Hygiene Team Leader

Salary: Negotiable

Work Type: Permanent

Location: Grimsby, England

Industry: FMCG

Role title: Hygiene Team Leader
Salary: Competitive
Location: Grimsby, Laforey Road



About us:
We are a company that takes pride in our people as it is our people who are at the centre of everything that we do.
We have multi-category expertise with a focus on quality and innovation. We deliver what customers need and consumers want with expert taste and growth mindset.
Our business began with meat, and we've developed and extend a market-leading expertise within Seafood, with unmatched quality globally. We're always investing in new technology to deliver more value, efficiency and consumer-led innovative solutions.


What we are looking for:
We are looking for a professional and experienced Hygiene Team Leader to join our Hygiene team. You will carry out all tasks as delegated by the Hygiene Manager / Supervisor to the highest standards and to help install the confidence in both Technical, Production and Icelandic UK Seachill customers. Whilst ensuring that all staff employed, are properly supervised in accordance with their job descriptions and complete their tasks as per the cleaning schedules on a daily basis. The role may change as the business develops.

As a Hygiene Team Leader some of the responsibilities will be to:
- Supervision of all personnel employed on the Hygiene Team throughout their shifts, provide guidance, training and tasking to all full time operatives and agency staff.Ensure compliance with Company Policies & Procedures.
- Ensuring that all staff are in to work on time and properly dressed in accordance with the Company Dress codes prior to the commencement of their shift.
- You will also ensure all staff go on break and return from break at the right time, every time. The Supervisor must be kept informed of any issues or problems that arise.
- Ensure that all staff has the required chemicals and equipment to complete all tasks specified by the cleaning schedules and in accordance with the Cleaning Instruction Cards.
- Conduct a pre-clean inspection prior to cleaning operatives commencing work in each department and at the end, and spot checks within departments, any problems encountered must be documented on the forms provided and corrective action taken.
- Conduct regular checks of cleaning procedures by Hygiene Team members in each department and give advice, guidance and instructions to rectify all issues accordingly by conducting "Spot Checks" and recording the information on the cleaning records.
- Ensure that sites H&S procedures & policies are followed & carried out, ensuring staff follow correct PPE procedures in accordance with CIC's / Risk Assessments / SSOW's / Procedures / Policies.
- Responsibility for ensuring the factory is cleaned to specification to prevent microbiological, chemical and foreign body contamination of product.
- Fully acquaint yourself with all Cleaning Instruction Cards and schedules for all departments; this will provide you with the relevant knowledge to ensure that the operatives are following the instructions laid down.
- Play an active role in departments that are short staffed during holiday and sickness, a-hands on approach is required throughout.
- Ensure that the staff, stores all chemicals and cleaning equipment away at the end of their shift in the designated area. This must be locked to reduce the risk of chemical contamination.
- Finally conduct a routine check of all departments once all cleaning has been completed to ensure that the departments are left clean and tidy, where necessary handover to Production.
- Additional responsibilities will form part of your role as a Team Leader when detailed by the Supervisor or Hygiene Manager.
- Fill in during periods of absence for the Hygiene Supervisor to ensure that administration procedures are maintained.
- Conduct microbiological & ATP swabbing as and when required, process the documentation for collection and to include Gateway.
- Conducting chemical titration checks in accordance with the schedule.
- Completion of RTW. (Return to work forms).
- Conduct sections of staff appraisals.
- Additional responsibilities will form part of your role as a Team Leader when detailed by the Hygiene Manager or Supervisor.

To succeed as a Hygiene Team Leader, we ask that you have the following experience/expertise:
- A minimum of 1 - year experience.
- Knowledge and experience of industrial deep cleaning procedures.
- Supervisory skills.
- COSHH - experience in handling and use of chemicals.
- Experience in manual handling procedures.
- Health & Safety awareness.
- Chemical Awareness Training.
- Basic Health & Safety.
- Intermediate Food Hygiene.

What you get in return:
- Great package with competitive holiday allowance
- Life assurance of minimum two times yearly salary
- Opportunities for development and internal promotion
- Share Save scheme
- Free car parking on site
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity

Closing date: 15th of August 2024



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