Hygiene Department Manager

The Bread Factory is the UK's leading artisan bakery. We make award-winning bread, pastries, and cakes, and as well as supporting our neighbourhood bakeries at GAIL's, we are the proud suppliers behind London's Michelin restaurants, prestigious hotels, and even Buckingham Palace! We believe in making good bread. We may have grown over the years, but our philosophy has not changed to make exceptional quality artisan bread, cakes, and pastries so more people can enjoy them. We bake by hand with natural ingredients, we insist on the finest ingredients, and though we're always innovating, our baking is based on time-honoured techniques and our decades-old starters. Nothing pleasures us as much as a freshly baked, lovingly crafted loaf. Product is at the heart of our bakeries and everything we do must tell a story that inspires, our people to support us on our journey of growth, leading the way for artisan baking in the UK.

We are excited to announce that The Bread Factory has opened a brand new production unit in Milton Keynes, marking an important stage in our continued growth. As our operation expands, we are now looking for a passionate and experienced Hygiene Department Manager to join our growing team and play a key role in shaping hygiene excellence within our new facility.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Lead the daily operations of the hygiene team, managing team leaders and operatives to ensure high cleaning standards across the site.

• Coordinate rotas, holidays and absences while deputising for the Hygiene Manager when required.

• Ensure all deep cleaning programmes and hygiene schedules are completed in line with site KPIs.

• Maintain and improve SOPs and Cleaning Instruction Cards to support continuous improvement.

• Manage hygiene chemicals, consumables and PPE in line with COSHH and conduct regular stock checks.

• Oversee hygiene audits, microbiological swabbing, incident investigations and staff training records.

About You:

• Strong literacy and numeracy skills with excellent attention to detail.

• Well organised with effective time management and the ability to manage priorities in a fast paced environment.

• Confident written and verbal communicator with strong influencing skills.

• Level 2 or higher Food Safety qualification and Level 3 HACCP.

• Minimum three years experience in food manufacturing, ideally within a technical or production hygiene environment.

• Internal Audit qualification with good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages.

What's in it for you?

• Competitive compensation
• Grow with us - clear career progression and ongoing training to help you reach your full potential.
• Tasty perks - enjoy our freshly baked products on your break and take some home to share with friends and family.
• Exclusive savings - 40-50% discount at The Bread Factory and GAIL's Bakery.
• Wellbeing support - access to a 24-hour GP service whenever you need it.
• More than just a job - access to our company benefits platform with a range of discounts, rewards, and offers.

Location: Blakelands, Milton Keynes, MK14 5BU

Hours: 8am-4pm

Shift: Monday to Friday

Pay: £35,000 per annum

Our Care Values

We care about Job Well Done:

Since 1993, we have been champions in traditional baking with the finest ingredients and techniques. We always do things the right way, not the easy way.

We care about Baking:

At The Bread Factory all our teams take pride in crafting beautiful, freshly baked loaves, pastries, and cakes. We are all passionate about our products and share knowledge among us all.

We care about each other:

We always act with respect, empathy, and support to our employees, neighbours and customers.

We care about community:

We believe in minimising unsustainable practices and reducing waste. Whilst ensuring we continue to provide everyone with nutritious high-quality food.