Bread Packaging Operator – Flexible Shifts & Growth

Hovis Bakeries; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Hovis, a bakery brand with a long heritage in the UK, is seeking reliable production staff to support daily operations and maintain high standards of quality and safety. You will be part of a multi-site team across bakeries and distribution, ensuring on-time production and continuous improvement.

With at least 6 months of experience in food manufacturing, you will operate production machinery, uphold housekeeping, and flexibly cover roles across wrapping and labourer functions to meet KPI

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 month’s experience in a food manufacturing environment.
• Flexible and willing to work across all plants when required.
• Willing to learn/act up charge hand duties.
• Ability to work across other wrapping/labourer functions & complete all duties with the manufacturing department.
• Experience of operating production machinery.
• Good team player.
• Good numeracy & literacy skills.
• Good attendance and timekeeping record.
• Promotes a high standard of housekeeping.
• Ability to transfer skills to other areas of the bakery if needed.
• Audit-ready mentality.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety and hygiene in the workplace.
• Record quality and performance data using company systems.
• Carry out duties across plants as needed.
• Help achieve KPI targets and drive continuous improvement.
• Support transfer of finished products to Despatch on time.

Skills

Food manufacturing

Team player

Numeracy

Literacy

Attendance/timekeeping

Housekeeping

Audit readiness

Education

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Manual Handling Training

Basic IT skills

Job description

Hovis, a bakery brand with a long heritage in the UK, is seeking reliable production staff to support daily operations and maintain high standards of quality and safety. You will be part of a multi-site team across bakeries and distribution, ensuring on-time production and continuous improvement.

With at least 6 months of experience in food manufacturing, you will operate production machinery, uphold housekeeping, and flexibly cover roles across wrapping and labourer functions to meet KPI