At IPL our role is to improve the shopping experience of the Asda customer by driving great value, quality and availability of our products to ensure that we are Asda’s lowest cost, and sustainable supply chain partner. Our sustainable sourcing model supports Asda’s mission to help their customers to save money and live better lives. We are one of the largest privately-owned food processing businesses in the UK and we have thousands of colleagues based across multiple sites.

The opportunity

We now have an exciting opportunity for a Hygiene Team Leader to join the IPL team based at our site in Westry, Cambridgeshire. Working as part of the Quality Assurance Team you will play a key role in ensuring the hygiene of the unit is compliant with Company standards as well as supporting in the development of our site’s procedures and practices.

The Hygiene Team Leader will oversee the day-to-day supervision and training of the hygiene team, supporting in the development of site hygiene procedures for new assets.

As an expert in your field you will be responsible for completing annual allergen cleaning validations whilst Ensuring that hygiene equipment is fit for purpose and operational at all times

You will provide cover for absence in the team and support Production in cleaning changeovers to reduce downtime.

This is a 4 on 4 off shift pattern working 6pm – 6am, with an hourly rate of £12.58. Opportunity to earn up to £13.08 pe rhour with bonus.

Why work for us?

We are a rapidly growing and exciting business, dedicated to the development of our colleagues and committed to creating a great place to work. In order to grow we need to find people already living our Values – Supportive, Trailblazing, Engaging and Principled.

Benefits

In return you will become a valued part of our team on a permanent basis and we will offer you a competitive salary and benefits package, inclusive of

• 33’s days annual leave (including bank holidays)
• Weekly & Monthly Bonus Scheme
• Enhanced Pension Scheme
• 10% Asda Discount (terms and conditions apply)
• Life assurance (4x base salary)
• Health and wellbeing assistance programme
• Free Parking

About you

You will be an experienced and passionate Hygiene Leader who has previous experience within a Food Production or FMCG environment with excellent working knowledge of Health & Safety policies and procedures.

As a knowledgeable leader, you will demonstrate the capability and drive to motivate colleagues, teams and peers by using strong interpersonal and communication skills.

You will have excellent communication skills and will have the confidence to challenge peers when appropriate. You will be able to work with diverse stakeholders and have the ability to handle high levels of pressure and critical decision-making.

Food Safety Certificate and COSHH certificate are all essential for this role.

Knowledge of external audit standards is desirable for this position.

About The Site

Westry is our Cambridgeshire based potato and onion packing facility. There are a number of support roles on site with the majority of colleagues working within our operations team.