10 Production / Manufacturing jobs in Southport, Sefton

Management of the hygiene team, ensuring the highest standards of cleanliness and adherence to customer codes of practice,

• To oversee compliance with site health, safety, quality, and food safety procedures, ensuring that all Company policies are adhered to including identifying potential risks.
• To ensure Health & safety include COSSH assessment, Risk assessment and document safe systems of work.
• Manage segregation and storage of chemicals and associated equipment.
• To manage the ordering and stock control of hygiene consumables and chemicals, including provisions of hygiene chemicals and dosatron equipment.
• To work with suppliers i.e., Kersia to obtain the most suitable cost-effective equipment and consumables.
• To manage the hygiene budget and ensure all expenditure is authorised and recorded.
• Ensure Chemical Training is provided for Staff and personal development of staff is maintained.
• Ensure line wash downs are completed in a timely and consistent manner and that a deep cleaning schedule is in place and followed.
• Ensure maintenance of machinery is monitored and any issues are reported to the Engineering department.
• Audit of hygiene standards and report of non-conformances.
• To maintain detailed cleaning instructions and schedules for every hygiene activity that meet the requirements of the BRC food safety standard and Customer Requirements.
• Oversee Hygiene Internal & Customer audits, ensuring required standards are achieved and documents are stored correctly.
• Liaising cross functionally and ensuring the site is consistently audit ready.
• Develop and maintain structured processes and practices for delivering continuous improvements.
• Investigation of out of specification results from swabs.
• Ensuring leading by example and being a good communicator across departments.
• Lead the department on all audits including BRC and customer audits
• Ensure all paperwork is kept up to date and audit ready
• People management of Hygiene team including management of all employee relations issues.
• Development of team's competencies to ensure efficient running of the department.
• Training of new starters including on the job training, as well as arranging training with external suppliers where necessary.
• Attendance at management meetings as arranged in line with site requirements.
• Ensure SOP's & CIC's are up to date.
• Plan staffing and recruitment.
  
  Experience in a fast paced food manufacturing environment
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to take direction
• Ability to challenge others in a professional and constructive manner
• Knowledge of chemicals and machinery which is used in the clean down process
• Understanding of Environmental requirements and responsibilities