Technical Placement - Crewkerne

Thinking of a career in food? Looking for an exciting industry placement in 2025? We have an opportunity to join the Technical team at our Crewkerne site on a 12-month placement. Our placements start in July 2025 for a 12 month contract.

Technical is made up of Quality, Laboratory and Compliance, who all ensure the safety and legality of our delicious products, from super thick yogurt to vegan and vegetarian soups, enjoyed by over 9 million households a year. Working closely with your dedicated mentor, you’ll gain invaluable experience and insight into a distinctive, proudly independent food business.

From our farming roots, we know first-hand the impact climate change is having on our planet. At Yeo Valley, we want to nurture and nourish people and planet. This is why we’re committed to reducing our carbon emissions, tackling food waste and increasing the sustainability of our packaging. We’re passionate about regenerative farming practices and continually investing in green energy sources (such as our 10,000 solar panels across our sites).

During your Technical placement with us, here are some of the things you’ll be doing:

• Contributing to multiple ongoing key site projects and initiatives with an opportunity to lead a project of your own
• Gaining exposure to site manufacturing in a fast-paced factory 
• Carrying out GAP analysis and auditing compliance levels of factory documentation
• Assisting with customer visits
• Honing your investigative skills to resolve customer complaints
• Taking part in tasting panels – yum!

• You'll be studying a relevant food-based degree 
• A demonstrable passion for food and the food industry 
• Great organisational skills and communication skills
• Ability to think on your feet and solve problems
• A good eye for detail
• Confidence to liaise with people at all levels
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team 

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 including:

• 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.