Secondment* Lead Operator - Blending - Blagdon

YeoValley; Blagdon; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

PPE provided

Lockers

Holiday allowance

Pension

Life cover

Healthcare cash back

Cycle to work

Staff discount on products

Job summary

Yeo Valley Production Ltd is seeking a hands-on production operator to support the planning, coordination and optimisation of resources on site. You will be the go-to person in your area for team support, ensuring safety, quality and service levels remain high as we deliver products to customers.

Join a British, co-owned business with a focus on people, planet and high-quality yogurts and desserts. The role offers an active, collaborative environment with strong opportunities for development and

Qualifications

• Essentials: good team working skills, able to undertake manual tasks, attention to detail, effective communication.
• Desirable: basic food hygiene, HACCP knowledge, experience as a machine operator in production.

Responsibilities

• Commit to Health & Safety; role‑model safe practices and escalate issues.
• Analyse asset performance to identify opportunities and improve yields.
• Collaborate across the team and ensure smooth handovers to tackle challenges.

Skills

Teamwork

Manual tasks

Attention to detail

Communication

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.

As a lead member of the team you will be supporting the production or supply chain team on the site you are based in the planning, coordination and optimisation of all resources in a defined area of work. You will be the go‑to person in the team for support, using your coordination skills you will ensure operational activities are completed and the highest standards of safety, product quality and service levels are delivered to enable the whole team to deliver our fantastic products to our customers.

Some responsibilities:

• Demonstrate a commitment to Health & Safety by working in a safe manner, role‑modeling our safety behaviours, challenging unsafe practices, rectifying unsafe conditions and escalating to other team members when support is needed.
• Analyses and interprets asset performance to establish areas of opportunity and initiates the necessary support to drive improvements to performance and raw material yields.
• Work across the team and effective handovers to understand common challenges and opportunities seeking to identify where investigations may help most.

Sounds interesting, what do I need?

Essential

• Good team working skills
• Able to undertake manual tasks
• Attention to Detail
• Effective Communication

Desirable

• Basic food hygiene
• Knowledge of HACCP
• Relevant work experience as a machine Operator in a production environment

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. It goes without saying that you'll have access to free parking, top of the range personal protection equipment (PPE) and your own locker.

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.

Our closing dates are a guide for when the application window should close, although we may close the advert sooner if we can. So, we recommend you get your application in straight away – and don’t miss the opportunity to join us!

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.