Job Description

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

We’re looking for an experienced Technical / Quality Manager to lead Quality and Food Safety at our Bradford site.

You’ll take full ownership of site standards, ensuring compliance with food safety, legal and customer requirements while driving improvements across the factory.

This is a key site leadership role, working closely with Operations and Engineering to improve performance, resolve issues and maintain high standards.

What You’ll Be Responsible For

• Leading Quality and Food Safety across the site
• Ensuring compliance with BRC and company standards
• Managing audits, customer requirements and site compliance
• Leading and developing the Technical team
• Driving improvements in quality performance and site standards
• Supporting root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Managing the Technical budget
• Acting as the main contact for customers and central functions

What We’re Looking For

• Experience in a senior technical or quality role within food manufacturing
• Strong knowledge of food safety, HACCP and audits (BRC)
• Experience managing teams
• Confident working with customers, auditors and site leadership
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills

This Role Is

• Site-based and hands-on
• A key part of the leadership team
• Focused on standards, compliance and improvement

Benefits Baked In

All colleagues can choose from a wide range of benefits in addition to salaries, based on their individual needs.

• Three levels of pension scheme to choose from - employer contribution of up to 7.5%
• Aviva DigiCare+ Workplace App includes: 'at home' Annual Health Check, Digital GP consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Medical Opinions and much more
• Enhanced parental leave (and flexibility where possible to suit your needs)
• Access to funded physiotherapy sessions
• Wellbeing support and campaigns to help you stay active and healthy, be financially prepared, and support your mental wellbeing
• Opt in plans for money back towards the cost of opticians, dentist, physiotherapist and more
• A benefits platform for all, Hovis Choice:
• £££ Savings and cashback offers on day-to-day spending
• Eyecare vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme