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About Us

We’re a full-scale, energy-saving, B-Corp certified, sustainably powered vertical farm. We’re on a mission to transform the farming system forever, so that everyone can afford tasty nutritious food, that doesn’t cost the earth. Literally.   

In other words: we boldly grow where no one has grown before. Our state-of-the-art salad leaves are made possible by an incredible team of rocket scientists (see what we did there?), engineers, leaf whisperers, and a root network of fabulous people. Which brings us onto the role…   

Your role

The Hygiene Supervisor will have a pivotal impact in our brand-new facility right at the heart of our state-of-the-art Vertical Farm in Sandwich, Kent, where you will be supporting the site in producing delicious food products by maintaining a top-class level of hygiene in the production areas. Your primary purpose is to supervise a hygiene team and ensure the factory is kept to a high standard that as a minimum will meet, if not exceed our food hygiene standards. This means working with a multi skilled hygiene operative within an effective and efficient hygiene team, delivering high standards of cleaning throughout the site in accordance with company, customer and legal requirements.

Requirements

Hygiene

• Lead, organise, and monitor the hygiene team to meet performance and safety standards.
• Maintain high hygiene standards in the production and warehouse areas, ensuring compliance with food safety and health protocols.
• Manage and develop a multiskilled hygiene team, including training, audits, and performance monitoring.
• Oversee hygiene schedules, procedures, and equipment maintenance, ensuring adherence to all relevant management systems.
• Manage HR admin tasks like absence, holidays, and reviews while maintaining clear communication across departments.
• Control inventory and stock levels of cleaning chemicals, PPE, and housekeeping equipment, ensuring timely replenishment and functionality.

Health & Safety 

• Control COSHH management and associated training across all functions. 

• Ensure all hygiene staff are trained and competent in all procedures relevant to their role 

• To ensure material safety data sheets for all chemicals used on site are maintained, updated regularly and are accessible to all staff 

Benefits

What's in it for you?

• Be part of a great business – you will be onboard one of the fastest growing and most exciting businesses in the vertical farming industry 

• Be part of a great team – you will work with and learn from a friendly, smart, growing, and passionate team who care about each other and the business 

• Grow yourself – a chance to develop yourself and make the role your own as the business and team builds, broadening your knowledge and capabilities to push you to the next level 

• Share our passion for driving change for good – sustainable production is at the heart of what  

Package  

• Competitive base salary.  

• Annual bonus based on company, team, and personal performance.  

• Group Income Protection.  

• Employee Health Insurance provided by Aviva.  

• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave.  

• Pension (5% employer contribution).  

• Employee benefits programme with Bravo Benefits.  

• Cycle to Work Scheme.  

• Paid volunteering days.  

Our team is the most valuable part of our business – our success is defined by the hard-working, brilliant and enthusiastic people we employ.  Our recruitment process and employment decisions are based on our business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications. We provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, colour, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin or disability status. We don’t tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics and we encourage all suitable applicants to apply for open positions.