Multi Skilled Operator - Fruit Production (Mon-Fri)

Yeo Valley Organic; South Somerset; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Non-contributory pension

Annual bonus (Employee Benefit Trust)

Healthcare cashback plan

Co-ownership of the company

Job summary

Yeo Valley Organic in Crewkerne is seeking a Multi-skilled Operator to support the Fruit Production team. The role is Monday to Friday, 6am to 2pm, in a busy production environment making fruit and confectionery preserves. You will prep and cook raw materials and offer informal training to the team.

You will contribute to hygiene, records, and safe operation of MHE while collaborating with colleagues in a supportive, family-like setting that values quality and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Health and safety commitment required.
• Good team working skills.
• Ability to undertake manual tasks.
• Knowledge or use of MHE.
• Effective communication with colleagues.
• Attention to detail in production records.

Responsibilities

• Working in a fast-paced production area.
• Preparing ingredients for production.
• Assisting with production and packing of food products.
• Carrying out hygiene and general cleaning duties.
• Accurately completing production records.
• Manual handling.
• Operating MHE.

Skills

Health and Safety Commitment

Team Working Skills

Manual Tasks

Effective Communication

Attention to detail

Tools

MHE

Job description

So, what will I be doing? We are on the lookout for a Multi-skilled Operator to join our Fruit Production team at Crewkerne. This role is a Monday to Friday role working 6am to 2pm. Our Crewkerne site is split into different departments, including Dairy production, making great dairy products, Fruit production, supplying our business with tasty fruit to go into our yogurt and our new Savoury production team, who make hearty soups. This role is within the production team where you will be prepping and cooking raw materials to make finished fruit and confectionary preserve. As a multiskilled operator you will be offering and supporting with informal training to the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Working in a fast-paced production area
• Preparing ingredients for production
• Assisting with the production and packing of food products
• Carrying out hygiene and general cleaning duties as required
• Accurately completing production records
• Manual handling
• Operating MHE

Any Other Duties As Reasonably Required

Also, you will become a co-owner at Yeo Valley, taking advantage of our benefits package that includes a non-contribution pension, co-ownership of the company that includes a yearly bonus and a healthcare cashback plan.

Sounds interesting, what do I need?

• Health and Safety Commitment
• Good Team Working Skills
• Able to undertake manual tasks
• Knowledge / Use of MHE
• Effective Communication
• Attention to detail

Why should I join the family?

We’re independent, British and proud to be making the highest quality yogurts, desserts and ice cream under the Yeo Valley brand and for many of the UK’s major retailers. Operating from four dairies and two logistics centres in Somerset and Devon, we employ over 1700 staff and produce more than 25% of the UK’s packaged yogurt.

Benefits

We’re sure you don’t need convincing, but there’s a whole host of benefits that we offer including:

• Competitive holiday allowance
• Non-contributory pension scheme
• Annual bonus (as part of the Employee Benefit Trust, based on company performance for the year)
• Life cover
• Healthcare cash back plan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Subsidised Yeo Valley products and services
• Preferential rates with our partners
• Learning and development opportunities; we’re committed to ensuring all of our employees have the chance to grow

Our closing dates are a guide for when the application window should close, although we may close the advert sooner if we can.

Unfortunately, we’re not able to provide employment sponsorship to candidates at this moment in time.