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

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/great-places-to-work/working-with-hovis/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/great-places-to-work/working-with-hovis/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/great-places-to-work/working-with-hovis/hovis-job-descriptions/production-operative-job-description">Learn more about the role of a Production Operative at&nbsp;Hovis&reg;.</a>

Production Operative

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Our client is one of the UK's leading bakery manufacturers with over 130 years of baking experience that make up their iconic and much-loved brands. They produce bread and bakery products, delivering around 1.3 million loaves, every day of the week throughout the UK and Ireland. We are looking for experienced Bakery Operatives within the Packing department of their Erith site on an ongoing Temp basis, with an opportunity to go perm. Key Info: Position: Packer Location: Erith, DA8 Pay rate: £11.75 per hour Days/hours of Work: 6am-6pm Days, 6pm-6am nights Full-time basis Contract: Temp with opportunity for Perm Start Date: ASAP Full paid training  Instant access to Blue Arrow training portal  Auto enrolment in pension scheme  Job progression into other areas of the factory 28 days paid holiday  We will support you to gain your Level 2 food &amp; hygiene.  Your responsibilities: <ul><li>Packing goods and preparing for Despatch</li><li>Ensuring correct use of machinery and processes</li><li>Ensuring any necessary documentation is correct and up-to-date</li><li>Working at fast-pace to set targets and time frames</li></ul> You'll need to be someone who is:  <ul><li>Able to communicate in a clear and concise manner</li><li>Able to work quickly and accurately</li><li>Happy working in a hot, loud environment</li><li>Have the ability to support other roles when required</li><li>Must be a flexible worker, available for some weekends</li><li>Able to travel to site for the shift times required</li></ul> Application Requirements: <ul><li>Proof of Right to work - Passport, Share code or Birth Certificate </li><li>Proof of National Insurance - NI Card, payslip or P45/P60</li><li>1 years referencing details (Blue Arrow will apply for these)</li><li>Candidates are required to undertake A Food Hygiene test at home prior to induction</li></ul> Please apply today with your up to date CV and if successful one of the Hovis Resourcing Team will be in touch to discuss your application.Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.

Packer - Erith (DA8)

Our client is one of the UK's leading bakery manufacturers with over 130 years of baking experience that make up their iconic and much-loved brands. They produce bread and bakery products, delivering around 1.3 million loaves, every day of the week throughout the UK and Ireland. We are looking for Industrial Hygiene Operatives for our Erith site on an ongoing Temp basis, with an opportunity to go perm. Key Info * Position: Industrial Hygiene Operative * Location: Erith DA8 * Pay Rate: £11.44 per hour * Days/hours of work: 06:00-18:00 FT as required Key responsibilities: * High level cleaning of site, plant and fabrication including machinery as well as cleaning in place systems including flour service bins, water tanks and yeast holding vessels. * Maintain high level of housekeeping standards * Issuing clean garments * Cleaning utensils and equipment * Maintaining cleaning supply stocks * Removing, emptying and cleaning all waste receptacles * Accurately completing required documentation You should be someone who is: * Able to communicate in a clear and concise manner * Able to work in a physical, fast paced role * Happy to work in a hot, loud environment * Able to support in other roles when required Application requirements: * Proof of Right to work - Passport, Share code or Birth Certificate  * Proof of National Insurance - NI Card, payslip or P45/P60 * 1 years referencing details (Blue Arrow will apply for these) * Candidates are required to undertake a Food Hygiene test at home prior to induction (Blue Arrow will send you this) Please apply today, with your up to date CV, and if successful one of the Hovis Resourcing team will be in touch to discuss your application.Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.

Hygiene Operative - Erith (DA8)

Our client is one of the UK's leading bakery manufacturers with over 130 years of baking experience that make up their iconic and much-loved brands. They produce bread and bakery products, delivering around 1.3 million loaves, every day of the week throughout the UK and Ireland. We are looking for Production Operatives for their Mitcham (Sebon) site on an ongoing Temp basis, with an opportunity to go perm. Key Info: Position: Production Operative Location: Mitcham, CR4 4HX Pay rate: £11.44 Days, £14.30 Nights Days/hours of Work: Adhoc Basis. Majority of shifts will be days with some nights and weekends required. Contract: Temp with opportunity for Perm Full paid training  Instant access to Blue Arrow training portal  Auto enrolment in pension scheme  Job progression into other areas of the factory 28 days paid holiday  We will support you to gain your Level 2 food &amp; hygiene.  Your responsibilities: <ul><li>Operation of plant equipment, and systems</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></ul> You'll need to be someone who is:  <ul><li>Able to communicate in a clear and concise manner</li><li>Happy working in a hot, loud environment</li><li>Have the ability to support other roles when required</li><li>Must be a flexible worker, available for some weekends</li><li>Happy to work 12-hour shifts days or nights (mainly days)</li><li>Able to work full-time shifts on an ongoing basis</li></ul> Application Requirements: <ul><li>Proof of Right to work - Passport, Share code or Birth Certificate </li><li>Proof of National Insurance - NI Card, payslip or P45/P60</li><li>1 years referencing details (Blue Arrow will apply for these)</li><li>Candidates are required to undertake A Food Hygiene test at home prior to induction</li></ul> Please apply today with your up to date CV and if successful one of the Hovis Resourcing Team will be in touch to discuss your application.Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.

Production Operative - Mitcham

Our client is one of the UK's leading bakery manufacturers with over 130 years of baking experience that make up their iconic and much-loved brands. They produce bread and bakery products, delivering around 1.3 million loaves, every day of the week throughout the UK and Ireland. We are looking for Bakery Operatives for their Avonmouth site, to work across all departments (Production, Hygiene and Despatch) on an ongoing Temp basis, with an opportunity to go perm. Key Info: <ul><li>Position: Bakery Production Operative</li><li>Location: Avonmouth, BS11 8DQ</li><li>Pay rate: £13.32-14.37 (rate may vary across departments)</li><li>Days/hours of Work: Ad-hoc basis including days, nights and weekends</li><li>Contract: Temp with opportunity for Perm</li><li>Start Date: ASAP</li><li>Full paid training </li><li>Instant access to Blue Arrow training portal </li><li>Auto enrolment in pension scheme </li><li>Job progression into other areas of the factory</li><li>28 days paid holiday </li><li>We will support you to gain your Level 2 food &amp; hygiene. </li></ul> Your responsibilities: <ul><li>Operation of plant equipment, and systems</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></ul> You'll need to be someone who is:  <ul><li>Able to communicate in a clear and concise manner</li><li>Happy working in a hot, loud environment</li><li>Have the ability to support other roles when required</li><li>Must be a flexible worker, available for some weekends</li><li>Happy to work 12-hour shifts days or nights</li></ul> Application Requirements: <ul><li>Proof of Right to work - Passport, Share code or Birth Certificate </li><li>Proof of National Insurance - NI Card, payslip or P45/P60</li><li>1 years referencing details (Blue Arrow will apply for these)</li><li>Candidates are required to undertake A Food Hygiene test at home prior to induction</li></ul> Please apply today with your up to date CV and if successful one of the Hovis Resourcing Team will be in touch to discuss your application. Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.

Our client is one of the UK's leading bakery manufacturers with over 130 years of baking experience that make up their iconic and much-loved brands. They produce bread and bakery products, delivering around 1.3 million loaves, every day of the week throughout the UK and Ireland. We are looking for Production Operatives for their Belfast site to work across all departments on an ongoing Temp basis, including covering Christmas and New Year. Permanent opportunities may be available to suitable candidates. Key Info: <ul><li>Position: Production Operative</li><li>Location: Belfast, BT12 6LP</li><li>Pay rate: Day shifts £11.44, Night shifts £11.75 (Pay progression opportunities)</li><li>Days/hours of Work: Day Shift - 06:00 to 18:00, Night Shift - 18:00 to 06:00</li><li>Contract: Temp with opportunity for Perm</li><li>Full paid training </li><li>Instant access to Blue Arrow training portal </li><li>Auto enrolment in pension scheme </li><li>Job progression into other areas of the factory</li><li>28 days paid holiday </li><li>We will support you to gain your Level 2 food &amp; hygiene. </li></ul> Your responsibilities: <ul><li>Operation of plant equipment, and systems</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></ul> You'll need to be someone who is:  <ul><li>Able to communicate in a clear and concise manner</li><li>Happy working in a hot, loud environment</li><li>Have the ability to support other roles when required</li><li>Must be a flexible worker, available for some weekends</li><li>Happy to work 12-hour shifts days or nights (mainly days)</li></ul> Application Requirements: <ul><li>Proof of Right to work - Passport, Share code or Birth Certificate </li><li>Proof of National Insurance - NI Card, payslip or P45/P60</li><li>1 years referencing details (Blue Arrow will apply for these)</li><li>Candidates are required to undertake A Food Hygiene test at home prior to induction</li></ul> Please apply today with your up to date CV and if successful one of the Hovis Resourcing Team will be in touch to discuss your application.Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.

Our client is one of the UK's leading bakery manufacturers with over 130 years of baking experience that make up their iconic and much-loved brands. They produce bread and bakery products, delivering around 1.3 million loaves, every day of the week throughout the UK and Ireland. We are looking for Industrial Cleaners to work in the hygiene department of our client's Belfast site to work across all departments on an ongoing Temp basis. Permanent opportunities may be available to suitable candidates. The health, safety and hygiene of our client's operation is crucial in ensuring quality, especially at this busy time of year so if you are a hard-working, committed individual, this is the role for you. Key Info: Position: Industrial Cleaner/Hygiene Operative Location: Belfast, BT12 6LP Pay rate: Day shifts £11.44, Night shifts £11.75 (Pay progression opportunities) Days/hours of Work: We have some set shifts available but we are also looking for people who can be flexible, and can offer additional hours. Day shifts typically 11am-8pm and 6am to 5pm, Nights 8pm-6am Candidates must be able to work a mix of days and nights, and most weekends Contract: Temp with opportunity for Perm Full paid training  Instant access to Blue Arrow training portal  Auto enrolment in pension scheme  Job progression into other areas of the factory 28 days paid holiday  We will support you to gain your Level 2 food &amp; hygiene.  Your Responsibilities: <ul><li>Carrying out a high standard of cleaning and housekeeping in line with site and customer requirements in all departments/areas of the bakery.</li><li>Cleaning of Waste Disposal Units</li><li>Sweeping/mopping around machines</li><li>Cleaning changing rooms</li><li>Cleaning the toilets</li><li>Working outside cleaning/tidying up the yard</li><li>Accurately completing documentation in a timely manner</li><li>Participating in customer visits and audits as required.</li></ul> You'll need to be someone who is:  <ul><li>Happy to undertake physical work using manual handling</li><li>Happy to work in confined environments and in hot and cold spaces</li><li>Happy to work outside</li><li>Able to work at height.</li><li>Flexible to work days, nights and weekends</li><li>Have the ability to support other roles when required</li><li>Able to communicate in a clear and concise manner</li></ul> Application Requirements: <ul><li>Proof of Right to work - Passport, Share code or Birth Certificate </li><li>Proof of National Insurance - NI Card, payslip or P45/P60</li><li>1 years referencing details (Blue Arrow will apply for these)</li><li>Candidates are required to undertake A Food Hygiene test at home prior to induction</li></ul> Please apply today with your up to date CV and if successful one of the Hovis Resourcing Team will be in touch to discuss your application.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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