Assistant Hygiene Manager

As the Assistant Hygiene Manager onsite with our client, you'll work to ensure the provision of the hygiene services are in line with the factory/client requirements & in accordance with the scope of works.

You’ll be responsible for the smooth day-to-day Management & Supervision of the hygiene team onsite. You’ll have a proven background providing direction, guidance, training, and support to employees within your team.

• To support the Hygiene Manager in all aspects of the service delivery, whilst always ensuring self-reliability.
• To develop and maintain a professional and proactive business relationship with all levels of client’s representatives, whilst promoting the Company.
• Encourage safe working practices at all times & ensure that all staff have a good understanding of all duties undertaken.
• Ensure that all staff are present, accounted for & that the shift runs as smoothly as possible.
• Ensure that all staff have the relevant PPE & that it is worn & used correctly.
• Ensure all employees are trained and developed for every task. This responsibility includes identification of training needs, recommending training programmes, monitoring and evaluating the effect of the training.
• Ensure good use of time during shift times, whist maintaining a proactive approach to maintain & improve productivity.
• Working on own initiative with a proactive approach to work areas & staff allocation, whilst looking for areas/items not within the scope of works to improve customer relationships & services delivery.
• Assisting staff where needed & maintain regular communication throughout the shift to ensure staff are fully supported at all times. Working with the best interests of the company & colleagues to maintain & improve staff morale.
• Plan and allocate work to ensure effective use of staff and equipment.
• Maintain labour within agreed budget levels in accordance with the Hygiene Manager instructions / guidance.
• To ensure that all cleaning tasks are carried out as detailed by the Cleaning Instruction Cards / work schedule / specification, to agreed standard, as directed by the Hygiene Manager
• Ensure that standards are consistently achieved and maintained. Carry out regular audits on standards, document failures, put in place procedures to stop re-occurrence. Analyse audit reports & ensure failures are actioned & improvements are carried out immediately.
• Ensure that all employees adhere to the company/client Isolation/lock off procedures of dangerous machinery prior to cleaning, as trained
• Ensure correct use of hazardous chemicals – acids / alkalis “as trained”.
• Supervision of the safe & correct use of equipment/chemicals & ensure that they are fit for purpose i.e.:
  Valid PAT Test & in good condition.
• A Flexible approach to meet the changing needs of the business.

• Must have a proven background within a food manufacturing/ hygiene environment.
• Must have demonstrated ability to deliver service in this business sector and management level.
• Must have knowledge of reporting requirements within this sector and understanding of sector KPI's
• Must have excellent communication and influencing skills – This role will require interaction at various levels within the company as well as internal and external customers.
• Strong leadership skills – Proven ability to lead and motivate a team and achieve results.
• Be a team player with the ability to develop and maintain good interpersonal relationships.

• 25 Days annual leave

Bidvest Noonan are a team of 27,000 passionate and customer focused people. Here at Bidvest Noonan, we are passionate about developing our colleagues to provide a career path within Cleaning Services

We work together to deliver exceptional service and value to customers across the UK and Ireland. We recruit great people to deliver our services and we provide them with the resources, training, and direction they need to do their best work.