Factory Hygienist

Nestlé SA; Sudbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job description

Job Title: Factory Hygiene Specialist -
Location: Sudbury, Suffolk
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 Depending on Experience plus companywide benefits

Position Summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Factory Hygienist to join our team at the facility in Sudbury. We seek an individual ready to embrace the challenge of making a visible and sustainable impact on our operations to ensure Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) in our production processes.

In this role, you will be a vital member of the Quality team, ensuring that all Nestlé requirements for food safety, quality, and hygiene are consistently applied across the production lines.

A Day in the Life of a Factory Hygienist

Your responsibilities in this role will include but not be limited to:

• Drive the pathogen improvement plan to enhance food safety and hygiene standards.
• Lead and manage hygiene-related projects to ensure continuous improvement and compliance with Nestlé's hygiene requirements.
• Develop, document, and support factory GMP and hygiene standards to ensure compliance.
• Act as the key contact for the Quality department regarding all hygiene topics.
• Engage effectively with factory stakeholders at all levels to promote a culture of hygiene and food safety.
• Maintain pest control programs to Nestlé standards and act as the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Champion.
• Analyse data trends related to hygiene practices and prepare reports to communicate findings and recommendations for improvement.
• Work closely with production and maintenance teams to integrate hygiene practices into their processes.
• Support the factory with internal audits to ensure compliance with relevant standards.
• Audit Factory external warehouses to ensure they meet Nestlé's hygiene requirements and standards.
• Monitor and maintain hygiene equipment and supplies, ensuring that cleaning tools are available and in good working condition.

What Will Make You Successful

This is a fantastic development opportunity for an individual with proven experience in a production manufacturing environment and the ability to work effectively under pressure in a fast-paced setting.

Further Skills and Experience Required:

• Strong understanding of general food safety and hygiene principles, with knowledge of factory floor operations.
• A keen eye for detail and the ability to identify potential hygiene risks or areas for improvement.
• Effective communication skills for collaborating with team members and reporting hygiene-related issues or concerns.
• Experience in problem-solving activities.
• Familiarity with regulatory standards in the food industry to ensure compliance with local and international food safety regulations.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Excel for data analysis, trending, and reporting.

What you need to know

What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestlé – in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus statutory holidays plus flex leave, pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth.

The closing date for this role is 30.04.2025

We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.