Hygiene Section Leader

Lead a team. Own the standards. Keep production moving.

We are looking for an experienced Hygiene Section Leader to join a busy food manufacturing operation on a permanent night shift.

If you have experience leading people within hygiene, industrial cleaning, food manufacturing or a similar fast-paced environment, this is an opportunity to take ownership of a key section within a large and established manufacturing business.

You'll be responsible for leading and motivating the Hygiene team, ensuring excellent hygiene and safety standards are maintained while making sure the team is deployed effectively throughout the shift.

What you'll be doing

You'll take day-to-day responsibility for your section, including:

Leading and motivating the Hygiene team on shift
Ensuring high standards of hygiene, housekeeping, quality and health & safety are maintained
Making sure safe working practices around chemicals, equipment, processes and materials are followed
Managing labour and deploying the team effectively against the hygiene plan
Managing breaks and shift handovers to maintain workflow
Monitoring performance, attendance and absence within the team
Carrying out return-to-work meetings and first-stage people management processes where required
Coaching and developing team members to create a flexible, multi-skilled team
Ensuring hygiene records and documentation are completed accurately
Identifying training requirements and supporting continuous improvement
Working efficiently to reduce waste and make the best use of available resources
Maintaining strong communication between the Hygiene team, management and other departments

What we're looking for

You'll ideally have:

Previous experience within hygiene, industrial cleaning, food manufacturing or a similar environment
Previous team leader, supervisor or people-management experience
A hands-on and proactive approach
Confidence managing and motivating a team
Good IT skills
Strong numerical skills
Good written and verbal communication
The ability to work the permanent night shift of Monday to Friday, 21:30–06:00
Food manufacturing experience would be beneficial, but we're also interested in people who have led hygiene or industrial cleaning teams in other high-volume environments.

What you'll get

Alongside your £41,982 total annual salary including night shift allowance, you'll receive:

Monday to Friday working pattern
Matched pension scheme
Life insurance up to 4x salary
Company share save scheme
Holiday entitlement
Training and development opportunities
Employee discount platform
Wellbeing support
Enhanced parental leave
If you're an experienced Hygiene Team Leader, Hygiene Supervisor, Cleaning Supervisor or Section Leader looking for your next step, we'd like to hear from you.

Apply today to find out more