Hygiene Compliance Team Manager

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led ,
resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility , we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact

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Why join our team?

pladis is home to iconic brands Godiva, McVitie’s and Ulker. These brands make sweet treats and savoury treats that consumers everywhere recognise and enjoy! As we start on our new journey, we will continue making the biscuits and confectionery people know and expect from these brands, and we will expand their portfolios too. Together we will build new and exciting products – new flavours, new concepts and new ways to share happiness.

Our strength is not only in our products, it is also in our people and our values Each business that has united to form pladis are loved for their heritage and values. We will retain the honesty, integrity and trust instilled in our brands by our ground-breaking founders as we embark on the next chapter of our success.

What will this role achieve?

The Hygiene Compliance Team Manager will be accountable for the maintenance of everyday hygiene standards and for the management of the site Cleaning operatives for our Wigston factory site, and will also have oversight for our Midlands Distribution Centre in Ashby.

The role will ensure complete adherence to the pladis Cleaning Management System (CMS), such that high standards of production area hygiene are always maintained. The role will manage site-based production area cleaning contractors and/or pladis Cleaning Teams. They will also lead on management of waste removal contractors for the site and support the application of lean techniques to ensure ongoing efficiency improvements.

What will be your key deliverables?

Primarily located at Wigston and reporting to the UK Manufacturing Standards Manager, the main responsibilities will include:

• Manage all cleaning activities that take place in and around the production area and for maintaining everyday standards of hygiene across the site
• Responsible for achieving budgeted figures
• Planning and prioritising work and ensuring maximum use of resources
• Ensuring efficiency and conformance to plan (cleaning schedule compliance)
• Manage compliance to Health & Safety requirements where they relate to cleaning activities carried out by pladis and contractors
• Identify measurement and publication of key performance indicators where they relate to cleaning and cleaning contractor activity

Bring your experience

Essential

• Proven experience in a Hygiene role in an FMCG company
• Significant experience of working in a manufacturing environment
• Solid understanding of Food Safety and Health & Safety legislation and its application
• Proficient with IT
• Credible teammate who is self-motivated with a drive to achieve the best result
• Good communication skills and can work effectively with Leadership team members, Hygiene Compliance Team Managers and Operators

Desirable

• Knowledge of bakery manufacturing processes & equipment
• Knowledge of hygiene systems
• Auditing Skills
• Audit Cleanliness
• Level 2 Leadership and management
• Machineryandequipmentsafeuseandpractices
• Pestawareness
• COSHHawareness
• Food&Drink Safety Passports
• NVQ Level 2
  
  Cleaning Support Services

What will the interview process be?

1st stage interview – 45 minutes competency-based interview based on our company values and your experiences.

2nd stage interview – 60 minutes – a technical interview to understand your skill set/case study or presentation…