Facilities Supervisor

Samworth Brothers Ltd; Leicester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food service company in Leicester is seeking a Facilities Supervisor to ensure high standards of cleanliness and compliance in their chilled distribution centre. This hands-on leadership position involves managing hygiene teams, conducting inspections, and maintaining audit readiness. Ideal candidates will have supervisory experience in food environments and knowledge of food safety legislation. Join to become an integral part of a collaborative and engaging team environment, while enjoying a range of exceptional benefits.

Benefits

Enhanced pension scheme

Private health scheme

Employee discount scheme

Training and growth opportunities

Onsite gym

Qualifications

• Experience leading hygiene teams in a food production setting.
• Knowledge of compliance with food safety standards and legislation.
• Ability to manage risk-based cleaning schedules.

Responsibilities

• Lead hygiene teams to ensure compliance with food safety standards.
• Manage cleaning schedules and conduct hygiene inspections.
• Maintain records of hygiene activities and chemical usage.
• Collaborate with teams to manage hygiene risks.

Skills

Proven supervisory experience in a manufacturing or food environment

Strong knowledge of food safety and hygiene legislation

Understanding of BRCGS Food Safety standards

Effective communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

IOSH Managing Safely qualification

Job description

About The Role

Join the Samworth Brothers Team and become part of our dynamic family! At Samworth Brothers, we genuinely care about our colleagues and strive to create an engaging environment that values your unique contributions. We are committed to your success and offer a range of exceptional benefits that we believe supports your life and personal aspirations:

• Enhanced pension scheme
• Private health scheme
• Employee discount scheme
• Experience annual pay reviews
• Profit related pay
• Onsite gym
• Unlock your potential through training and growth opportunities

The Opportunity

Are you an experienced leader with a passion for maintaining high standards? We are looking for a Facilities Supervisor to join our team and play a critical role in ensuring site hygiene, compliance, and operational resilience within our chilled distribution centre.

As Facilities Supervisor, you will lead and develop a team of hygiene operatives, ensuring our site meets the highest standards of cleanliness and food safety. You’ll manage cleaning schedules, oversee compliance with BRCGS standards, and work closely with operations, technical, and health & safety teams to maintain audit readiness at all times. This is a hands‑on leadership role where you’ll set clear expectations, hold others accountable, and step in to support operational delivery when needed.

• Lead and manage hygiene teams to deliver consistent compliance with food safety standards.
• Develop and maintain risk‑based cleaning schedules for all areas and equipment.
• Conduct hygiene inspections and internal audits, ensuring timely resolution of non‑conformances.
• Maintain accurate records of hygiene activities, chemical usage, and verification checks.
• Collaborate with internal teams to manage hygiene risks and support food safety controls.
• Act as a key contact for hygiene during audits and customer visits.

The Ideal Candidate

We believe that success is built upon collaboration and diverse perspectives. At Samworth Brothers, we welcome candidates who are passionate about working together to achieve greatness. As a valued member of our team, you will bring the following skills and experience:

• Proven supervisory experience in a manufacturing or food environment.
• Strong knowledge of food safety and hygiene legislation, including COSHH.
• Understanding of BRCGS Food Safety standards.
• IOSH Managing Safely qualification (or willingness to achieve).
• Practical, solutions‑focused approach with excellent problem‑solving skills.
• Effective communicator with the ability to engage across departments.

We also want you to thrive in an engaging and inclusive work culture where you will have the opportunity to take on personal accountability and take pride in your work. We encourage positive communication, and the building of strong collaborative relationships is essential to every role.

Join us at Samworth Brothers, where you'll be more than just a team member – you'll be an integral part of our thriving family.

Apply today and embark on an exciting journey with us!

About Us

Samworth Brothers Supply Chain provides temperature controlled distribution services to companies within the Samworth Brothers Group, as well as to many external chilled manufacturers, retailers and distributors. We take pride in our family feel within our businesses and work together to make things happen. We can offer you the stability of a wider group as well as the opportunities that that offers if you wish to progress your career with us. We are family and we would like to invite you to be part of that and support our teams in delivering great products to all of our customers.

Samworth Brothers do not engage with unlicensed gangmasters or third parties. Samworth Brothers will NEVER ask you for money in order to provide you with employment. If you are in any doubt, please contact an official Samworth Brothers representative.