Jobs in Eythorne

Site Hygiene Manager

Salary: Competitive salary

Benefits: Company share save scheme, Pension, Life insurance up to 4x salary

Location: Tilmanstone, Kent

Ways of Working: Site based

Hours of work: 5 from 7, day shift, but some flex required

Contract Type: Permanent

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.

As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.

Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

Our site in Tilmanstone, near Dover, Kent, employs around 850 people and produces millions of bags of leafy salads and prepared vegetables for a dedicated customer. The site operates at a fast-paced, high-volume level.

What you'll be doing

In this busy and dynamic role, you will effectively manage the Hygiene team ensuring that all Hygiene standards are maintained and developed to the required high standard. These standards are reviewed regularly and where necessary challenged / changed.

Role Accountabilities:
Own, drive and implement significant change and improvement in cleaning efficiency and effectiveness. Responsible for the hygiene management team to deliver Bakkavor standard hygiene sustainability across the site through effective coaching of the team
Own and deliver the hygiene strategy across the site with input from the SLT and planning up to 6 months ahead
Host customer visits and vendor liaison
Enhance the health and safety culture across the site
Management and achievement of KPI's across the site
Lead robust end to end investigations in respect of microbiological improvement
Accountable for staff training, development and wellbeing in the department, delivering year on year improvement to the employee engagement survey
Employ effective root cause analysis to drive SMART actions, leading to improved results
In collaboration with other functions such as technical, operations and engineering, create, execute and communicate hygiene performance and plans in order to achieve best performance and outcomes.
Manage the labour and cleaning/chemicals budget as well as forecasting future.
Site lead for interim cleaning standards. What we're looking for
Experience of managing and motivating teams in a hygiene / manufacturing environment.
A logical and clear-thinking approach, particularly under pressure.
A ble to demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills (verbal, written and presentations)
Able to demonstrate the Bakkavor values
Must be adaptable and flexible to working hours and areas
Experience of working in
COSHH We're proud to be recognised in the Gender Equity Measure Top 100 for our commitment to gender equality.

If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What you'll get in return
Competitive salary and job-related benefits
Holidays
Competitive matched pension contributions
Life insurance up to 4x salary
Company share save scheme
Greencore Qualifications
Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on-the-job training and development opportunities to further your career.

Colleagues whose roles are at risk of redundancy and who meet essential role criteria will be given priority consideration for this role.

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