Hygiene Team Leader

Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday, 45 hours per week

Location: Medway City Estate

About us:

Veetee is an ambient foods and rice company, a major supplier to retailers, wholesalers, and other food manufacturing businesses. We have two factories and three warehouses in Rochester, Kent, one manufacturing site in India and a Sales & Distribution team in the USA.

Job Purpose:

As a Hygiene Team Leader, you will manage the day-to-day implementation of hygiene services to the site, ensuring cleaning regimes are documented.

Responsibilities:

• To work as part of a team to ensure that the highest standards of visual and microbiological hygiene are always maintained across all areas of the site.
• To identify difficulties as and when they arise and communicate these to the Hygiene Manager.
• To follow all hygiene, food safety, quality, health & safety procedures, and the company terms.
• Report any Food Safety/Health & Safety concerns and ensure PARs are filled out appropriately.
• To achieve a right first time clean, following set work instructions and safety protocols.
• Carry out daily/weekly/monthly/ad hoc cleaning tasks.
• Take part in daily GMP audits.
• To manage breaktime to ensure staff is on the shop floor on time.
• Timely and accurate completion of related documents and records.
• To ensure hygiene operatives cleaning machines as are cleaning instruction card instructed.
• To manage and develop hygiene staff on the shift to ensure they are proactive and carry out their job roles in a safe and effective manner.
• Carry out start-up/inspection checks of cleaning equipment and report any damages.
• Carry out chemical titration check.
• To be an effective deputy in the absence of the Hygiene Manager.
• To organise and control stock issue and generate stock replenishment orders in the absence of Hygiene Manager.
• Working within a team to cover all factory and associated areas and cover other team members when absent.
• Any other duties that may reasonably regarded as within the nature of the duties and responsibilities of the post as defined.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• Previous hygiene experience within a food manufacturing environment.
• Previous team leader experience.
• An understanding of HACCP principles, Health & Safety, COSHH, BRC and hygiene practices.
• Level 2 Food Safety.
• Good communication skills.
• Work well under pressure.
• Basic IT Skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative individually as well as part of a team.

Benefits:

• Health care cash plan.
• Company Pension and Life Insurance.
• Free onsite parking.
• Referral Programme.
• Store discount.