Hygiene Section Leader We're proud to be Bakkavor£36,040 A range of voluntary benefits including holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans Nantwich Site based 4 on 4 off, 07:00 - 19:00 PermanentWhy join us?We're proud of what we do, why we do it and who we do it for. We're proud to give everyone the opportunity and support to develop and progress their career. To nurture talent, fuel ambition and work with resilience and purpose to achieve the highest possible standards. We're proud of our caring culture, loyal colleagues and future focus. But, most of all, we're proud to enable and empower everyone to believe, achieve and succeed.What we do.Our Bakkavor Bread site based in Aston, Cheshire makes specialty hand-crafted flatbreads, baguettes, doughballs and ciabattas for customers including Tesco, Asda, Morrisons and Sainsburys. About the role.As a Hygiene Section Leader your key focus will be to lead and motivate the Hygiene team ensuring our high Hygiene standards are met and records are maintained accurately.Accountabilities:

• Ensure agreed controls for safe working practices in relation to personnel, chemicals, processes or raw materials are adhered to.

• Maintain departmental housekeeping, hygiene standards as well as quality standards. Ensuring that all data and records are maintained accurately.

• Manage allocated labour resources to ensure performance standards are achieved. Manage performance and attendance of the team including first level formal written disciplinary action, performance review, and absence management including return to work procedures.

• Ensure the team are correctly deployed and are performing in adherence to the plan. Manage breaks and shift changeover process to ensure it does not disrupt productivity and workflow.

• To work within predefined cost efficiencies to maximise all resources and reduce wastage.

• Ensure all staff are trained on hygiene procedures with regards to standards and Health and Safety developing a multi-skilled team. Actively coach, develop, and recruit team members to the required level of competence to encourage continuous improvement within the business.

• Encourage the Bakkavor values and a positive culture, whilst fostering good employee relations through fair, consistent and effective people management.

• Maintain effective communication between staff and management with internal and external customers. Highlight training needs to the Hygiene Section Manager.

About you.You will have good IT skills, experience working within a hygiene/industrial cleaning team along with supervisory experience. A hands-on approach and strong numerical, verbal and written communication skills are essential.What you'll receive.As an equal opportunity employer, we're committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you. You'll enjoy:

• Life Assurance (1 x salary)
• 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays as standard (may vary by role)
• Private medical insurance (after 5 years' service)
• Staff Shop
• Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• Discount & cashback platform
• Personal Accident Insurance
• Free health check
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans)
• Salary sacrifice car lease scheme
• Free independent mortgage advice
• Discounted tutoring for children
• Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary
• Free car parking

Plus, a commitment to your wellbeing that includes emotional, physical and financial support services delivered by our fantastic team of wellbeing champions. Proud to be Bakkavor.We're proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We're proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. We're driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business - come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team!Find out more and apply.BakkavorWe are the leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, and our presence in the US and China positions the Group well in these high-growth markets. We leverage our consumer insight and scale to provide innovative food that offers quality, choice, convenience, and freshness. Around 18,000 colleagues operate from 44 sites across our three markets supplying a portfolio of over 3,000 products across meals, pizza & bread, salads and desserts to leading grocery retailers in the UK and US, and international food brands in China.Category: HygieneLocation: Nantwich, GB, CW5 8DLDate: 28 Feb 2025Req ID: 23612

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