Interim Hygiene Manager

Location: OxfordshireOverview: This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Hygiene & Facilities Manager to join a well-established food manufacturing business. The site is committed to maintaining the highest standards of food safety, hygiene, and site presentation, supplying major customers within a regulated FMCG environment.You will play a key role in leading site hygiene and facilities activities, ensuring a food-safe production environment, full compliance with BRC and customer standards, and the effective delivery of cleaning, waste, pest control, and site services. About you…• Relevant experience in a Hygiene Manager / Facilities Manager role within a food manufacturing or FMCG environment• Strong knowledge of food safety, BRC standards, HACCP, and hygiene systems• Experience leading and developing hygiene teams and managing third-party contractors• Knowledge of COSHH, chemical control, and hygienic design• As Hygiene and Facilities Manager, you will be confident decision-maker, able to work under pressure and drive compliance• Strong communication, organisation, and influencing skills What will you be doing?• Lead and develop site hygiene and facilities systems to ensure a clean, safe, and compliant production environment• Manage and train the hygiene team, ensuring all cleaning activities are completed to schedule and standard• Investigate and resolve out-of-specification environmental and microbiological results, ensuring root cause and sustainable corrective actions• As Facilities and Hygiene Manager, you will oversee site facilities including offices, production areas, yards, car parks, and external areas• Ensure adequate resources, training, and COSHH compliance for all hygiene activities• Coordinate subcontracted services including pest control, waste management, laundry, window cleaning, and site services• Drive continuous improvement in hygiene effectiveness, efficiency, and sustainability So, what can they offer you?You’ll be joining a business that places food safety, hygiene, and compliance at the heart of its operation. This role offers responsibility, influence, and the opportunity to make a real impact on site standards, culture, and continuous improvement within a progressive food manufacturing environment. There will be scope to develop your career further with a company that promotes a culture of growth. We are keen to speak with Hygiene Managers, Hygiene Supervisors, Facilities Managers, Technical Supervisors, and Senior Hygiene Leaders based within Banbury, Aylesbury, Milton Keynes, Oxford, Bicester, Bletchley and surrounding areas. How to ApplyIf you have the desired qualifications and experience, please send your CV quoting re JO/TNT/2386 or call 0161 399 1575 / 07830 944145 for a confidential discussion. True North Talent is recognised as a trusted supplier of permanent, contract and interim recruitment services to the food manufacturing and FMCG industries. Our teams of specialist recruiters operate across food manufacturing Operations Jobs, food manufacturing Engineering jobs, food manufacturing Technical jobs, food manufacturing NPD jobs, food manufacturing Supply Chain jobs and food manufacturing Commercial jobs. We may hold your data, as per our privacy policy detailed on our website. We are only able to consider candidates who have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications we receive, we can only contact successful applicants.