AddressWelcome to Hovis. We are the proud guardians of over 130 years of baking experience that make up our iconic and much-loved brand. We produce bread and bakery products created with Hovis goodness at the heart of each. We deliver millions of loaves, every week throughout the UK and Ireland, where we also make Mothers Pride and Ormo products.
We are 2,800 people working within 8 bakeries, 1 flour mill, and 2 regional distribution centres across the UK. Our success is a result of the hard work of our people; they are experts in their field whether it’s baking, manufacturing, logistics, engineering, or the many departments within the central functions team based in our head office in High Wycombe. We are a values-led business and expect our colleagues to live, breathe, and embed Quality, Accountability, and Trust into their ways of working.
Hovis Apprenticeships in Engineering – We are hiring!
Are you looking for an exciting and rewarding opportunity and the chance to earn whilst you learn?
The Food and Drink industry is an exciting place to be a Qualified Engineer. Hovis is an established and well-recognised brand, with over 130 years of experience, our workforce uses technically automated equipment to manufacture a wide range of bread and flour-based products for consumers.
Engineers have an important and demonstrable effect on the performance and success of our manufacturing capability and therefore, the apprentices of today can become our stars of the future.
Though starting and spending the majority of your time at the Forest Gate, London site, this is a national apprenticeship, and you will be studying and training in a cohort with other apprentices. You will be covering various aspects of Engineering and will have the opportunity to gain an Apprenticeship Standard level 3 qualification and a level 3 Diploma in Food & Drink Engineering Maintenance. It is our intention you will be visiting other manufacturing sites across the UK and developing both the technical, professional and behavioural skills needed to be successful.
In this job, you will learn the skills and techniques to be able to...
Plan and prepare for maintenance work
Conduct planned maintenance, including testing, fault finding, repairing and manufacturing or replacing component parts
Conduct predictive maintenance
Respond to breakdowns, conduct reactive maintenance and perform corrective actions
Understand the basics of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and integration into fault finding
Lead and support operational teams with machinery changeovers, setups, the removal of decommissioned equipment and contribute to the installation and commission of new equipment
Contribute to continuous improvement projects
Maintain engineering documentation
Ensure the availability and performance of equipment
Contribute to internal and external audits
Support and communicate with operational team members
Hovis will provide a structured, focused and professional work environment. Our carefully selected college providers have specialist training facilities for process manufacturing industries and share our passion for quality delivery.
You should apply if you can demonstrate the following Knowledge, Skills & Behaviours...
Enthusiasm and interest in Engineering and problem-solving.
A good communicator who enjoys working both individually and as part of a team.
An individual with a keenness to learn, to listen and question and improve things.
Someone who is happy to adapt to ever-changing situations. No two days are the same at Hovis!
Someone who takes responsibility for themselves and their work and has an excellent attitude to Health and Safety, food safety and environmental considerations.
An individual who is passionate about continuous professional development.
You should have excellent Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills.
The successful candidate will be 18 years or over before September 2024, and ideally have 5 GSCE passes (or equivalent), including English, and with Maths at grade 5 or above.
Why Hovis?
Hovis is an instantly recognisable brand with a long-standing presence in the UK food industry. In the current economic climate, the food industry is a safe place for you to invest in your future.
We produce bread and bakery products created with Hovis goodness at the heart of each. We deliver millions of loaves, every week throughout the UK and Ireland.
At Hovis we pride ourselves on our ability to identify the best candidates for our Engineering Apprenticeships as well as our ability to invest all our efforts to ensure that every apprentice is given the greatest chance of success. In fact, not only does almost everybody complete the apprenticeship, but over 85% of them complete with a merit or above. After this, many are offered permanent positions with us.
What happens when I finish my apprenticeship...?
Once our apprentices have completed their Apprenticeship standard, subject to vacancies at the time, there will be an opportunity to apply for further employment.
It only takes a minute to apply and begin your career with great prospects today.
Other important information:
The college element of this Apprenticeship has typically been on “block release”, so there has been the expectation to combine study away from your place of work.
When required, travel will be organised, but we need you to have a mature outlook, be mobile, and be “up” for the challenge of managing yourself and your studies both if away from home, and when at your site/working remotely.
Typical College attendance:
The typical duration of college attendance in previous years is shown below.
Year 1 = 33 weeks (4 days a week), Year 2 = 33 weeks (3 days a week), Year 3 = 33 weeks (2 days a week), Year 4 = 8 weeks (1 day a week)
This is a 4-year programme.
Vacancies: Various across our network of UK sites, search our website for the latest vacancies.
Why work for us and our benefits:
At Hovis, we understand the importance of looking after our colleagues, so we provide a variety of benefits in addition to their salaries. The benefits we provide at Hovis are as varied as the people who receive them but they are offered with the intention of creating value to them personally over and above their salaries
There is a range of colleague benefits available, which individuals can select based on their needs.
Our benefits scheme is called Hovis Choice, which offers a variety of savings and cashback offers on day to day living and much more including eyecare vouchers, and a healthcare scheme to suit everyone. It also includes our Cycle to Work scheme where you can obtain a brand new bike at a significant saving
We offer competitive annual leave entitlement and flexibility where possible in order to create a healthy work-life balance
We celebrate loyalty with our generous long service and colleague recognition schemes
We offer three levels of pensions
Hovis values diversity and is committed to promoting equal opportunities in the workplace. Every job applicant, employee or worker will be treated fairly and equally with dignity and respect regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, social class, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religious belief, union membership, political opinion, sex, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic.
