Skilled Production Operator - Nights

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

Job summary

A leading production company in Blagdon is seeking team members for various roles across Processing, Production, Packing, and Material Handling. Responsibilities include operating machinery, conducting quality checks, and ensuring adherence to health and safety standards. The ideal candidates should possess good teamwork skills and attention to detail. This position offers a reasonable salary, generous benefits, and varied 12-hour shifts.

Benefits

Generous pension fund

Free parking

On-site canteen

Life assurance

20 days holiday allowance

Paid breaks

Qualifications

• Ability to undertake manual tasks.
• Basic food hygiene knowledge is desirable.
• Relevant work experience in a production environment is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Use machinery and equipment for team tasks.
• Operate fast-moving machinery and coordinate activities.
• Carry out quality checks and maintain hygiene practices.
• Pack product and clear out production lines.
• Set up machines for the next shift.

Skills

Team working skills

Attention to detail

Effective communication

Self-motivation

Job description

Overview

Working at our Blagdon site, our largest production site, you will undertake a range of tasks including handling product, controlling equipment, ensuring Health & Safety measures are followed, carrying out quality checks, and setting machines up for different products.

Due to continued growth we are seeking new Team Members to join our diverse, friendly and passionate team. We have a number of positions across our operational areas in Processing, Production, Packing and Material Handling.

Key Responsibilities

• Use machinery, equipment and tools or Mechanical Handling Equipment (MHE) to complete tasks as part of a team.
• Operate fast‑moving machinery, train and coordinate team member activities, and ensure materials and products are used or moved correctly.
• Carry out quality checks, maintain good maintenance and hygiene practices, and adhere to Health & Safety practices.
• Pack product into trays which are labelled on line, clear out lines and complete washouts at the end of each production run.
• Dismantle and set up machines for the next shift.
• Arrange the work area, ensuring all tasks are rotated and temperature‑check chilled product.
• Use MHE as required.

Qualifications

• Essential – Good team working skills; Ability to undertake manual tasks; Attention to detail; Effective communication; Self‑motivation.
• Desirable – Basic food hygiene; Knowledge of HACCP; Relevant work experience in a production environment.

Benefits

• Reasonable salary with generous pension fund (no deduction from wages).
• Free parking, lockers and on‑site canteen.
• Life assurance, enhanced overtime rate and more.
• 20 days holiday allowance increasing based on length of service.
• Paid breaks, non‑contributory pension scheme, annual bonus (as part of the Employee Benefit Trust).
• Healthcare cash back plan, subsidised canteen, cycle‑to‑work scheme, subsidised Yeo Valley products and services, preferential rates with partners.
• Learning and development opportunities; commitment to employee growth.

Work Hours

These are varied, physically dynamic roles covering a 12‑hour shift (6:00 pm until 6:00 am) with a 4 nights on, 4 nights off rolling shift pattern.

How to Apply

To see all of our current vacancies, visit https://careers.yeovalley.co.uk/vacancies. We recommend you apply straight away – don’t miss the opportunity to join us!

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

Yeo Valley does not accept speculative agency applications; we only accept applications from preferred suppliers submitted via our recruitment portal at the point of instruction.