Job Descriptions

Are you looking for a varied, active role that draws on your ability to organise and multitask effectively? If so, a Despatch Operative role for Hovis&reg; could be just what you are looking for. 
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Over 1.3 million Hovis&reg; loaves are made and delivered across the UK, every day. Helping to make this happen are over 2,800 pairs of hands working in bakeries, distribution centres, flour mills and offices. 
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Hovis&reg; is a values led business with an ethos of quality, trust and accountability, a standard to which all Hovis&reg; staff and representatives are held. Every department throughout the Hovis&reg; operation have their parts to play in meeting KPI&rsquo;s for Safety, Quality, Service and Cost but Despatch Operatives carry the extra responsibility for ensuring all products despatched are loaded in time in the correct quantities and to highest quality standards.
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Blue Arrow recruits Despatch Operative to work in 10 Hovis&reg; locations across the UK including Kent, London, Bristol, Nottingham and Glasgow so wherever you live, there is a good chance there is a Hovis&reg; site and a Despatch Operative opportunity <a href="https://www.bluearrow.co.uk/featured-employers/working-with-hovis/hovis-locations">near you</a>.&nbsp;
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What are the main duties of a Hovis&reg; Despatch Operative?
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Your primary purpose is to ensure the correct products and quantities are accurately received into the Despatch department. This means picking and assembling customer orders, maintaining product coding and quality and utilising machinery such as rola-trucks, forklifts and basketeers. Your role is critical in ensuring the factory meets all of its delivery obligations.
<ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li>Operation of plant, equipment and systems for the picking and assembly of individual customer orders.</li>
<li>Creating effective working relationships with Drivers, Despatch Operatives, Technical Service Operatives and Bakery management</li>
<li>Working to ensure the correct despatch adjustments are actioned and orders are loaded onto the correct vehicle.</li>
<li>Being accountable for ensuring all documentation is accurately completed.</li>
</ul>
An environment like a Hovis&reg; factory can be a hot and loud, bustling with activity so you must be able to work with and around lots of people who all have important jobs to do. Teamwork and communication are vital components to ensure smooth and efficient operations so an easy going manner and great interpersonal skills will go a long way in a role like this.
Any previous experience of working in an operational or logistics type role will help you settle into this role quickly as will an aptitude for problem solving.
Shift commitments
&nbsp;
Finding a careful balance between home and work commitments is important in any role so it is always good to understand the shift commitments at the earliest opportunity. With a Despatch Operative role the shifts can vary but you need to be open to working 12 hour shifts day or night. 
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Qualifications and development
&nbsp;
To ensure your safety and ability to carry out your duties you will be required to complete an onsite induction for this role. While you don&rsquo;t need any official qualifications or licenses to be a Despatch Operative for Hovis&reg; your professional development is important to us so we can support you to gain your Level 1 food hygiene qualification.
&nbsp;
What&rsquo;s in it for you?
&nbsp;&nbsp;
You&rsquo;ll be&nbsp;working as part of the&nbsp;UK&rsquo;s leading bakery manufacturer in a critical role that helps to keep the outstanding Hovis&reg; quality they have become synonymous with, while ensuring Hovis&reg; products reach stores on time. 
<ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li>Full paid training</li>
<li>Overtime opportunities</li>
<li>Competitive pay rates / Pay progression</li>
<li>Instant access to Blue Arrow training portal</li>
<li>Auto enrolment in pension scheme</li>
</ul>
Essential requirements
<ul>
<li>Proof of Right to work - Passport, Biometric Card or Birth Certificate</li>
<li>Proof of Address dated in last 3 month - Utility Bill</li>
<li>Proof of National Insurance - NI Card, payslip or P60/P45</li>
<li>2 Years referencing details (Blue Arrow will apply for these)</li>
</ul>
Throughout your career as a Despatch Operative you will gain a vast cross-section of transferable skills such as machinery operation, manual handling, communication, multitasking, problem solving and attention-to-detail that can be utilised in many roles and industries.
If you are looking for your next exciting opportunity, join Hovis&reg; as a Despatch Operative and be a part of something milled from history, kneaded from knowledge and baked in tradition.
If a Despatch Operative role is not for you, why not look at the other Hovis&reg; roles we are recruiting for.
<ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li><a href="https://www.bluearrow.co.uk/featured-employers/working-with-hovis/job-descriptions/hygiene-operative-job-description">Hygiene Operative</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.bluearrow.co.uk/featured-employers/working-with-hovis/job-descriptions/production-operative-job-description">Production Operative</a></li>
</ul>
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Despatch Operative Job Description

Are you looking for a varied role that will keep you active and make the very best use of your outstanding organisation and attention to detail? If so, a Production Operative role for Hovis&reg; could be just what you are looking for. 
&nbsp;
Over 1.3 million Hovis&reg; loaves are made and delivered across the UK, every day. Helping to make this happen are over 2,800 pairs of hands working in bakeries, distribution centres, flour mills and offices. 
&nbsp;
Hovis&reg; is a values led business with an ethos of quality, trust and accountability, a standard to which all Hovis&reg; staff and representatives are held. Every department throughout the Hovis&reg; operation have their parts to play in meeting KPI&rsquo;s for Safety, Quality, Service and Cost but Production Operatives can help make a difference environmentally too. On the front line of operations, Production Operatives are perfectly placed to proactively drive down waste through the &lsquo;see it, flag it, fix it&rsquo; ethos, making them crucial to the Hovis&reg; waste reduction mission.
&nbsp;
Blue Arrow recruits Production Operatives to work in 10 Hovis&reg; locations across the UK including Kent, London, Bristol, Nottingham and Glasgow so wherever you live, there is a good chance there is a Hovis&reg; site and a Production Operative opportunity <a href="https://www.bluearrow.co.uk/featured-employers/working-with-hovis/hovis-locations">near you</a>. &nbsp; 
&nbsp;
What are the main duties of a Hovis&reg; Production Operative?
&nbsp;
Your primary purpose is to contribute to an efficient, customer-focused, manufacturing process through the effective operation of plant, equipment and systems. This means ensuring Hovis&reg; products are the best quality, supporting the packing function, operating machinery and providing general factory support. Your role is critical in ensuring the factory meets its delivery obligations.
<ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li>Operation of plant, equipment and systems </li>
<li>Positively contribute to the Short Interval Control and to the broader Project Gold Standard</li>
<li>Being accountable for the production of high-quality products that are safe</li>
<li>Maintaining high standards of cleanliness</li>
<li>Complete robust daily plant start-up integrity check</li>
<li>Work across other departments as required</li>
</ul>
An environment like a Hovis&reg; factory can be a hot and loud, bustling with activity so you must be able to work with and around lots of people who have equally important roles to fulfil. Teamwork and communication are vital components to ensure smooth and efficient operations so flexibility and a positive attitude towards going over and above will go a long way in a role like this.
Previous experience of baking within a plant will help you settle into the role quickly and an aptitude for basic mechanical and electrical tasks will give you an extra boost.
Shift commitments
&nbsp;
Finding a careful balance between home and work commitments is important in any role so it is always good to understand the shift commitments at the earliest opportunity. With a Production Operative role the shifts can vary but you need to be open to working 12 hour shifts day or night. 
&nbsp;
Qualifications and development
&nbsp;
To ensure your safety and ability to carry out your duties you will be required to complete an onsite induction for this role. While you don&rsquo;t need any official qualifications or licenses to be a Production Operative for Hovis&reg; your professional development is important to us so we can support you to gain your Level 1 food hygiene qualification.
&nbsp;
What&rsquo;s in it for you?
&nbsp;&nbsp;
You&rsquo;ll be&nbsp;working as part of the&nbsp;UK&rsquo;s leading bakery manufacturer in a critical role that helps to keep the outstanding Hovis&reg; quality they have become synonymous with, while ensuring Hovis&reg; products reach stores on time. 
<ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li>Full paid training</li>
<li>Overtime opportunities</li>
<li>Competitive pay rates / Pay progression</li>
<li>Instant access to Blue Arrow training portal</li>
<li>Auto enrolment in pension scheme</li>
</ul>
Essential requirements
<ul>
<li>Proof of Right to work - Passport, Biometric Card or Birth Certificate</li>
<li>Proof of Address dated in last 3 month - Utility Bill</li>
<li>Proof of National Insurance - NI Card, payslip or P60/P45
&nbsp;
</li>
<li>2 Years referencing details (Blue Arrow will apply for these)</li>
</ul>
Throughout your career as a Production Operative you will gain a vast cross-section of transferable skills such as machinery operation, manual handling, communication, multitasking, problem solving and attention-to-detail that can be utilised in many roles and industries.
If you are looking for your next exciting opportunity, join Hovis&reg; as a Production Operative and be a part of something milled from history, kneaded from knowledge and baked in tradition.
If a Production Operative role is not for you, why not look at the other Hovis&reg; roles we are recruiting for.
<ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li><a href="https://www.bluearrow.co.uk/featured-employers/working-with-hovis/job-descriptions/hygiene-operative-job-description">Hygiene Operative</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.bluearrow.co.uk/featured-employers/working-with-hovis/job-descriptions/despatch-operative-job-description">Despatch Operative</a></li>
</ul>
&nbsp;

Production Operative Job Description

Are you looking for a role that celebrates your exceptionally high standards and that makes the very best use of your outstanding attention to detail? If so, a Hygiene Operative role for Hovis&reg; could be just what you are looking for. 
&nbsp;
From bakeries to distribution centres and from flour mills to office blocks, over 2,800 pairs of hands help to make and deliver over 1.3 million of the country&rsquo;s best-loved loaves every day. Keeping up with such a high demand requires teamwork, trust and accountability.
&nbsp;
Blue Arrow recruits Hygiene Operatives to work in 10 Hovis&reg; locations across the UK including Kent, London, Bristol, Nottingham and Glasgow so wherever you live, there is a good chance there is a Hovis&reg; site and a Hygiene Operative opportunity <a href="https://www.bluearrow.co.uk/featured-employers/working-with-hovis/hovis-locations">near you</a>.
&nbsp;
What are the main duties of a Hovis&reg; Hygiene Operative?
&nbsp;
Your primary purpose is to ensure the factory is kept to a high standard meets, if not exceeds, food hygiene standards. This means working as a multi skilled hygiene operative within an effective and efficient hygiene team, delivering high standards of cleaning throughout the site in accordance with company, customer and legal requirements.
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<ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li>High and low level general cleaning of site, plant and fabrication</li>
<li>Cleaning in place systems inc flour service bins, water tanks and yeast holding vessels</li>
<li>Maintain proper housekeeping</li>
<li>Issue of clean garments</li>
<li>Clean utensils and equipment</li>
<li>Maintain cleaning supply stocks</li>
<li>Remove and empty all waste receptacles</li>
<li>Accurately completing documentation </li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
An environment like a Hovis&reg; factory can be a hot and loud, bustling with activity so you must be able to work with and around lots of people who have equally important roles to fulfil. Teamwork and communication are vital components to ensure smooth and efficient operations so interpersonal skills will go a long way in a role like this.
Previous experience of cleaning within the food manufacturing industry will help you settle into the role quickly and good verbal and numeracy skills will help to ensure you can comfortably carry out your administrative duties.
Shift commitments
&nbsp;
Finding a careful balance between home and work commitments is important in any role so it is always good to understand the shift commitments at the earliest opportunity. With a Hygiene Operative role the shifts can vary but you need to be open to working 12 hour shifts day or night. 
&nbsp;
Qualifications and development
&nbsp;
To ensure your safety and ability to carry out your duties you will be required to complete an onsite induction for this role. While you don&rsquo;t need any official qualifications or licenses to be a Hygiene Operative for Hovis&reg; your professional development is important to us so we can support you to gain your Level 1 food hygiene qualification.
&nbsp;
What&rsquo;s in it for you?
&nbsp;&nbsp;
You&rsquo;ll be&nbsp;working as part of the&nbsp;UK&rsquo;s leading bakery manufacturer in a critical role that helps to keep the outstanding Hovis&reg; quality they have become synonymous with, while ensuring Hovis&reg; products are safe to eat. 
&nbsp;
<ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li>Full paid training</li>
<li>Overtime opportunities</li>
<li>Competitive pay rates / Pay progression</li>
<li>Instant access to Blue Arrow training portal</li>
<li>Auto enrolment in pension scheme</li>
</ul>
Essential requirements
<ul>
<li>Proof of Right to work - Passport, Biometric Card or Birth Certificate</li>
<li>Proof of Address dated in last 3 month - Utility Bill</li>
<li>Proof of National Insurance - NI Card, payslip or P60/P45</li>
<li>2 Years referencing details (Blue Arrow will apply for these)</li>
</ul>
Throughout your career as a Hygiene Operative you will gain a vast cross-section of transferable skills such as communication, organisation, multitasking, diligence and attention-to-detail that can be utilised in many roles and industries.
If you are looking for your next exciting opportunity, join Hovis&reg; as a Hygiene Operative and be a part of something milled from history, kneaded from knowledge and baked in tradition.
If a Hygiene Operative role is not for you, why not look at the other Hovis&reg; roles we are recruiting for.
<ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li><a href="https://www.bluearrow.co.uk/featured-employers/working-with-hovis/job-descriptions/production-operative-job-description">Production Operative</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.bluearrow.co.uk/featured-employers/working-with-hovis/job-descriptions/despatch-operative-job-description">Despatch Operative</a></li>
</ul>
&nbsp;

Hygiene Operative Job Description

In an industry worth over &pound;3.9 billion, Hovis&reg; have become one of the most iconic and best-loved brands for producing bread and other bakery products. Since 1886 when Richard Stoney Smith first separated wheat germ from flour retaining all its vital goodness, Hovis&reg; has been raising the standards and continually proving to the nation that they are the upper crust of baking.&nbsp; We are proud to be the single-source provider of temporary workers for Hovis&reg;, staffing Bakery Production Operatives, Hygiene Operatives and Despatch Workers across&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bluearrow.co.uk/featured-employers/working-with-hovis/hovis-locations">ten nationwide sites</a>&nbsp;and helping to deliver more than 1.3 million loaves every day.&nbsp; As a temporary worker, you could find that your time working with Hovis&reg; is the beginning of an exciting new career or a short step along the way. However long you spend working with Hovis&reg;, you be an integral part of a team of dynamic, interdependent people who thrive on a challenge.&nbsp; There are many opportunities to work with Hovis&reg; available right now. Take a look at the jobs below to find the perfect role for you.&nbsp;&nbsp;

As a Despatch Operative, your primary purpose would be to ensure the correct products and quantities are accurately received into the Despatch department. This means picking and assembling customer orders, maintaining product coding and quality, and utilising machinery such as rola-trucks, forklifts and basketeers.
<a href="https://www.bluearrow.co.uk/featured-employers/working-with-hovis/job-descriptions/despatch-operative-job-description">Learn more about the role of a Despatch Operative at&nbsp;Hovis&reg;.</a>

Despatch Operative

As a Hygiene Operative, your primary purpose is to ensure the factory is kept to a high standard and meets, if not exceeds, food hygiene standards.&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.bluearrow.co.uk/featured-employers/working-with-hovis/job-descriptions/hygiene-operative-job-description">Learn more about the role of a Hygiene Operative at&nbsp;Hovis&reg;.</a>

Hygiene Operative

As a Production Operative, your primary purpose would be to contribute to an efficient, customer-focused, manufacturing process through the effective operation of plant, equipment and systems. This means ensuring Hovis&reg; products are the best quality, supporting the packing function, operating machinery and providing general factory support.&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.bluearrow.co.uk/featured-employers/working-with-hovis/job-descriptions/production-operative-job-description">Learn more about the role of a Production Operative at&nbsp;Hovis&reg;.</a>

Production Operative

Hovis&reg; have become one of the most iconic and best-loved bakery brands. As a temporary worker, you could find that your time working with Hovis&reg; is the beginning of an exciting new career. Take a look at the latest jobs to find your perfect role at Hovis&reg;.

Working with Hovis

Whether it is slices for toasting or soldiers for dunking, Hovis&reg; bakers have been passionate
about baking bread from the finest ingredients since 1886. This means that over 130 years of history, experience and knowledge is baked into every slice, roll, crumpet and pancake.
The range may have changed and evolved over the years to suit techniques, tastes and toppings, but their exceptionally high standards have always remained.
<h3>1886 - 1899</h3>
Since prehistoric times, the goal of milling has been the separation of outer bran and germ from the inner, more digestible endosperm of the wheat berry. When Richard &lsquo;Stoney&rsquo; Smith found a way to separate the wheat germ from the flour but retain all of its natural goodness, the way flour was made radically changed.
The process was patented and S. Fitton &amp; Sons Ltd developed the brand, milled the flour and sold it along with Hovis-branded baking tins to other bakers. What&rsquo;s in a name?&nbsp; The name Hovis&reg; comes from the Latin, Hominis Vis meaning strength of man. The name was suggested by Herbert Grime when S Fitton &amp; Sons launched a naming competition, winning Mr Grime the &pound;25 prize fund and officially launching the Hovis&reg; Bread Flour Company Limited in 1898.
<h3>1900</h3>
Hovis&reg; had set the standard for quality across the baking industry and a competition was even launched amongst bakers for the best Hovis&reg; loaf.&nbsp;
<h3>1930</h3>
By this time 20,000 bakers were producing Hovis&reg; bread every day. The bread came in both a one-pound and a two-pound loaf, as well as an 8-ounce junior loaf and a &pound;0.01 mini loaf that proved extremely popular with children.
<h3>1940</h3>
German bombs destroyed a Manchester mill and as an emergency war measure the government stepped in to help. In a show of solidarity for the war effort, Hovis&reg; donated a Spitfire named Homini Vis to the RAF.&nbsp;
<h3>1950's</h3>
The post-war era sees the creation of wrapped sliced bread - the greatest thing since well&hellip; unsliced bread and the birth of TV advertising, another thing that Hovis&reg; would soon become renowned for.
<h3>1970 - 2007</h3>
The evolution of baking, consumer demand and increased awareness into healthy living saw rapid changes and revolutionary ideas across products and branding emerge from Hovis&reg; with significant investments made into operations and product quality. The nations favourite ever TV commercial, &lsquo;The Boy on the Bike&rsquo; directed by Sir Ridley Scott, appeared for the first time on British TV screens, bringing the Hovis&reg; brand into homes across the country.&nbsp;
<h3>2008</h3>
Hovis&reg; celebrates their iconic 122nd anniversary with an equally iconic advert, &lsquo;Go on lad&rsquo; documenting Hovis&reg; through history. This advert went on to be voted the advert of the decade by the British public.&nbsp;
<h3>Today</h3>
In an exciting new development, Hovis&reg; was recently acquired by Endless Plc, a transformational private equity investor opening the way for significant investments into the business infrastructure and expansion of the product range while retaining the much-loved Hovis&reg; goodness.
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History of Hovis

Up and down the country, from bakeries to distribution centres and from flour mills to office blocks, over 2,800 pairs of hands help to make the country&rsquo;s best-loved loaves.
Strategically located across the UK and Ireland, there are ten Hovis&reg; sites from which around 1.3million loaves are made and delivered every day of the week.

Hovis Locations

Rate of Pay: £11.44 DAYS &amp; £11.75 NIGHTS Shift Pattern: Days 7am start and 7pm start Despatch operative required in Belfast BT12 warehouse. Organising and despatching of the baked goods, you'll be last point of contact between the factory and the stores. Ensuring the accurate transfer of stock from baskets into loading bays, loading and unloading lorries. Must be physically fit due to heavy lifting.Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.

DESPATCH OPERATIVE - BELFAST (BT12) - £11.44

We are currently seeking Bakers to join our client Hovis within Belfast BT12 area. We make some of the most popular baked items in the country. Rate of Pay: £12.50 per hour Hours: Ad Hoc, 12-hour shifts Start Date: ASAP Duration: Ongoing position with the possibility to become permanent for the right candidate Within this role you will completing a variety of tasks ranging from monitoring the standard of ingredients, using mixers to blend, following procedures for dough rising and resting, kneading and shaping the dough, baking items within our industrial ovens or grills and so much more. Here at Hovis we believe in supporting one another with our day to day tasks Experience is essential for this role and further training will be provided. What will you receive in return? * Flexible Shifts * Holiday Pay * Car parking onsite * Canteen * Shift control at the touch of a button * Statutory pension * Staff discount * Instant access to the Blue Arrow training App * Food &amp; Hygiene Level 2 certificate Application Requirements * Baker Experience * Proof of Right to work - Passport, Share code or Birth Certificate  * Proof of Address dated in last 3 month - Utility Bill, Bank Statement * Proof of National Insurance - NI Card, payslip or P45/P60 * 2 years referencing details (Blue Arrow will apply for these)Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.

Baker -  Belfast (BT12) - £12.50 - ASAP Start

Position: Industrial Hygiene Operative Location: Belfast BT12 Pay Rate: £11.44 DAYS, £11.75 NIGHTS Shift Pattern: Min 36 hours per week with shifts up to 12 hours Our client is looking for a warehouse cleaner to join their team as Hovis Belfast BT12. You will be responsible for ensuring the factory is kept to a high standard. Your role is critical in ensuring the factory meets food hygiene standards. This is a hot, noisy environment so you must be able to communicate clearly. Have the ability to adapt to an ever changing fast paced warehouse. Job Role: This is a physical and fast=paced role. Main duties are as follows: * High level cleaning of site, plant and fabrication including machinery as well as cleaning in place systems incl flour service bins, water tanks and yeast holding vessels * Maintain proper housekeeping * Issue of clean garments * Clean utensils and equipment * Maintain cleaning supply stocks * Remove and empty all waste receptacles * Accurately completing documentation * Hot, Noisy environment - clear communication skills required * Full Training is provided * Flexibility to work in other departments such as Production or Despatch would be advantageous * Due to the site location and shift times, candidates must be within reasonable distance of the site. * All PPE will be provided What do you get? * Onsite canteen * Discounted staff shop * Free onsite parking * Holiday pay * Flexible shifts and rotas given in advance * Food &amp; Hygiene Level 1 Certificate Please note, due the site location, candidates should be within suitable travel distance of the site.Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.

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