Does Hovis pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Hovis employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Hovis. This rating has decreased by 9% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Hovis?

31% of Hovis employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Hovis 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.5 for culture and values and 2.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Hovis?

Warehouse Operative (5) , Finance (4) , Hgv Driver (4) , Warehouse Worker (4) , Engineer (3) , FLM (3) , Human Resources Advisor (3) , Bakery Operative (2) , Commercial Manager (2) , Employee (2) , Finance Manager (2) , Front Line Manager (2) , Machine Operator (2) , Operations Manager (2) , Plant Operator (2)

What are the pros of working at Hovis according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is good for sector Shifts allow for lots of free time Unionised workplace" ((in 9 reviews)); "Good people" ((in 9 reviews)); "Good salary and friendly staff" ((in 5 reviews)); "Excellent culture and great company to work for" ((in 3 reviews)); "Good rates of pay and production and engineering staff are amazing" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Hovis according to real employee reviews?

"Underinvested through bad management" ((in 7 reviews)); "long hours shifts not great" ((in 5 reviews)); "The leadership team of this iconic brand need to be held to account and dismissed for the horrid way they treat managers." ((in 4 reviews)); "CEO is a bully and the culture kills mental health." ((in 3 reviews))

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3.1

31% would recommend to a friend

(138 total reviews)

Jon Jenkins

45% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (138 reviews)

Hovis has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 138 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Hovis employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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138 reviews

3.0

2 Apr 2026

Hovis driver

Relief driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Money two rest days good family life if you have young kids need to do school runs

Cons

Working most weekends early mornings management are clueless no loading bays sales job need a new bakery still stuck in the 80s 90s area managers on your case 247 free bread

2.0

10 Mar 2026

Toxic culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Some of the less senior managers were friendly

Cons

CEO made some poor decisions. Hovis lost sight of its brand and objectives to try and hit the budget for the year, classic of a private equity firm I suppose.

5.0

31 Jan 2026

Good people

Office administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The people you work with are nice

Cons

Not enough communication and sometimes stressful

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Jobs at Hovis

Production Operative

Glasgow, Scotland

GBP 27K - GBP 30K /yr

(Glassdoor Est.)

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Production Operative

Belfast, Northern Ireland

GBP 29K - GBP 32K /yr

(Glassdoor Est.)

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Production Team Leader

Nottingham, England

GBP 37K - GBP 50K /yr

GBP 24K - GBP 28K /yr

(Glassdoor Est.)

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Production Shift Manager

Avonmouth, England

GBP 47K - GBP 54K /yr

(Glassdoor Est.)

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