Belfast Yard Operative

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.

To facilitate the provision of baskets to the Basket Wash machine whilst maintaining excellent standards of hygiene
throughout the yard environment..
- Deliver best possible standards, consistent with both our own and customers’ expectations.
- Fulfilment of daily tasks, to a high standard
- Be a flexible and committed team member, who is quality, safety and customer service focussed
- Ensure that all documentation is completed in a timely and accurate manner.
- Participate in customer visits / audits when required to do so
- Ensure that safety is paramount, working safely at all times and adhering to all work instructions and procedures, risk assessments and method statements.
- Report hazards promptly to management
- Take personal responsibility for 100% compliance to the appropriate dress code policy
- Take personal responsibility for 100% compliance to the Personal Protective Equipment requirements
- Ensure your work area adheres to the highest standards of hygiene and safety
- Actively make suggestions for continuous improvement
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives and activities
- Be a flexible and committed member of the team
- Ensure proper house keeping is maintained throughout all areas.
- Be vigilant and report pest control issues
- To make a commitment to achieving the Company’s corporate goals.
- Any other duties as and when requested to help meet the needs of the business.

**Essential Criteria**
- Forklift License for Diesel Counter Balance Truck
- Minimum of 3 month’s recent experience of operating a Forklift in a busy environment
- Experience of being a team player
- Flexible regarding duties within the role

**Desirable Criteria**
- Basic Food Hygiene certificate
- Manual handling training
- COSHH training

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 are 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 enhanced annual leave and maternity/paternity leave, 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.