Our client, a company in the dairy industry is looking to recruit.

Immediate Supervisor: Plant Manager

1. Context :

Maintain factory hygiene standards to meet requirements all applicable food safety and hygiene legislation;

• Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulation
• The General Food Regulations

Comply with external certification standards

Meet requirements of all relevant Health & Safety and Environmental Legislation, including, but not limited to:

• Health & Safet at Work Act 1974
• The management of Health & Safety at Work Regulation 1999
• COSHH Regulations 2002
• Environmental Protection Act 1990
• Waste management Regulations
• Hazardous Waste

2. Main assignments

Hygiene:

• To ensure all aspects of the hygiene service are carried out and maintained to the required standard
• To manage the hygiene budget and ensure all expenditure is authorised and recorded
• To manage the ordering and stock control of hygiene consumables and chemicals
• To maintain detailed cleaning instructions and schedules for every hygiene activity that meet the requirement s of BRC food safety standard
• To be responsible for the effective delivery of site laundry service - to include the contracted external service and in-house laundry operations
• Management of the pest control contract and overseeing the completion of all pest prevention actions to the required standards
• Responsible for the cleaning of air handling, evaporators and high-risk air socks
• To oversee the day to day running of the staff facilities including vending services, maintenance of stocks
• To oversee the day to day running of the staff facilities including vending services, maintenace of stocks/consumables in staff canteen, staff washroom facilities and all associated equipment
• To conduct compliance audits/inspections of internal hygiene standards and documentation
• To manage the provision of hygiene chemicals, and dosing equipment on site - to include regular reviews with chemical supplier, periodic chemical dosing checks, maintenance of equipment and to oversee the safe storage, decant, transport and use of chemicals on site
• To work with suppliers to obtain the most suitable and cost-effective equipment and consumbles and to effectively manage supplier non-conformance in a timely manner
• To support the technical & QA team in obtaining water samples for testing and participating in microbiological investigations or projects to drive improvements in the site hygiene standards
• To provide training and awareness for all hygiene and waste handling staff in all procedures relevantto their role

Waste/ Environment

• To manage the segregation, storage and timely removal of all waste - recyclates, landfill, hazardous and confidential waste streams
• To manage the waste budget
• To manage the external waste contractors and ensure they operate in a legally compliant and safe manner at all times including retaining copies of all appropriate waste license and Duty of Care documentation
• To ensure the external yard waste area is mainatained in a safe, controlled and hygienic manner at all times
• To ensure all the waste operatives are appropriately trained and comply with all legal obligations associated with their role
• To provide support in waste management compliance to the three remote transport depots

Health & Safety

• Conduct  COSHH assessment, risk assessments and document safety systems of work for ll hygiene 
• Ensure all hygiene and waste staff are trained and competent in all procedures relevant to their role
• Maintain authorised persons lists for each piece of equipment as required
• Conduct emergency response spill training for all relevant staff
• Ensure all tasks are conducted in accordance with all legislative, company and site health & safety policies and ensure that all hazards, accidents/ incidents are reported and investigated in a timely manner
• To ensure material safety data sheets for all chemicals used on site are maintained, updated reguraly and are accessible to all staff
• To be an active member of the site Health & Safety Committee

Other

• To recruit, induct and develop competent emploees
• Ensure all disciplinary incidents and staff absence are dealt with in a professional and timely manner and in accordance with the company human resource policies
• To effectively communicate with all team members on a regular basis and provide opportunities for feedback and 2-way communication
• To participate in projects as requested in order to drive continuous improvement
• To provide key performance indicator data as required and comply with all internal and external audit requirements
• Develop strong working relationships in order to drive continuous improvement in site standards
• To actively comply with and enforce all relevant statutory, company and site policies and proceedures
• To conduct employee Performance Development Reviews on a regular basis and establish training and development plans
• To carry out any reasonable request of your line manager in order to meet the needs of the business

3. Accountabilities 

• Planning the work of the on-site hygiene stff to drive continual improvements in hygiene standards 
• Develop and audit hygiene schedules and work instructions to ensure all regulatory inspections and certification audits are passed
• Develop and maintain robust waste segregation processes to drive a reduction in landfill waste 
• Drive cost savings in hygiene and waste overheads to ensure annyal forecasts are achieved
• Embed safety measures across all hygiene and waste handling activities to reduce accidents and lost time incident rate (LTIR)

Person Specification 

• Acompetent professional with proven experience of managing and leading a hygiene team within a food manufacturing environment
• Flexible approach to working and committed to occasional night shifts and weekend working 
• Experience of working within a compliance/ standard driven environment 
• Proven experience of driving improvements in site standards
• Industry acumen and knowledge of cleaning systems and methodology
• Experience of budget management and reporting
• Experience of managing waste segregation and recycling services
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to engage and motivate staff and colleagues
• Experience of conducting trainingnon a 1:1 basis or to small groups
• PC literate 

5. Competencies

Growth, Client & Customer Satisfaction/ Quality of Services provided

Rigous management of results

Innovation and change

Leadership & People Management - leading for excellence

Brand Notoriety