Compliance and Training Manager - #1673223

Job Title: Compliance and Training Manager | Location: 783 Duke Street, Glasgow, G31 1LL

So what’s it all about?

As our next Compliance and Training Manager, you will have a real passion and dedication for food safety, technical, people and training. You will be excited by the opportunity to play a key role in ensuring that food safety and quality standards are met while implementing a continuous improvement plan.

Your remit will be to ensure the production of safe, legal, and high-quality food, following BRC and retailer regulations.

To excel in this role, you must have a strong personality with excellent communication skills. You will enjoy working alongside and developing the technical and wider bakery team with an effective and engaging training delivery style.

Working alongside a team of colleagues in a fast-paced, hands-on environment, you will oversee the monitoring of food safety systems through internal audits and training, driving continuous improvement efforts to achieve great results across technical standards and site objectives.

You are someone who thrives under pressure and can handle challenging conversations.

This role is not for someone looking to be in the office at a desk, it requires visibility in the bakery to really make an impact.

You will have the opportunity to join a well-established, high-performing team and collaborate with the hygiene, manufacturing, and engineering departments to drive best-in-class technical standards and practices.

You will enjoy the rewarding outcomes of audits and training, as well as contribute to the growth and development of colleagues on site when it comes to all things technical.

The Key Requirements...

• Food safety management experience


• Exposure to BRC and M&S audits


• Managing HACCP systems


• Strong influencing skills


• Effective & engaging communication style


• IT literate

We’ll provide you with opportunities to learn new skills, grow and develop and we aim to provide our colleagues with a job for life! We have many long-serving colleagues, some with over 30 years' experience with us. This opportunity is ideal for someone who enjoys working in a collaborative and fast-paced environment.

Benefits baked in

Here’s a top crust taster of the wide range of benefits we can offer in this role:

• Competitive annual leave and flexibility where possible for a healthy work-life balance and recharge your batteries.


• Three levels of pension schemes to suit your needs.


• Aviva DigiCare+ Workplace App includes annual health checks, digital GP consultations, nutritional advice, and much more.


• Hovis Choice benefits platform for everyday savings, cashback and much more.


• Free on-site parking.

Why Hovis?

From breakfast to midnight snack, Hovis has been the heart of UK homes for generations with love in every loaf. Our products are consistently ranked number one or two in bread loaves categories across the UK and Northern Ireland (1), and we’re the nation’s 5th most popular FMCG brand (2).

As we continue to innovate, we seek talented, dedicated people to join us. For over 133 years, our 2,800-strong team has delivered top-quality Hovis bakery goods, and we look forward to strengthening our brand further.

Join us to be part of this exciting journey and help us remain a leading bakery company for years to come.

At Hovis, we believe in embracing diversity and creating a welcoming workplace for everyone. Whether you're applying for a job or already part of our team, we promise to treat you with fairness, respect, and dignity. You will be valued and included here at Hovis. Does this sound like the right environment for you? If so, we would love to hear from you.

To find out more about Hovis please visit our website and social media channels.

Source: (1) Nielsen. Total Coverage, excl. Discounters, by region, 52 w/e 15/06/24. (2) Kantar, UK FMCG, 2023.