Volume Recruitment Specialist (High Wycombe, GB)

Welcome to Hovis. We are the proud guardians of over 130 years of baking experience that make up our iconic and much-loved brand. We produce bread and bakery products created with Hovis goodness at the heart of each. We deliver around 1.3million loaves, every day of the week throughout the UK and Ireland, where we also make Mothers Pride and Ormo products. 

We are 2,800 people working within 8 bakeries, 1 flour mill, and 2 regional distribution centres across the UK. Our success is a result of the hard work of our people;  they are experts in their field whether it’s baking, manufacturing, logistics, engineering, or the many departments within the central functions team based in our head office in High Wycombe. We are a values-led business and expect our colleagues to live, breathe, and embed Quality, Accountability, and Trust into their ways of working.

We’re looking for a Volume Recruitment Specialist to join our growing internal talent team and take ownership of high-volume hiring across key operational roles.

This is an ideal opportunity for a recruiter currently working within a fast-paced agency environment or a similar inhouse role who thrives on managing large candidate pipelines, running efficient recruitment processes, keeping stakeholders updated and delivering results at scale.

Location: The role is remote but we have a preference for candidates who are Midlands/Centrally based for ease of access to majority of our sites or Glasgow.

The Role

You’ll be responsible for managing high-volume recruitment across a range of operational positions including:

• HGV Drivers (Class 1 and 2)
• Warehouse Operatives
• Production Operators
• Other logistics and operational roles

These are high-turnover, high-demand roles, so success in this position comes from staying organised, building strong candidate pipelines, and ensuring a smooth recruitment journey from application to offer.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage high-volume recruitment campaigns across multiple operational roles
• Screen, shortlist, and manage large pipelines of candidates
• Coordinate interviews and assessments with hiring managers
• Drive an efficient end-to-end recruitment process from attraction to onboarding
• Build and maintain talent pools to support ongoing hiring demand
• Work closely with operational managers to understand workforce needs
• Ensure a positive candidate experience even when managing large volumes
• Support on wider recruitment projects with the senior TA members

What We’re Looking For

• Experience in high-volume recruitment, ideally within an agency environment
• Background recruiting for logistics, warehouse, industrial, or driving roles is highly beneficial
• Experience managing large candidate pipelines and fast turnaround hiring
• Strong organisational and process management skills
• Confident stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, sometimes chaotic and unstructured environment

Benefits Baked In

All colleagues can choose from a wide range of benefits in addition to salaries, based on their individual needs.

• Three levels of pension scheme to choose from - employer contribution of up to 7.5%
• Aviva DigiCare+ Workplace App includes: 'at home' Annual Health Check, Digital GP consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Medical Opinions and much more
• Enhanced parental leave (and flexibility where possible to suit your needs)
• Access to funded physiotherapy sessions
• Wellbeing support and campaigns to help you stay active and healthy, be financially prepared, and support your mental wellbeing
• Opt in plans for money back towards the cost of opticians, dentist, physiotherapist and more
• A benefits platform for all, Hovis Choice:
• £££ Savings and cashback offers on day-to-day spending
• Eyecare vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme