Compliance Manager in UK

Welcome to Hovis.

Our brand is iconic and loved by many. We're all about baking, with over 130 years of experience under our belts. Every day, we're churning out around 1.3 million delicious loaves of bread and bakery products throughout the UK and Ireland.

We've got an amazing team of 2,800 people working in 8 bakeries, 1 flour mill, and 2 distribution centres across the UK. And let us tell you, their hard work is what makes us successful. Whether they're experts in baking, manufacturing, logistics, engineering, or any of the departments in our head office, without them, we’d be toast!

Read on, find out more, and hopefully experience the goodness of Hovis for yourself.

What’s the opportunity?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Compliance Manager at our Avonmouth site, in which you would identify, manage, control, and deliver in full, all aspects of food safety and legal compliance both for brand and own label customer standards. A big part of the role would be supporting the technical manager and site in managing and developing site systems and teams to ensure effective delivery of an operationally excellent food manufacturing facility in line with business requirements.

What will you be doing?

• Ensuring the site meets company, retailer, industry, operational and legal standards.
• Providing technical support to other site functions and the wider business.
• Managing complaints investigations, determining root causes, and implementing timely corrective and preventive actions.
• Supporting the Technical Manager and stepping in when needed.
• Leading and efficiently closing external audits.
• Managing the internal audit program to promote compliance and drive improvement.
• Being an approachable and proactive member of the Site Management Team, offering expertise on technical, food safety, compliance, and quality matters while contributing to broader business initiatives.
• Developing and delivering food safety and quality training programs.
• Investigating food safety, compliance, and quality issues, identifying root causes, and implementing preventive actions.
• Overseeing the site's corrective action program to foster continuous improvement.
• Providing trend information and reports on key quality/safety indicators and implementing measures for ongoing enhancement.
• Serving as the primary point of contact for day-to-day technical matters.
• Actively participating as a member of the HACCP team.
• You will be able to understand workstreams and identify critical paths from a delivery perspective.

We're looking for someone who has true leadership qualities and can take ownership of this function within Hovis. You'll own what you do and have a knack for influencing different stakeholders in a positive way. Your positivity, encouragement, and consistency will help you guide individuals towards specific tasks and behaviours.

What are ‘must haves’ from you?

• Third Level Qualification in relevant Food Science / Technology discipline
• Food Safety Management experience
• BRC & third-party audit exposure
• Strong background in HACCP principles
• Experience of working with Retailers
• Excellent communication & influencing skills
• Auditing experience
• Action-oriented and energetic
• Good Verbal & Numeracy skills
• Experience of delivering Training
• IT literate

What would be ideal?

• Food Hygiene Level 4
• HACCP Level 3
• Lead auditor
• Training experience

Why work for Hovis? What’s in it for you?

At Hovis, we really get how crucial it is to take care of our colleagues. That's why, on top of your salary, we will provide you with a bunch of relevant benefits. Our benefits at Hovis are as varied as the people that receive them, and you can choose based on your needs. We’re all for adding that extra value, beyond just what’s on your payslip.

Some of the good stuff:

• Enhanced annual leave and maternity / paternity leave (and flexibility where possible to suit your needs)
• Three levels of pensions to choose from
• A benefits platform (Hovis Choice) which offers:
• A variety of savings and cashback offers on day-to-day living
• Eyecare vouchers
• A healthcare scheme that can be tailored to your needs
• Cycle to work scheme
• We reward loyalty with generous long-service and colleague recognition schemes
• A focus on health and wellbeing, with various resources to support you

At Hovis, we believe in embracing diversity and creating a welcoming workplace for everyone. We're all about equal opportunities. Whether you're applying for a job or already part of our team, we promise to treat you with fairness, respect, and dignity. No matter your age, abilities, gender identity, relationship status, pregnancy or maternity, race, ethnicity, background, beliefs, union affiliation, political views, sexual orientation, or any other unique traits, you will be valued and included here at Hovis.

Does this sound like the role for you? Does Hovis seem like the kind of organisation you would like to work for? Do you have the relevant experience and skills? We would love to hear from you.

Location: Avonmouth.

Type of role: Full Time, permanent.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.