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Hovis is a bakery. They produce flour and bread.

hovis.co.uk

Hovis job reviews

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  • Best thing

    Freedom shifts people

    Worst thing

    Nights lack of sleep

    9.4

    Nights manager at Hovis, October 2023

  • Best thing

    Work colleagues and breaks

    Worst thing

    Stress, low morale, lack of proper training, no shift allowance

    4.9

    Employee at Hovis, January 2023

  • Best thing

    4 on 4 off shifts, can be worked out years In advance.
    Some managers allow smoke breaks as long as you let them know where you're going.

    Worst thing

    12 hours of manual labour leaves you exhausted.
    Issues outwith your controll leaves you pressured to complete your tasks in near impossible time frames, this leaves you stressed in a way that head office doesn't seem to care to assist with.

    7.8

    Despatch operative at Hovis, June 2022

  • Best thing

    Good pay

    Worst thing

    Management or upstairs never listen

    6.7

    Labourer at Hovis, June 2022

  • Best thing

    Salary, co workers,

    Worst thing

    Length of shifts incompetent managers

    8.9

    Employee at Hovis, February 2022

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  • Best thing

    Doesn’t require much physical activity for a warehouse job.

    Worst thing

    The shifts are really long (12 hours).

    8.4

    Packer at Hovis, January 2022

  • Best thing

    Pay is okay.

    Worst thing

    60 hour weeks, no work/life balance, an generally unhappy atmosphere throughout, poor out/ equipment, no canteen/ car park/ anything, building is falling apart, manager thinks it is okay for drivers to have no life outside of work.

    1.0

    HGV driver at Hovis, June 2021

  • Best thing

    Good pay, relatively easy work, new vehicles, good rota, other staff members.

    Worst thing

    Poor supply of wheel stock to move product on, very early start time of 0300.

    9.4

    HGV driver at Hovis, November 2020

  • Best thing

    Love driving

    Worst thing

    Having to work outside in all types of weather

    8.7

    Primary driver at Hovis, August 2020

  • Best thing

    Local to where I live

    Worst thing

    Managers

    5.5

    Senior operative bread production at Hovis, June 2020

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  • Best thing

    Hours & salary

    Worst thing

    Other drivers

    9.9

    Employee at Hovis, March 2020