Quality Technologist

Yeo Valley Production Ltd; South Somerset; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; 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 ser

Annual bonus (Employee Benefit Trust)

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Yeo Valley Production Ltd is seeking a Quality Technologist at our Crewkerne site to drive quality excellence across the business. You will support projects, implement improvements and develop data-led decision making to ensure products remain safe, legal and meeting customer expectations.

Key responsibilities include acting as a food safety champion, coaching teams, maintaining processes, supporting trials and QA updates, and analysing data to identify trends and drive improvements.

Qualifications

• Food safety and quality champion across the site
• Support cross-departmental projects and data-led decision making
• Develop and maintain processes upholding company standards
• Assist product trials and site quality updates
• Analyse quality and production data to identify trends and risks
• Investigate customer complaints and drive effective resolutions
• Support traceability exercises and audit activities
• Develop digital quality systems and paperless tools (e.g., iAuditor)
• Monitor and report on site quality KPIs to drive improvement
• Deputise for the Quality Systems Manager when required

Responsibilities

• Act as a food safety and quality champion across the site
• Coaching and supporting teams on food safety, quality standards and due diligence requirements
• Developing, implementing and maintaining processes, procedures and controls that uphold company standards
• Supporting product trials and site quality assurance updates
• Analysing quality and production data to identify trends, risks and opportunities for improvement
• Investigating customer complaints, identifying root causes and driving effective resolutions
• Supporting traceability exercises and audit activities
• Helping develop and improve digital quality systems, including paperless systems and iAuditor
• Monitoring and reporting on site quality KPIs to drive continuous improvement
• Deputising for the Quality Systems Manager when required

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

HACCP & Food Safety Level 3

IT proficiency

Internal audit qualification

Education

Food Science / Analytical Chemistry / Microbiology

Job description

So, what will I be doing?

At Yeo Valley, quality is at the heart of everything we do. From producing great-tasting, award-winning products to maintaining the highest standards of food safety, we're passionate about doing things the right way. We're now looking for a Quality Technologist to join our Crewkerne site and play a key role in driving quality excellence across the business.

As a Quality Technologist, you'll support the business in delivering projects, implementing improvements, and developing systems that enable data-led decision making. Working across multiple departments, you'll help ensure our products remain safe, legal and consistently meet customer and consumer expectations.

Key responsibilities include:

• Acting as a food safety and quality champion across the site
• Coaching and supporting teams on food safety, quality standards and due diligence requirements
• Developing, implementing and maintaining processes, procedures and controls that uphold company standards
• Supporting product trials and site quality assurance updates
• Analysing quality and production data to identify trends, risks and opportunities for improvement
• Investigating customer complaints, identifying root causes and driving effective resolutions
• Supporting traceability exercises and audit activities
• Helping develop and improve digital quality systems, including paperless systems and iAuditor
• Monitoring and reporting on site quality KPIs to drive continuous improvement
• Deputising for the Quality Systems Manager when required

Sounds interesting, what do I need?

The important things:

• High level of Attention to detail
• Good communication and influencing skills
• HACCP & Food Safety Level 3
• Good IT skills
• Internal audit qualification
• Good understanding of food processing parameters and controls

Even better if:

• HACCP & Food Safety Level 4
• 2nd & 3rd party audit qualification
• Food Science, Analytical Chemistry or Microbiological Education

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.

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
• life cover
• healthcare cash back plan
• cycle to work scheme
• subsidised Yeo Valley products and services
• preferential rates with our partners
• annual bonus (as part of the Employee Benefit Trust, based on company performance for the year)
• 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.