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 weekly 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.
The Role:
An opportunity exists for a highly skilled and self motivated individual to become part of the Hovis Milling Team as a Multi Skilled Engineer, based at our Wellingborough site.
The role requires the individual to complete a number of routine planned maintenance activities as well as reactively attending any unplanned breakdown events.
The skills required cover all aspects of modern engineering including mechanical / electrial and first stage control systems capability.
The team also provide limited services for both remedial welding and fabrication activities.
The role forms part of a 6 person team that provides a proactive and reactive service with from a mixture of day related shift patterns.
Any out of hours service requirements from the team are covered on a rotational call out basis(1 in 3).
Being a modern pneumatic mill the key assests are:
- pneumatic fans ,
- multiple motor driven screw and drag chain conveyors ,
- bucket elevators ,
- rotary air locks ,
- in line weighing devices ,
- wheat cleaning machinery ,
- compressed air systems,
- sieving machines and integrated milling machines.
All plant is electrically powered from a standard MCC room and controlled by a modern Allen Bradley SCADA system.
The mill manufactuirng process is operated 158hrs a week with planned PMS stops of 8 hrs each line each week forming part of its operational model.
KNOWLEDGE & SPECIFIC JOB SKILLS
Essential
Multi-Skilled Engineering / electrical qualifications
Competent workshop technician
Core Electrical / Mechanical Qualification
Up to date Edition / Electrical Qualification
P.C. Skills
Knowledge of planned maintenance systems
P.L.C Diagnostics and Software modifications.
Maintenance of the P.L.C. network.
To be a good communicator, able to build effective relations internally at all levels.
Be a team player
To be flexible, willing and have a positive approach to changing circumstances.
To be able to manage own time effectively and establish priorities.
Receptive to new Training Skills.
To achieve operational goals to agreed targets (time , cost , quality)
Certification in a formal Health & Safety discipline.
Desirable
To have an IOSH safety qualification
Formal electrical / engineering qualifications
Formal process control support/ maintenance qualification (Scada/ Allan Bradley)
To have substantial knowledge of the Milling Production Operation.
To be environmentally aware and to put this knowledge into practice.
PAT testing certification
Candidates must have the right to work in the UK, without the need for visa sponsorship, now or in the future.
The starting salary for this role is £46,813
The role forms part of a 6 person team that provides a proactive and reactive service with from a mixture of day related shift patterns, the team coverout of hours on a rotational call out basis (1 week in every 3).
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.
