Hygiene Front Line Leader

.

Job title:  Hygiene Front Line Leader

Location: Moreton, Wirral, Merseyside, CH46 1PR

Hours of Work:  3 days per week

06:00 to 18:00 Saturday to Monday

Salary: Circa £38,000 per annum

Premier Foods mission statement is Enriching Life Through Food; be a part of the friendly team working towards this and contribute to the success of a business that has a history of producing big brands familiar to most households.

Here at the Moreton Bakery, we are proud to be “Home of the Cadbury Mini Roll” producing over 4 million every year!

As our next Hygiene Front Line Leader, you will proactively play a key role in maintaining and improving hygiene standards across our site.

A core responsibility of the role is the development and management of CICs, updating SOPs and ensuring full compliance with Hygiene and EHS standards.

You will support the wider site hygiene programme by identifying opportunities for improvement and helping to drive a culture of continuous improvement in hygiene standards and processes. This includes contributing to the development and delivery of short and medium‑term hygiene strategies.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead and promote high standards of safety, hygiene, food safety and quality, acting as a visible role model at all times.
• Develop, review, and maintain Cleaning Instruction Cards (CICs), SOPs, risk assessments, and safe systems of work.
• Lead and deliver specialist cleaning activities, ensuring GMP, site standards, and cleaning schedules are consistently met.
• Manage and develop a focused hygiene team, providing on‑the‑job coaching, training, and regular one‑to‑ones.
• Ensure all cleaning activities are completed, signed off, and accurately recorded for audit and due diligence purposes.
• Support training and upskilling across specialist cleaning, SOPs, and CICs, building a flexible and multi‑skilled team.
• Drive continuous improvement in hygiene, GMP, food safety, and environmental performance, aligned to hygiene KPIs.
• Work closely with cross‑functional teams (Production, Engineering, Logistics, and Quality) to address hygiene and GMP risks.
• Contribute to safety, quality, and hygiene audits, ensuring corrective actions are identified and closed out.

What we need from you

• A good understanding of HACCP, Food Safety and Quality Assurance, including Auditing.
• Intermediate Food Hygiene certificate
• Proficient use of IT skills, spreadsheets and data analysis.
• Experience of modern manufacturing practices.
• Ability to create a high performing team culture.

Salary and Benefits

• Salary of circa £38k per annum

• Contributory Company pension scheme with life assurance 

• Five weeks’ equivalent holiday plus bank holidays 

• A range of employee benefits including an employee discount scheme, onsite canteen 

• ShareSave scheme 

• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee assistance programme 
• Free onsite parking

At Premier foods we believe in inclusion, authenticity and individuality. We aim to ensure all existing and future colleagues are given equitable opportunities and are respected, valued and encouraged to bring their true authentic selves to work no matter who they are, what they look like, who they love or what they believe in. Our culture is one where everyone is welcome. 

We're proud to be a Disability Smart employer and are committed to supporting disability inclusion throughout our recruitment process. If you experience any access issues or require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know so we can ensure you have the support you need.