Location
Blagdon
Department
Technical Standards
Advertising Salary
£35,337 (£16.18 per hour)
Advert Closing Date
30 Nov 2024

So, what will I be doing?

Do you have an eye for detail?  If you are looking to work for a high quality, food manufacturer that's a household name across the UK known for making delicious dairy products, look no further! 

Our Quality team is the custodian of our customers' and consumers' expectations.  It supports the business in achieving a true quality, food safety focused, working environment. 

In this varied role, you'll be responsible for ensuring all aspects of quality standards are met and will include completing audits,  Using your project management skills you'll be involved in new equipment commissioning, new products launches, new packaging formats. 
 
We are proud of the products we produce, and all the brands we represent.
 
This is a weekly paid role working 4 on 4 off nights (18:00 - 06:00).
 
Key responsibilities:
  • Engaging with all teams to ensure and promote a site food safety and quality culture.
  • Conducting scheduled audits and ensuring any corrective actions are completed.
  • Collating and presenting summary trends of Key Performance Indicators for the department.
  • To actively seek opportunities for continuous improvement in self and others.
  • Being visible and present on the factory floor.
  

Sounds interesting, what do I need?

The important things:

  • Formal qualification or demonstrable industry experience 
  • HACCP Level 3 
  • Food Safety Level 3 
  • Ability to deal with people
 
Even better if you already possess: 
  • Food degree
  • Internal audit qualification
  • Good coaching skills 

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 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
  • annual bonus (as part of the Employee Benefit Trust, based on company performance for the year)
  • 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.

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