiene effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability.
• Develop and manage continuous improvement initiatives that support bakery performance and food safety objectives.
• Support site sustainability goals, including reducing unnecessary water usage and monitoring consumption for reporting purposes.
• Analyse performance data and trends to drive informed decision-making and operational improvements.

Resource & Budget Management

• Plan hygiene schedules and labour resources to ensure all operational requirements are achieved.
• Manage hygiene materials, chemicals, PPE and equipment to ensure availability and cost-effectiveness.
• Control hygiene budgets and identify opportunities to deliver savings without compromising safety, quality or performance.
• Manage external contractors and ensure agreed standards are consistently achieved.

Health, Safety & Compliance

• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure all activities comply with company Health, Safety and Environmental standards.
• Conduct risk assessments and ensure appropriate controls are implemented.
• Maintain audit readiness and support internal and external audits.

Extra Dough

At Warburtons, we believe our people are our most important ingredient. That's why we offer a range of rewards and benefits to support you both professionally and personally:

• A slice of the annual profits through our discretionary profit share scheme.
• Family-friendly holiday options, including the opportunity to purchase up to an additional week's annual leave.
• Award-winning pension scheme with 7% company contribution.
• Life assurance.
• Access to hundreds of discounts and offers through our Extra Dough benefits platform.
• Ongoing investment in your personal and professional development.
• Free products and fully stocked kitchens for your daily brew.
• Access to physiotherapy services, occupational health support and a confidential 24/7 wellbeing helpline.

We respect and value difference.

We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do.