Site Trainer

Welcome 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.

**Key Responsibilities will include: -**
- Ownership and management of the site training matrix and delivery against the requirements identified.
- Liaise with all department heads to confirm requirements for individual compliance training programmes.
- Design training programmes and assist the site teams with identifying training needs for all employees.
- Create new and exciting ways for delivering key elements of training for the site that encourage team engagement.
- Create methods of communicating training programme continuous improvement and progress with all levels of the business.
- To assess training progress at an operational level and provide support with alignment and delivery where needed.
- Updating and maintaining the site matrix and ensure gaps are highlighted and filled.
- Take responsibility for arranging and completing any refresher training requirements with direct managers.
- Provide Train the Trainer training courses for all those training on the shop floor.
- Advanced organisational skills and must be able to manage multiple work streams simultaneously. (Essential)
- Proven work experience as a Training Coordinator, Trainer, Training Facilitator or similar role. (Essential)
- Ability to work creatively, and independently, to find solutions and also work collaboratively with appropriate supervision. (Essential)
- Hands-on experience coordinating multiple training events in a corporate setting. (Essential)
- Extensive knowledge of L&D design theory and implementation. (Essential)
- Proven ability to complete full training cycle (assess needs, plan, develop, coordinate, monitor and evaluate). (Essential)
- Able to deliver training for levels 2 & 3 health & safety, food safety and HACCP as well as internal audit training or be able to work towards. (Essential)
- Train the Trainer (Desirable)
- Auditing (Desirable)
- HACCP Level 3 or equivalent (Desirable)
- Level 2 City
- Guilds to Training Skills (or willing to work towards). (Desirable)
- Experience from Lean manufacturing, food manufacturing will be an advantage. (Desirable)

**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.