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Nights Interim Hygiene Improvement Lead


Job Location:

Leeds - UK

Daily Salary: GBP 400 - 500
Posted: 27 August 2026 (7 days ago)
Application Deadline: 24 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description

The Hygiene Improvement Manager can work alongside the existing hygiene leadership reviewing and improving processes building a structured framework around scheduled and periodic cleans and ensuring both sites are consistently audit-ready.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Auditing Troy Foods (Salads) ltd factories and hygiene systems to ensure compliance with H&S regulations improving hygiene standards

Provide overview of current CICs

Review training gaps of team and recommendations

Full review and creation of a structured cleaning programme at both sites offering solutions to ongoing hygiene issues and challenges faced by the operation

Provide overview of current cleaning CIC

Work with Holchem to improve

Gap analysis of tasks

Review frequency of each clean requirements

Review deep clean requirements

Time and motion studies and frequency

Ensuring hygiene paperwork is fully compliant with site standards and customer expectations incorporating governing body standards

0 non-conformances raised relating to hygiene paperwork

Driving through challenges in areas such as waste PPE water chemicals and consumable usage . Operate within budgetary requirements for hygiene labour and overhead costs whilst effectively managing the purchasing of all hygiene equipment and consumables

Review current usages in retail mayo/Salads set targets and parameters and Hygiene team and consumables are managed within budget

Challenging existing processes and developing teams to improve hygiene standards and food safety culture and leading change

Support and mentor current Managers and supervisors

Work with peers

Liaise with production and engineering managers to establish co-operative working practices. Solving environmental and microbiological issues that may arise during operations

Good working relationship with Engineering and Production teams

Review requirements of

PPMs

Kit build ups

Support and requirements needs

Swabbing and micro requirements

Allergen validations

To ensure all hygiene activities are risk assessed from a health & safety perspective with any issues escalated and corrective actions put in place

Safety first approach to all tasks

To undertake such other duties as may be required from time to time that reasonably fall within the scope and grade of the post.

Attend weekly updates regarding progress

Predominately night shift but time required ad hoc to suit days and weekends maybe required

ESSENTIAL / DESIRABLE SKILLS COMPETENCIES AND QUALITIES

Essential

Desirable

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Experienced in developing and managing a hygiene team
  • HACCP qualification
  • Self-motivated
  • Hygiene management experience in a chilled manufacturing environment
  • COSHH trained
  • IOSH Managing Safely qualification
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • NEBOSH
  • Major retailer experience.

I have read & understood the duties set out above. I understand that these duties may be changed or altered to suit the demands and ongoing needs of the business

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