Night Technical Operator: Production & Maintenance

Yeo Valley Organic; Highweek; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive holiday allowance

Non-contributory pension scheme

Life cover

Healthcare cash back plan

Cycle to work scheme

Subsidised Yeo Valley products andサービス

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Yeo Valley Organic is seeking a Technical Operator to join our Nights team at Newton Abbot. The role runs 4 nights on 4 nights off, 18:00–06:00, supporting complex machine operations and maintenance to keep KPI targets on track.

You will apply your operational and mechanical skills to optimise equipment, perform fault finding, ensure food safety standards and work collaboratively to minimise downtime across the site.

Qualifications

• Must work well in a team and communicate effectively.
• Able to perform manual handling tasks.
• Attention to detail is essential for quality control.
• Relevant experience as a machine operator in a production environment.
• Desirable: Basic food hygiene, knowledge of HACCP, and engineering skills.

Responsibilities

• Undertake routine checks to validate equipment safety and maintain compliance; escalate issues.
• Maintain and monitor the quality management system and hygiene standards.
• Lead by example with Clean as You Go and visual management practices.
• Operate and optimise equipment to meet production demand and quality targets.
• Perform advanced fault-finding and root-cause analysis with escalation to engineering when needed.
• Ensure equipment is cleaned and maintained properly.
• Collaborate with team and ensure smooth handovers to address common challenges.
• Motivate the team to maintain enthusiasm and proactive problem-solving.

Skills

Teamwork

Manual tasks

Attention to detail

Communication

Machine operator experience

Education

Basic food hygiene

HACCP knowledge

Engineering skillset

Job description

Yeo Valley Organic is seeking a Technical Operator to join our Nights team at Newton Abbot. The role runs 4 nights on 4 nights off, 18:00–06:00, supporting complex machine operations and maintenance to keep KPI targets on track.

You will apply your operational and mechanical skills to optimise equipment, perform fault finding, ensure food safety standards and work collaboratively to minimise downtime across the site.