Skilled Operator Fruit PM Shift

Yeo Valley Farms (Production) Ltd; South Somerset; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food production company in South Somerset is seeking Production Operatives to support their fast-paced production teams. Offering roles across various shifts, full training is provided, making it an ideal position for those new to food manufacturing. Benefits include a competitive holiday allowance, a non-contributory pension scheme, and healthcare cashback. Join this thriving team to contribute to producing high-quality products and enjoy opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive holiday allowance

Non-contributory pension scheme

Life cover

Healthcare cash back plan

Cycle to work scheme

Subsidised products and services

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Candidates should be highly engaged team players.
• Personal commitment to high safety & hygiene standards is required.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment is essential.

Responsibilities

• Work in a fast-paced production area.
• Prepare ingredients for production.
• Assist with production and packing of food products.
• Carry out hygiene and general cleaning duties.
• Accurately complete production records.
• Perform manual handling and operate MHE.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Good numeracy and literacy skills

Ability to work in a physically demanding role

High engagement and team player

Ability to work unsupervised

Following instructions and procedures

Job description

So, what will I be doing?

At an exciting time of growth at our Crewkerne production site, we are looking for great people to join us as production operatives, making our great nutritious food within our fruit team.

The site is split into different departments, including Dairy production, making great dairy products; Fruit production, supplying our business with tasty fruit to go into our yogurt; and our new Savory production team, who make hearty soups, just in time for autumn.

We are looking at candidates to join our Fruit PM shift (Mon‑Fri 1400‑2200). Are you happy to work in a fast‑paced production environment? Full training is provided, although if you have worked in food manufacturing before, that would be an advantage. There is scope to increase the hourly pay once further training has been completed.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Working in a fast‑paced production area
• Preparing ingredients for production
• Assisting with the production and packing of food products
• Carrying out hygiene and general cleaning duties as required
• Accurately completing production records
• Manual handling
• Operating MHE

Some companies might refer to this role as 'Production Operator', 'Skilled Operator', 'Multiskilled operator' or 'Production Operative'. This role is commutable by car from Yeovil, Chard, Ilminster, Taunton and surrounding areas.

What do I need?

• Excellent communication skills
• Good numeracy and literacy skills
• Ability to work in a physically demanding role
• A personal commitment to maintaining the highest safety & hygiene standards
• Highly engaged, a good team player
• An ability to work unsupervised
• Able to follow instructions and procedures

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.