Hygiene Manager at Humdinger in Wirral, England, GB

Overview

Hygiene Manager

Humdinger, Bromborough CH62 3RD

Humdinger are seeking an experienced and passionate Hygiene Manager to inspire hygiene operations at our Bromborough Nut Snacking site. As Hygiene Manager at Humdinger, you will lead site hygiene to protect food safety and enable the safe processing and packing of nut snacking products. You’ll ensure all factory areas and equipment are cleaned to agreed standards, meeting customer, legal and regulatory requirements. Through strong team leadership, effective control of chemicals and contractors, pest management and audit readiness, you will minimise contamination risk, support smooth production and drive continuous improvement across the site.

Position type: Permanent, Full Time

Salary: Up to £50,000 per annum

Working Hours: Monday - Friday 08:30 - 16:30 (flexibility required to support site needs)

Key Benefits: Healthcare cash plan via paycare (Dental, Optical, Chiropody, Professional Therapy, Counselling) with a value over £400 each year.

Closing date: 22/05/2026

Responsibilities

People & Leadership

• Manage the Hygiene Team, including recruitment, performance reviews, issue resolution, absence/holiday management, overtime and cover. The team consists of 10 Hygiene Operatives.
• Coordinate daily hygiene activities to ensure cleaning tasks are completed effectively and to schedule
• Coach and train hygiene and operational staff in best practice to ensure standards are consistently maintained
• Maintain training matrices to ensure all staff are fully trained and competent for their roles
• Motivate teams to drive and sustain high hygiene and housekeeping standards
• Ensure all staff understand and follow health and safety procedures related to hygiene
• Provide hands on cleaning support where required to cover staff shortages

Hygiene Standards, Cleaning & Inspections

• Ensure scheduled and unscheduled cleans are completed to a high standard and recorded in real time
• Inspect and verify hygiene activities carried out by the hygiene team
• Ensure correct colour coding of equipment is applied to prevent cross contamination
• Maintain hygienically safe, fit for purpose staff facilities
• Ensure housekeeping and hygiene standards minimise the risk of product contamination

Chemicals, COSHH & Equipment

• Control COSHH requirements for hygiene chemicals, ensuring safe use, correct dilution, titration, PPE and application
• Maintain an up to date COSHH inventory and hygiene chemical documentation
• Monitor chemical usage to ensure correct concentration, suitability and compliance with CICs
• Complete and review titration checks, including self dosing units, in real time
• Ensure correct chemicals, tools, equipment and consumables are available at all times

Documentation, Systems & Compliance

• Implement, review and maintain hygiene documentation including CICs, COSHH risk assessments and QMS documentation
• Manage and maintain the Hygiene Management System
• Design, implement and manage hygiene SOPs, procedures, cleaning schedules and records
• Ensure all hygiene paperwork is completed correctly and audited weekly, challenging non compliance where identified
• Generate, maintain and update CICs, ensuring new or changed equipment is captured
• Ensure CIC documentation complies with customer codes of practice and certification body standards

Audits, Incidents & Continuous Improvement

• Investigate hygiene related non conformances (internal and external) and ensure corrective actions are completed on time
• Record, investigate and report hygiene related accidents and incidents in line with site procedures
• Actively support customer and external audits, including unannounced retailer audits
• Communicate pest control reports effectively and drive continuous improvement actions
• Resolve hygiene issues promptly, working cross functionally where required

Supplier & Stakeholder Management

• Build and maintain effective working relationships with chemical suppliers, hygiene service providers and pest control contractors
• Accompany chemical suppliers during site visits and manage actions arising
• Work with Group Procurement on chemical and equipment initiatives or rationalisation

Stock & Budget Control

• Order hygiene chemicals and consumables in line with business needs
• Control and maintain hygiene stock levels, including tools, chemicals and consumables

Qualifications

Experience Required:

• Proven experience managing hygiene operations within a food manufacturing environment
• Hands-on experience with hygiene chemicals, cleaning systems, allergen management and COSHH requirements
• Experience leading and motivating operational teams
• Exposure to customer audits and external inspections
• Knowledge of pest control systems within food manufacturing

Competency Requirements:

• Strong people management, coaching and communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to enforce high standards
• Effective planning, prioritisation and organisational capability
• Confident decision‑making and issue resolution
• Strong IT skills, particularly Microsoft Office
• Ability to work cross‑functionally and influence stakeholders

Qualifications Required:

• Completion of relevant UK customer hygiene or manufacturing standards courses (e.g. M&S Hygiene Course or equivalent)
• Food or hygiene‑related training appropriate to a manufacturing environment, such as Food Safety, Allergy Awareness, COSSH

Rewards Benefits

• Up to £50,000 per annum salary
• 25 days annual holiday entitlement
• 4% employer and 5 % employee pension plan
• Life assurance plan x4 basic salary
• Various salary sacrifice schemes including pension payments, cycle to work and electric car (subject to meeting minimum criteria)
• Healthcare cash plan via paycare (Dental, Optical, Chiropody, Professional Therapy, Counselling) with a value over £400 each year

About Us

Humdinger Bromborough (Wirral) is a major UK nut processing and packing site, employing around 200 people within a 67,000 sq. ft purpose‑built facility. The site has a long heritage in nut and peanut processing and became part of Humdinger in 2023. Today, Bromborough processes and packs over 23,000 tonnes per year, supplying high‑quality nut snacks, peanut products and ingredients across retail, food service and ingredient channels. With a strong focus on allergen control, dry roasting expertise and operational excellence, the site plays a critical role in delivering safe, compliant and high‑quality snacking products to customers.

Application & Interview Process

Application Process

Please apply online via our careers portal: create your account, upload your CV, and answer all the requested questions. You will then be contacted by our Talent Acquisition team via phone call to explore your experience and suitability for the role in more detail.

First Stage Interview – On Site

If selected, you will be invited to an on‑site interview with the Technical Manager. This will be a structured interview focused on your food hygiene management knowledge, experience and competency‑based examples.

Second Stage Interview – On Site

The final stage includes a factory tour and an in‑depth Q&A session, allowing you to demonstrate your working knowledge of a food manufacturing environment and giving you the opportunity to learn more about the role, team and site.

Humdinger is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Please let us know if you require any special arrangements or adjustments to be made for your interview by speaking with the Talent Acquisition team at application stage.

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