Site Technical Manager - Cannington

Yeo Valley Farms (Production) Ltd; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

PPE provided

Competitive holiday allowance

Pension

Life cover

Healthcare cash back

Cycle to work

Product discounts

Job summary

Yeo Valley Farms (Production) Ltd is seeking a Site Technical Manager for our Cannington site in the UK. You will drive a continuous improvement-based food safety and quality culture and lead strategic technical development for the site.

You’ll partner with production and engineering teams to optimise site performance, lead external audits, and ensure all dispatched products meet customer and legal standards. A senior technical background in FMCG is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in a senior technical management role within FMCG.
• Strong knowledge of HACCP, BRC, and quality systems.
• Minimum 5 years in a senior technical capacity.
• IT skills and audit qualifications are required.
• Qualifications include Food Safety Level 4 and HACCP Level 4.
• Degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline.

Responsibilities

• Promote and support a continuous improvement culture for food safety and quality.
• Lead strategic technical development for the site and resources.
• Collaborate with production and engineering to optimise site running.
• Lead external audits and liaison with customers' technical teams.
• Ensure all dispatched product meets customer and legal standards.

Skills

Technical management

Food industry experience

HACCP/BRC knowledge

Audit qualification

IT literacy

Food safety

CIP understanding

Education

Degree in a relevant discipline

Food Safety Level 4

HACCP Level 4

Tools

Microsoft Office

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.

At the heart of our business is a deep connection to nature and a pledge to nurturing our people. As a co-owned company, we believe in supporting every co-owner within their Yeo Valley journey. You'll be part of a workplace that cares & values our environment, our products, and most importantly, each other. We grow stronger together by creating a culture where respect, wellbeing, and development are part of everyday life.

As the Site Technical Manager at our Cannington Site, you will be expected to promote and support a continuous improvement-based food safety and quality culture across the site. You will be responsible for the strategic planning for the technical development of the site.

In this role you will partner with production and engineering colleagues to optimise the running of the site. Beyond your responsibilities on site, you will be a member of the company wide technical leadership team, responsible for setting and delivering the company wide Food Safety and Quality Strategy. As the on-site technical expert, you will lead with external audits and liaison with customers technical teams. Ultimately you are to ensure that all product dispatched is safe and complies with customer and legal standards.

Key Objectives will include but are not limited to.

• To ensure the site technical team is trained in, and complies, with Health and Safety policies.
• To lead and ensure that product compliance, food safety and quality are always maintained through the effective management of the Site Technical Team.
• Ensure food safe systems of work are developed through risk assessment and monitored regularly.
• To set and develop site standards and monitoring to ensure compliance with relevant food safety and customer standards.
• Strategic development planning of the technical department and its staff.
• To facilitate and lead customer visits and audits.
• To ensure monitoring systems are in place to effectively identify deviation in technical KPIs.
• To lead the technical team and monitor its application of specific activities to maintain and drive improvements in food safety and quality.
• Attend regular Production and SMT meetings, fostering co-owner engagement and supporting the development, review, and delivery of the site action plan
  
• To ensure co-owners within the technical team are managed and trained in accordance with company requirements.
• To manage the site technical resource plan to ensure there is sufficient capacity to meet current and future demand.

Sounds interesting, what do I need?

Essential:

• Excellent communicator.
• Demonstrable experience within a relevant technical management role within the food industry. A min 5yrs experience in senior technical role in a FMCG environment.
• Practical experience of BRC accreditation, HACCP Implementation, and quality system management.
• IT literate with Microsoft Office skills.
• A recognized audit qualification.
• Min Food Safety L4 and HACCP L4.
• Degree educated or equivalent in a relevant discipline.
• Clear understanding of CIP

Desirable:

• Previous dairy science/ manufacturingexperience
• Experience of Yoghurt Manufacturing
• Previous Hygiene Experience.

Why should I join the family?

We’re independent, British and proud to be making the highest quality yogurts, desserts, soups and ice cream under the Yeo Valley brand and for many of the UK’s major retailers. Operating from four manufacturing sites and two logistics centres in Somerset and Devon, we employ over 2000 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).

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.