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.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced** Goods in (Store Man) **to join the team at **Erith**, to enable Hovis to deliver on its vision of being the best quality brand in bakery. We are looking for a Goods in - Store Man to contribute to an effiencient, customer-focused, manufacturing process through effective operation of plant, equipment and systems

**Some of the key accountabilities include**:

- Assisting in the implementation of action points resulting from the completion of health and safety checklists contained within the Company Health and Safety Manual.
- Carrying out specified quality standard checks as outlined within the site Quality Management System (QMS).
- Highlight and propose changes or amendments to the site Quality Management System (QMS) documentation to the Techincal Services Manager (TSPM)
- Continuously challenge exsting site and national product and process quality standards to achieve continuous improvement.
- Assist in the investigation into the causes and possible prevention of customer complaints
- Provide input when establishing plant hygiene and housekeeping standards

**Essential**
- Previous experience in manufacturing/FMCG environment

**Desirable**
- Previous Food Manufacturing experience
- Basic Food Hygiene Qualification
- Plant Baking Qualifications

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.