Quality Technologist: Food Safety Champion & Data-Driven

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

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.