Skilled Operator - Savoury Days

Yeo Valley Production Ltd; South Somerset; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

PPE provided

Lockers

Holiday allowance

Pension

Life cover

Healthcare cash back

Cycle to work

Product discounts

Staff development

Job summary

Yeo Valley Production Ltd is hiring Production Operatives for our Crewkerne site in Somerset. The role operates a 4 days on / 4 days off shift pattern from 6am to 6pm in our Savories production facility, producing Yeo Valley soup lines.

You will work in a fast-paced area, prepare ingredients, assist with production and packing, and maintain hygiene standards. The role requires good numeracy and literacy, excellent communication, and the ability to work as part of a team or unsupervised while

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills.
• Good numeracy and literacy skills.
• Ability to work in a physically demanding role.
• Personal commitment to safety and hygiene standards.
• Engaged team player with the ability to work unsupervised.
• Ability to follow instructions and procedures.

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 as required.
• Accurately complete production records.
• Perform manual handling activities.
• Operate MHE (where trained).
• Prepare ingredients and cook soup according to recipe or operate filler.

Skills

Excellent communication

Numeracy

Literacy

Physical endurance

Safety & hygiene

Team player

Self-motivation

Follow instructions

Unsupervised work

Job description

So, what will I be doing?

We are looking for Production Operatives to join our Crewkerne site, in our dedicated Savories production facility producing our Yeo Valley soup lines. This role is a shift pattern of 4 days on 4 days off, working 6am to 6pm.

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
• Preparing the ingredients, cooking the soup as per recipe or running the fille r

Sounds interesting, what do I need?

• Excellent communication skills
• Good numeracy and literacy skills
• Abilityto work in aphysically 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

Unfortunately, we’re not able to provide employment sponsorship to candidates at this moment in time.