Despatch Team Leader

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.

**The Role**:
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced Team Leader (Despatch) to join the team, to enable Hovis to deliver on its vision of being the best quality brand in bakery.

**Key Accountabilities**:
Working with the Despatch and wider Supply Chain team, some of the key accountabilities include;
- To run the despatch operation at Erith during the night shift. The Team Leader is to allocate tasks to the operatives, oversee and assess the result; they are to manage the loading and despatch of products to all sites to ensure that all products arrive within the terms of the SLA and to communicate any failure to comply at the earliest opportunity.
- They are to oversee the drivers on site and ensure that all operatives and drivers follow all relevant health and safety, driving regulations and site rules at all times.
- They are to report directly to supply chain manager.
- To manage and lead a team of 6 operatives and up to 40 visiting drivers daily. You will be responsible for supervising, managing and motivating team members on a daily basis, be proactive to ensure smooth team operations and effective collaboration.
- Ultimately you should lead your team by setting a good example and engage with the team to achieve goals.
- To ensure that all relevant health and safety regulations are followed by all persons in the department.
- Carry out random checks on christening accuracy and provide training for relevant operative.
- To attend and contribute to any and all training as supplied by the company.

**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.