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Date: 30 Sept 2026

Location: Nottingham, GB

Company: Hovis

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.

Production FLM 

 

The Role 

 

We’re looking for an experienced Production Front Line Manager for our Nottingham Bakery to lead a shift team in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. 

 

You’ll be responsible for delivering production targets safely, on time and to the required quality standards. This is a hands-on leadership role on the shop floor, managing people, performance and standards. 

 

What You’ll Be Responsible For 

 

  • Leading and supervising a production team 

  • Delivering KPIs across safety, quality, output, waste and yield 

  • Managing attendance, performance and conduct 

  • Driving daily production plans and resolving issues in real time 

  • Ensuring compliance with food safety / GMP standards 

  • Maintaining accurate production and performance records 

  • Supporting continuous improvement activity 

 

What We’re Looking For 

 

  • Experience leading teams in manufacturing, food, FMCG, warehouse or similar 

  • Strong people management and performance management skills 

  • Confident managing absence, conduct and day-to-day ER issues 

  • Comfortable working to KPIs and production targets 

  • Good IT skills (production systems / reporting) 

  • Resilient, practical and visible leader 

 

This Role Is 

 

  • Operational and hands-on 

  • Target-driven 

  • Focused on delivery and standards 

  • A stepping stone to Production Manager level 

 

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.