Process Maintenance Engineer - Blagdon

Yeo Valley Organic; Paignton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dairy brand in the UK is seeking a Process Engineer to enhance production processes and optimize efficiency. This role involves monitoring manufacturing processes, supporting troubleshooting activities, and collaborating with various teams to implement improvements. Candidates should have an engineering qualification and ideally experience in food manufacturing. Joining offers great benefits including 22 days holiday and healthcare plans, promoting a supportive work environment.

Benefits

22 days holiday including bank holidays

Pension scheme

Healthcare cash back plan

Life cover

Cycle to work scheme

Preferable rates with partners

Qualifications

• Experience in food manufacturing or FMCG production environments is preferred.
• Understanding of process improvement principles.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and improve manufacturing processes to maximise efficiency.
• Support root cause analysis and troubleshooting of process issues.
• Work closely with production and engineering to implement improvements.
• Analyse data to identify trends for continuous improvement.
• Support new product introductions and process trials.

Skills

Experience working as a Maintenance Engineer

Knowledge of Health & Safety

Multi-skilled (mechanical/electrical)

PLC experience

Education

Engineering qualification

Job description

So, what will I be doing?

Join one of the UK’s most loved dairy brands at Yeo Valley, where tradition meets innovation in the heart of the Somerset countryside. We’re on the lookout for a Process Engineer to play a key role in optimising and bolstering our production processes, ensuring we continue to deliver top-quality products in the most efficient way possible.

At Yeo Valley, we’re proud to be guided by nature and driven by values that prioritise sustainability, care, and community. As a co-owned business, we believe in fostering our people–offering real opportunities for internal progression, development, and personal growth. From tailored training to cross-functional learning, we invest in our people so they can grow as we do.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Monitoring and improving manufacturing processes to maximise efficiency, reduce waste, and improve product quality
• Supporting root cause analysis and troubleshooting of process issues
• Working closely with production, engineering, and quality teams to implement process improvements
• Analysing data and KPIs to identify trends and opportunities for continuous improvement
• Supporting new product introductions and process trials

Your Shift Pattern

• 4 on / 4 off rotation (2 days, 2 nights) – providing a consistent work-life balance

Sounds interesting, what do I need?

• Experience working as a Maintenance Engineer
• An appropriate Engineering qualification
• Knowledge and understanding of Health & Safety
• Ideally you will have worked in food manufacturing or FMCG production environments previously, however this is not absolutely necessary
• Preferably multi-skilled (mechanical/electrical)
• PLC experience would be a bonus

Why should I join the family?

We are 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.

We’re sure you don’t need convincing, but there’s a whole host of benefits that we offer including: 22 days’ holiday including bank holidays, pension scheme, healthcare cash back plan, life cover, cycle to work scheme, subsidised products and services and preferable rates with our partners.

Please bear in mind that our closing dates are used as a guide for when the application window is expected to close. We reserve the right to close the application window sooner than the date displayed if we can. We therefore recommend that you get your application in straight away – and don’t miss the opportunity to join us.