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Hygiene Section Leader

Company:
Bakkavor
Location:
Leake Commonside, Lincolnshire, PE22 9PN, United Kingdom
Posted:
September 22, 2025
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Description:

Hygiene Section Leader

We're proud to be Bakkavor

£32,550.00 PA nightshift allowance

Based near Boston, Old Leake (PE22 9PN)

Site based

18.00 – 06.00, 3’s and 2’s

Permanent

A Range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans), Life Assurance (1 x salary), Private Medical Insurance (after 5 years service)

Why join us?

We’re proud of what we do, why we do it and who we do it for. We’re proud to give everyone the opportunity and support to develop and progress their career. To nurture talent, fuel ambition and work with resilience and purpose to achieve the highest possible standards. We’re proud of our caring culture, loyal colleagues and future focus. But, most of all, we’re proud to enable and empower everyone to believe, achieve and succeed.

What we do.

We’re the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry - supplying meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose.

The site employs over 700 people and specialises in making chilled Italian ready meals and pasta salads products for a dedicated customer.

About the role.

As a Hygiene Section Leader your key focus will be to lead and motivate the Hygiene team ensuring our high Hygiene standards are met and records are maintained accurately.

Accountabilities:

Ensure agreed controls for safe working practices in relation to personnel, chemicals, processes or raw materials are adhered to.

Maintain departmental housekeeping, hygiene standards as well as quality standards. Ensuring that all data and records are maintained accurately.

Manage allocated labour resources to ensure performance standards are achieved. Manage performance and attendance of the team including first level formal written disciplinary action, performance review, and absence management including return to work procedures.

Ensure the team are correctly deployed and are performing in adherence to the plan. Manage breaks and shift changeover process to ensure it does not disrupt productivity and workflow.

To work within predefined cost efficiencies to maximise all resources and reduce wastage.

Ensure all staff are trained on hygiene procedures with regards to standards and Health and Safety developing a multi-skilled team. Actively coach, develop, and recruit team members to the required level of competence to encourage continuous improvement within the business.

Encourage the Bakkavor values and a positive culture, whilst fostering good employee relations through fair, consistent and effective people management.

Maintain effective communication between staff and management with internal and external customers. Highlight training needs to the Hygiene Section Manager.

About you.

You will have good IT skills, experience working within a hygiene/industrial cleaning team along with supervisory experience. A hands-on approach and strong numerical, verbal and written communication skills are essential.

What you’ll receive.

As an equal opportunity employer, we’re committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.

You’ll enjoy:

Life Assurance (1 x salary)

Private medical insurance (after 5 years’ service)

Staff Shop with hot food available

Stakeholder Pension Scheme

Discount & cashback platform

Personal Accident Insurance

Free health check

Employee Assistance Programme

A range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans)

Salary sacrifice car lease scheme

Free independent mortgage advice

Discounted tutoring for children

Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary

Free car parking

Plus, a commitment to your wellbeing that includes emotional, physical and financial support services delivered by our fantastic team of wellbeing champions.

Proud to be Bakkavor.

We’re proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We’re proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose. We’re driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business – come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team!

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