Hygiene Manager

Cookfood; Sittingbourne; On-site; GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food company in Sittingbourne seeks a Hygiene Manager to ensure clean and safe kitchen standards. This role involves guiding a hygiene team, prioritizing food safety, and achieving operational targets. Candidates should have experience in managing teams, food safety qualifications, and knowledge of food hygiene standards. The company offers unique benefits, including paid leave for special occasions and a commitment to sustainability.

Benefits

Paid leave on birthdays and milestones

Staff profit share

Wellbeing program

30% staff discount

Food perks and team events

Qualifications

• Experience in managing a hygiene team in a kitchen setting.
• Strong understanding of food safety regulations and practices.
• Ability to motivate and guide team members effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support, guide, and motivate the hygiene team.
• Focus on kitchen hygiene to support safety and food quality.
• Contribute to the annual plan for the kitchens and meet targets.

Skills

COSHH Experience

Food Safety Level 3

HACCP

Experience of Managing a team of shifts

Budget Handling

Job description

Hygiene Location: Sittingbourne

Hours: Monday -Friday 8am -4.30pm we are a 24/7 operation so will need some flexibility.

Pay rate : £35,000 per year

Join Our Hygiene Team

Help create our remarkable food by supplying clean, hygienic and safe equipment to our kitchen.

Responsibilities

• As a Hygiene Manager you will support, guide and motivate your team, ensuring they have the understanding and capability to do their jobs safely and efficiently.
• You will lead the way with your focus on kitchen hygiene to support Safety and Food quality, while demonstrating and celebrating the Essential Ingredients that make our kitchens great places to work.
• You will contribute to shaping and delivering the annual plan for the kitchens as well as meeting weekly and monthly targets.

Nice to Have

• COSHH Experience
• Food Safety Level 3
• HACCP
• Experience of Managing a team of shifts
• Budget Handling

If you tick most of these boxes but not all—don’t stress. We’re all about potential.

Benefits

• Paid leave on your birthdays, moving house, become grandparent or your child starts school for the first time
• Staff profit share
• Wellbeing program
• 30% staff discount
• Access to CookieJar Smart Spending discounts and free food perks.
• Team meals , events & away days
• Be part of a B-Corp-certified business that values sustainability, people, and the community.

And many more ‿.

What Cook is About

We’re a proudly independent, family-owned B Corp, which basically means we care. A lot. About our food. About our people. And about doing the right thing—even when it’s not the easy thing.

Our vision for COOK has always been that we are a place where EVERYONE is welcome. We want everyone to feel like they belong at COOK. We all have different roles, different abilities and different personalities. By collaborating we can do remarkable things. Whatever your story, if you would like to grow with COOK please apply.