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.

As a Class 2 Multidrop Delivery Driver, you'll need to be a personable and conscientious individual. Someone who likes working independently in a professional manner and remains calm in difficult situations.

The purpose of this role is to ensure customers' orders are delivered on time with excellent customer service. Working with a team of professionals, you'll be responsible for delivering to multiple customers each day, providing first-class customer service and being a brand ambassador.

You're not the type to be a poor timekeeper or not enjoy working on your own. The role isn't a hands-off role just sitting in a vehicle driving from A to B. In this role, with a variable start time between midnight and 4am, this role will suit you if you like early starts. Your average working week will be 47.5 hours, which will include weekends, however your shift pattern is fixed so you will always know what days you are working.

As a Class 2 Multidrop Delivery Driver, you'll be instrumental in delivering to multiple customers each day. Your remit will be to ensure customers' orders are delivered on time with good customer service.

The Key Requirements...

• Full Driving Licence with Class C entitlement - with a maxium of 6 points
• Newly qualified drivers considered
• Digital Tachgraph
• Full CPC
• Be able to demonstrate good knowledge of drivers working hours
• Be able to demonstrate good knowledge of the highway code

Here at Hovis, our purpose is to put a smile on people's faces through expertise in baking and investing in our people. baking and investing in our people. We make and deliver bakery products with the goal of being the nation's favourite bakery products.

Joining Hovis, you'll be part of a business working towards supporting local charities chosen by colleagues at each location. Within this role, there is an opportunity to work within an award-winning logistics organisation using vehicles that have some of the most up-to-date technology.

At Hovis, we believe in offering the opportunity to have a career for life even, we will develop and give you the skills needed to be successful in your future, including progression to Class 1 and ongoing professional development which includes ongoing funded CPC training.

This is an opportunity for personal and professional growth with a company recognised for accountability and longevity, as evidenced by an average length of service of 14 years among our employees.

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.