Hygiene Operations Leader

3 weeks ago

Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom Bakkavor Full time
Position Overview

Hygiene Operations Leader - Bakkavor Desserts Newark

Join us in overcoming challenges together.

Working Schedule: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week

Flexibility required for occasional afternoon, evening, or night shifts

Compensation: £65,000-£75,000 base salary based on experience, plus £8,400 vehicle allowance, and eligibility for a bonus scheme of up to 20%, along with additional benefits

Annual Leave: 25 days plus public holidays

Why consider a career with us?

We are prepared for any challenge. Our dynamic environment thrives on change and the fast-paced nature of our operations keeps us engaged, offering numerous career pathways for exploration and growth. We encourage our team to strive for excellence, embrace challenges, and demonstrate resilience. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to our success and innovation, fostering personal and collective growth.

About Bakkavor.

We are a leading name in the fresh prepared food sector, with a workforce of approximately 18,500 across the UK, US, and China. Our innovative products, including meals, salads, desserts, pizza, and bread, are supplied to major grocery retailers. We are ambitious and full of ideas, seeking individuals who share our commitment to quality and excellence.

This role is situated at our Bakkavor Desserts facility in Newark, specializing in the production of chilled desserts such as trifles, cream cakes, and choux pastries. Our site employs over 1,900 individuals and is one of eight manufacturing locations within the Bakkavor Bakery sector in the UK.

Role Responsibilities.

We are looking for a proactive and hands-on Hygiene Operations Leader to take full responsibility for the Hygiene department, ensuring that hygiene, microbiological, and health & safety standards are upheld across the Bakkavor Desserts Newark facility. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in hygiene management within the food industry, with a focus on health and safety regulations and COSHH compliance, and will bring innovative ideas to enhance team performance.

Key Duties Include:

  • Driving and implementing significant improvements in cleaning efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Leading the hygiene management team to achieve sustainability through effective coaching.
  • Coordinating the hygiene strategy for the site with a planning horizon of up to six months.
  • Facilitating customer visits and liaising with vendors.
  • Promoting a robust health and safety culture throughout the site.
  • Managing and achieving key performance indicators (KPIs) across the facility.
  • Leading thorough investigations aimed at microbiological enhancements.
  • Overseeing staff training, development, and wellbeing within the department.
  • Utilizing effective root cause analysis to implement SMART actions for improved outcomes.
  • Communicating hygiene performance and plans with other departments, such as Engineering, to optimize results.
  • Managing the budget for labor and cleaning/chemicals, along with future forecasting.
  • Serving as the site lead for interim cleaning standards.

Candidate Profile.

The successful candidate will possess:

Experience and Skills:

  • Proven experience in leading and managing a large hygiene team within a complex chilled food environment.
  • Health & Safety qualifications.
  • Extensive leadership experience.
  • A structured and logical approach to problem-solving.
  • Strong analytical and change management skills.
  • The ability to identify and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
  • High energy and the ability to perform under pressure.
  • Excellent communication skills, capable of conveying complex information clearly to all levels of the organization.

Desirable Attributes:

  • Experience as a HACCP team member.
  • Knowledge of microbiological standards.
  • Experience in design and build projects.
  • Project management skills.

What We Offer.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are dedicated to providing a safe and rewarding environment for our employees. We strive to offer benefits, rewards, and wellbeing initiatives that are meaningful to you.

Our benefits include:

  • Life Assurance (2.5 times salary).
  • Short Term Bonus Scheme up to 20% of base salary.
  • 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays.
  • Access to a Staff Shop.
  • Stakeholder Pension Scheme.
  • Discounts through MyBargains platform.
  • Personal Accident Insurance.
  • Free Independent Mortgage Advice.
  • Employee Assistance Programme.
  • A variety of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans).
  • Discounted tutoring services for children.
  • Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via salary.
  • Private Medical Insurance (for employee and family).
  • Cash allowance for vehicle expenses.
  • Complimentary parking.

Join Bakkavor.

We take pride in being the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry, supplying a range of products to major grocery retailers. Our success is driven by the dedication and passion of our team members. We are excited to offer a variety of career opportunities across our organization – come and be a part of the Bakkavor family.

For more information and to express your interest, please refer to our application process.

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