Hygiene Manager, Boston

We're a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make everyday taste better.

We're a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer, employing 13,300 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK's food retailers with everything from sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals. In FY24, we generated revenues of £1.8bn.

Our vast direct-to-store (DTS) distribution network, comprising of 17 depots nationwide, enables us to make over 10,500 daily deliveries of our own chilled and frozen produce and that of third parties.

Here in Boston, we employ around 400 colleagues and produce ready-to-eat salads, prepared vegetables, and snacks for many of the major retailers such as Coop, Boots, Greggs, Costco, Spar, and BOL.

What you'll be doing

As a site Hygiene Manager, you will drive all elements of the hygiene service within a manufacturing unit by setting standards and leading the hygiene teams to deliver our customer expectations.

• Responsible for implementation of strategy, quality, efficiency, and hygiene innovation to ensure the manufacturing unit has a hygiene service which supports the delivery of business objectives.
• Provide leadership and direction to the hygiene community to ensure that people are engaged, focused, and delivering their potential.
• Establish a holistic hygiene vision incorporating the key elements of safety, health, environment, and waste management, demonstrated through great customer relations and effective management of third-party relationships and internal cross-functional working.
• Hygiene lead for coordination and successful delivery of all Manufacturing Unit visits and audits, achieving recognition of excellent working practices which deliver growth and trust between all.
• Monitor, audit, and review the performance of the manufacturing unit hygiene teams to identify areas of improvement and innovation to ensure hygiene activities are delivered to plan, budget, and standards beyond compliance.
• Delivery of projects to designated time scales and meeting all cross-functional food safety and financial targets.
• Responsible for the preparation and management of Manufacturing Unit hygiene budget, related Capex, and negotiation/maintenance of third-party contracts that supply and safeguard the integrity of Manufacturing Unit standards.
• Ensure that a safe working environment exists for colleagues and that as a minimum the department meets the standards set in the SHE Policy.

What we're looking for

At Greencore, we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better.

We're proud to be recognised in the Gender Equity Measure Top 100 for our commitment to gender equality.

• This is a days position but must be flexible to support nights team where there are business needs.
• Holds the following qualifications in support of experience - L4 Food Hygiene, L4 HACCP, IOSH managing safely, COSHH, Allergen Awareness, CIP, and Microbiological Hygiene.
• A clear financial understanding and is experienced managing in an FMCG, ideally in hygiene management.
• Experienced in managing and supporting auditing processes.
• Is well versed in pest control measures.
• Has experience working with computer programmes such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Has knowledge of the principles of chilled food manufacturing in high risk/low risk/low care.
• Has experience of leading and working with a diverse workforce.
• Has experience of integrated hygiene and environmental management systems.
• Has experience of equipment manufacture and capital expenditure requirements.

If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits.
• Holidays.
• Pension up to 8% matched.
• Life insurance up to 4x salary.
• Company share save scheme.
• Greencore Qualifications.
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform.
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform.

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on-the-job training and development opportunities to further your career.