Production Front Line Manager

5 months ago


Bradford, United Kingdom Hovis Ltd Full time

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.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experianced Production Front Line Manager to join our Bradford Bakery production team. The role is responsibile for leading and developing all shift-based production activities while driving improvements within agreed safety, cost, quality, and timescale criteria, in order to optimize the use of all assets.

Key responsibilities include: 

To action and support the team to exceed all the defined KPIs for the shift requirements of: Quality without compromise Capacity Waste reduction Yield Labour Ensuring safety is paramount, actively leading by example delivering a zero-accident culture Ensure adherence to work instructions, risk assessments and method statements Responsibility for compliance with the PPE requirements for the team Train and support team members so that they are multi-skilled and competent in all tasks. Leads from the front in a flexible and committed manner. Ensure quality focussed and driven to achieve high standards of food safety, hygiene and compliance, and maintains an audit-ready state Participation in customer visits, audits and technical meetings, as required Clear understanding and adherence to HACCP principles Promotion of high standards of GMP at all times Leads the development of a proactive approach to “Clean As You Go” within the workplace Enhances controls, processes and systems where possible Delivers and sustains the cost control and productivity elements of the Hovis PMF

The successful candidate will possess:

Relevant industry experience Leadership and people management skills – the experience of managing teams in an FMCG manufacturing environment An advanced food hygiene qualification Plant baking qualifications IOSH Lean / six sigma experience Experience of working effectively in a Trade Union environment. Demonstrated experience within manufacturing environment preferably baking. People management experience Knowledge of basic baking techniques

Hours of work are 4 on 4 off, with 2 days shifts and 2 night shifts working 6am until 6pm.

Should this seem like the right role for you, please apply.

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.



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