Location: Cwmbran, South Wales
Salary: Up to £40,000 + benefits
Night shift (Mon–Thurs, 4-day week)
I’m currently recruiting for a Hygiene Supervisor to join a well-established food manufacturer in the South Wales area. This is a great opportunity to step into a hands-on leadership role within a fast-paced production environment where quality, safety, and continuous improvement are key.
The Role
You’ll provide first-line leadership to the hygiene/operational support team, ensuring safe, compliant delivery of hygiene and GMP standards across your shift. You’ll take ownership of your area, driving performance, maintaining audit-ready standards, and supporting efficient production.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading, briefing, and coordinating hygiene activities across shift
- Ensuring compliance with hygiene, GMP, COSHH, and safety standards
- Monitoring KPIs and addressing performance or compliance issues proactively
- Supporting internal and external audits and overseeing cleaning effectiveness
- Participating in deep cleans of production equipment when required
- Identifying continuous improvement opportunities to enhance efficiency and reduce waste
- Working cross-functionally with production, technical, and engineering teams
About You
- Experience in hygiene supervision within food manufacturing or a similar fast-paced environment
- Food Safety Level 2 and IOSH Supervising Safely (or similar) preferred
- Strong knowledge of cleaning chemicals, COSHH, and hygiene best practice
- Proven team leadership and people development skills
- Comfortable with reporting systems and IT-based tracking
- Organised, proactive, and able to manage competing priorities
What’s on Offer
- Salary up to £40,000
- Enhanced family leave and pension
- Employee assistance programme
- Retail discounts and recognition schemes
- Strong training and development opportunities within a growing business
If you’d like to hear more, feel free to get in touch for a confidential chat.