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Hygiene specialist (level 4)

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Information about Hygiene specialist (level 4)

Provide specialist hygiene services in areas such as closed plants, sterile environments, food production and laboratories.

• Knowledge, skills and behaviours:
  View knowledge, skills and behaviours

  Knowledge

  • Relevant national and international industry legislation and codes of practice, including Health and Safety at Work Act, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH), employment, product, chemical and environmental legislation
  • Hygiene methodology considering materials of construction (premises and equipment), types of contamination, environment and water chemistry
  • Chemical hygiene practices: the science of chemicals and the impact of the selection of chemicals
  • Alternative hygiene practices e.g. the use of ozone, steam, carbon dioxide
  • Hygienic design principles of premises and equipment
  • Hazard control associated with the hygiene process, e.g. allergens, microbiological, chemical, physical and speciation
  • Design of effective hygiene management systems, including method statements, risk assessments, safe systems of work
  • How to plan and organise resources, e.g. people, timescales, equipment, materials, costs
  • Pest control – knowledge of types of pests, controls, prevention and pest control documentation
  • Contract management – management of costs, overview of contracts, specifications, service level agreements
  • People management – selecting, leading, managing, coaching, developing
  • Types and application of environmental sampling e.g. adenosine triphosphate (ATP), swabs, air sampling
  • Validation, verification and monitoring techniques of hygiene processes
  • How to deal appropriately with incidents and accidents including disaster recovery and critical incidents.
  • Effluent treatment, drainage and discharge – volume, concentration, chemical composition
  • The principles of project management
  • The principles and tools of continuous improvement, including LEAN, 8 Wastes, Kaizen, 5S, Six Sigma, route cause analysis
  • The principles of auditing practice
  • Management information systems, the systems utilised by the organisation – how to analyse data and identify trends
  • How to sustainably manage and reduce waste
  • Budget management tools and techniques

  Skills

  • Comply with relevant industry legislation, permits, codes of practice and safe working practices
  • Select and apply the most appropriate and effective hygiene methodology
  • Contribute to the design of new, and the modification of, existing premises and equipment
  • Contribute to the identification and implementation of controls to minimise the risk of hazards
  • Create and maintain a hygiene management system including hygiene related documentation, method statements, risk assessments, safe systems of work
  • Plan, organise, prioritise time and resources effectively to maintain organisational hygiene standards
  • Manage an integrated pest management system
  • Review and manage contracts, costs, specifications, service level agreements and appropriate supplier controls; assess supplier, contractor and vendor performance
  • Lead, manage and develop individuals and cross-functional teams
  • Select and carry out the most appropriate sampling methodology
  • Implement validation, verification and monitoring activities to evaluate the effectiveness of organisational hygiene standards
  • Deal appropriately with incidents and accidents and suggest recommendations to prevent reoccurence
  • Use project management tools to deliver projects to time, cost, specification and quality
  • Contribute and lead hygiene continuous improvement activities.
  • Establish and implement the audit schedule in relation to hygiene activities to ensure compliance with legal, industry and customer standards; conduct internal and external audits across functions
  • Analyse and evaluate information and data to make informed decisions and present solutions; create and formulate spreadsheets and graphs, electronic filing systems, presentations, reports; utilising electronic communications
  • Manage the waste streams and identify methods of waste reduction
  • Agree and manage hygiene budgets; monitor forecasts versus actual costs

  Behaviours

  • Positive attitude: accepts responsibility, is proactive and plans work, tenacious in approach, committed to equality and diversity, and demonstrates a safety mind-set
  • Drive for results: Proactively seeks and acts on feedback. Continuous drive for change and encourages others to deliver results across functional areas capturing and standardising best practice
  • Team-working: Awareness of own and others’ working styles and collaborates with others to achieve results.
  • Inspirational: Leads by example, acts with integrity, builds trust and demonstrates respect for others
  • Communicates effectively: Adapts style to suit audience and situation, influences and persuades key stakeholders
  • Managing Change: Resilient and adaptable when dealing with challenge and change, maintaining focus and self-control, flexible to changing work environment and demands
  • Innovation: Challenges the status quo to foster new ways of thinking and working and resolve problems; seeks out opportunities to drive forward change and improvements for the business
  • Company/industry perspective: knowledge of company and industry, acts as an ambassador both internally and externally
• Apprenticeship category (sector): Health and science
• Qualification level: 4; Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)
• Course duration: 24 months
• Maximum funding: £12,000 ; Maximum government funding for ; apprenticeship training and assessment costs.
• Job titles include:
  • Hygiene compliance manager
  • Hygiene manager
  • Hygiene supervisor
  • Hygiene team leader
  • Hygiene process leader

View more information about Hygiene specialist (level 4) from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.