Process Maintenance Manager

Yeo Valley Organic; Paignton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

PPE provided

Competitive holiday allowance

Non-contributory pension

Life cover

Healthcare cash back plan

Cycle to work scheme

Staff product discounts

Job summary

Yeo Valley Organic is seeking a Process Maintenance Manager for the Blagdon site. This hands-on leadership role will drive reliability, capital project support, and the use of technology to improve manufacturing performance.

You will lead a team of Process SMEs and Automation Engineers, collaborating with engineering and operations to improve safety, reliability and long-term capability in a fast-paced FMCG environment.

Qualifications

• Engineering qualification or equivalent experience.
• Strong FMCG/manufacturing engineering background.
• Experience with automation, controls or process systems.
• Confident fault-finding in a manufacturing environment.
• Desirable: knowledge of asset care, reliability improvement, RCM or OEE.
• Desirable: coaching or leading technical teams.
• Desirable: project management experience.

Responsibilities

• Advocate and influence the commitment to people and food safety through the development and enforcement of working practices in line with legislative, company and working procedures.
• Coach others to effectively develop skills and knowledge of new processes and technologies to support sustainable asset performance.
• Develop diagnostic processes and data integrity to aide and facilitate problem solving in complex processes and systems. Provide subject matter expertise or technical knowledge to identify, resolve and prevent faults and failures.
• Lead process engineering, automation and controls activity across the Blagdon site with a team of Process SMEs and Automation Engineers.
• Support the specification, evaluation and delivery of capital projects. Share technical knowledge and build capability across the wider Engineering team.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve performance, reduce repeat failures and deliver better business outcomes.

Skills

Automation & controls

Manufacturing engineering

Fault diagnosis

Team leadership

Education

Engineering qualification (apprenticeship, HND, degree)

Job description

So, what will I be doing?

At Yeo Valley, we're about more than just making great food – we're here to Nurture & Nourish People & Planet by Making Great Food the Right Way. Forever. As a co-owned business, we invest in our people, encourage growth, and believe in doing things properly.

We’re looking for a Process Maintenance Manager to join our Engineering team at our Blagdon manufacturing site. This is a hands‑on leadership role for an experienced engineering professional with strong process, automation or controls expertise.

You’ll lead a specialist team, improve asset reliability, support capital projects and help shape how technology is used to improve manufacturing performance.

If you enjoy solving complex technical problems, developing people and driving continuous improvement in a fast‑paced FMCG environment, this could be a great next step.

You’ll work closely with engineering and operational teams to improve safety, reliability, performance and long‑term manufacturing capability.

• Advocate and influence the commitment to people and food safety through the development and enforcement of working practices in line with legislative, company and working procedures.
• Coach others to effectively develop skills and knowledge of new processes and technologies to support sustainable asset performance.
• Develop diagnostic processes and data integrity to aide and facilitate problem solving in complex processes and systems. Provide subject matter expertise or technical knowledge to identify, resolve and prevent faults and failures.
• Lead process engineering, automation and controls activity across the Blagdon site with a team of Process SMEs and Automation Engineers.
• Support the specification, evaluation and delivery of capital projects. Share technical knowledge and build capability across the wider Engineering team.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to improve performance, reduce repeat failures and deliver better business outcomes.

Essential

• Engineering qualification such as apprenticeship, HND, degree or equivalent experience.
• Strong FMCG or manufacturing engineering background.
• Experience with automation, controls, process systems or automated equipment.
• Confident fault‑finding capability in a manufacturing environment.

Desirable

• Knowledge of asset care, reliability improvement, RCM or OEE.
• Experience coaching, mentoring or leading technical teams.
• Project management experience.

Why should I join the family?

We’re sure you don’t need convincing, but there’s a whole host of benefits that we offer. It goes without saying that you'll have access to free parking, top of the range personal protection equipment (PPE).

You’ll Also Receive The Following

• Competitive holiday allowance
• Non‑contributory pension scheme
• 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.

Unfortunately, we’re not able to provide employment sponsorship to candidates at this moment in time. Please note that Yeo Valley do not accept speculative agency applications; we will only accept applications from preferred suppliers that have been submitted to us via our recruitment portal at the point of instruction.