Starter Champion

Position: New Starter Champion
Location: Low Fulney

New Starter Champion

We drive our own success

Salary: Competitive (depending on experience)

Benefits: Highly competitive rewards package, life assurance, and excellent career progression prospects across the Bakkavor group
Location: Spalding

Ways of Working: Site Based

Shift: Monday-Friday,  (However must be flexible to cover all shifts where required)
Contract Type: Permanent

Why join us?

We're constantly evolving, progressing and diversifying. And we want our people to do so too. For everyone to feel empowered, engaged and enabled. To create opportunities to move forward, climb higher and push for more. We believe in fuelling ambition and guiding success. In supporting everyone with talent and drive to own what they do, realise their potential and build a brilliant future for themselves at Bakkavor.

What we do

This fantastic opportunity will be based at our Bakkavor Spalding site, which employs over 1,470 people across 3 manufacturing facilities & 1 Distribution Centre. We specialise in making hand crafted sandwich wraps, salads, dips, soups & sauces and mayonnaise.

About the role

In this busy and exciting role as New Starter Champion, you will play a key part in welcoming new colleagues into the business each week. Your purpose is to champion their experience, ensuring they feel supported, valued, and equipped to succeed. By identifying and overcoming barriers to retention, you will help drive a reduction in site turnover and strengthen overall engagement.

You will act as a vital conduit between new colleagues and their line managers, the operations team, HR, and L&D, ensuring communication flows smoothly and that every new starter has the guidance and resources they need to thrive.

Role Accountabilities

• Liaise with HR, Learning, Operations and Facilities to prepare for new colleagues' induction and first day

• Ensure site access, PPE, lockers and systems are ready, and guide colleagues through processes like Epay and My Reward

• Meet and greet new starters, attend induction, and remain a point of contact during their first three months

• Support integration by introducing colleagues to managers, teams and workplace facilities

• Manage the buddy system, allocate suitable buddies, and monitor effectiveness

• Identify and address barriers to retention through feedback, listening groups and turnover data

• Influence stakeholders to improve retention and support career progression opportunities

• Work with SEF representatives to raise new colleague issues and seek solutions

About You

This role requires the ability to build strong relationships at all levels, supported by excellent interpersonal and communication skills - you should be able to win the hearts and minds of stakeholders to influence change, while consistently exhibiting credibility.

Strong organisational and prioritisation skills are essential, along with the ability to work independently, reporting into a senior manager with minimal guidance.

You will need to demonstrate robust problem-solving skills, identifying issues and developing both immediate solutions and longer-term sustainable options.

Previous experience in a role requiring a similar skill set will be highly valuable.

Joining as a New Starter Champion offers the chance to make a real difference to colleague experience, helping shape retention and career progression while adding genuine value to the business.

What you'll receive

As an equal opportunity employer, we're committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.

You'll enjoy:

• Life Assurance (1 x salary)
• 25 days holiday
• Staff Shop
• Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• My Bargains Discount Platform
• Personal Accident Insurance
• Free Independent Mortgage Advice
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A Range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans)
• Discounted tutoring for children
• Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary
• Private Medical Insurance (after 5 years service)
• Free Car parking

Plus, a commitment to your wellbeing that includes emotional, physical and financial…