Senior Hygiene Manager
Location: Southall, West LondonSalary: £55,000 – £60,000 + BenefitsHours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 5:00pm
About the Opportunity
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Hygiene Manager to join a leading FMCG manufacturing business. This is a strategically important role, responsible for leading and developing the site’s hygiene function while ensuring the highest standards of food safety, audit compliance, environmental performance, and operational excellence.Working closely with Operations, Quality, Engineering, Health & Safety, and Environmental teams, you will drive a culture of continuous improvement whilst ensuring the site consistently achieves customer and regulatory standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead all site hygiene operations and associated service provisions.
- Manage hygiene budgets, resource planning and contractor performance.
- Develop and implement master cleaning schedules based on food safety risk assessments.
- Ensure compliance with BRC, customer audits and retailer Codes of Practice.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across hygiene, environmental and operational performance.
- Lead, coach and develop the hygiene team to maximise engagement and capability.
- Manage pest control programmes and corrective action plans.
- Work collaboratively with Production, Quality, Engineering and Health & Safety functions.
- Ensure compliance with environmental legislation and waste management requirements.
- Develop training frameworks, hygiene champions and audit-ready documentation.
- Lead annual gap analysis reviews against customer hygiene standards.
About You
To be successful in this role you will have:
- 8-10 years’ experience within FMCG manufacturing, ideally food or bakery production.
- A minimum of 5 years’ management experience.
- Advanced Food Hygiene qualifications.
- Strong knowledge of HACCP and COSHH.
- Experience managing budgets, projects and large teams.
- Excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills.
- IOSH qualification or equivalent Health & Safety experience.
- A proven track record of driving standards, developing teams and delivering results.
What’s on Offer
- £55,000 – £60,000 salary
- Monday to Friday working pattern
- Opportunity to shape and develop a critical site function
- Career progression within a well-established manufacturing business
- Collaborative leadership team and continuous improvement culture
Please note: Due to the confidential nature of this appointment, applicants are asked to treat all discussions regarding this opportunity with the utmost discretion.
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