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 around 1.3million loaves, every day of the 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.
The role:
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced Pancake Baker to join the team, to enable Hovis to deliver on its vision of being the best quality brand in bakery.
- To manufacture quality bakery products which comply to the relevant legal standards and customer specifications, working as part of a team to achieve the defined KPIs.
- Delivery of the shift production plan on time and in full
- Be a flexible and committed team member, who is quality and customer service focussed
- Participate in new product development activities
- Strive to achieve customer service excellence at all times
- Ensure that all food safety, process control, quality and compliance documentation is completed in a timely and accurate manner
- Participate in customer visits / audits when required to do so
The ideal candidate will be one that is passionate not only about the work they do but the brand they work for, takes ownership of what they do.
Ideal Experiences / Qualifications / Capabilities:
- RecognisedBaker, relevant experience
- Flexible and willing to work across all plants
- Experience of operating bakery production equipment
- Good team player
- Good numeracy & literacy skills
- Good attendance and timekeeping record
- Promotes a high standard of housekeeping
Desirable:
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
- Manual Handling Training
- Basic IT
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.
