Location
Blagdon
Position
Engineering
Advertising Salary
£60,000 P/A DOE.
Advert Closing Date
21 Sep 2026

So, what will I be doing?

Yeo Valley is not just a dairy manufacturing company, we are the manufacturing company that produce over 25% of the UKs packaged yogurt, created by with a stellar reputation and a passion Yeo Valley is known for its commitment to organic farming, sustainability, and animal welfare.

Manage process engineering and improvement activities at the Blagdon manufacturing site coaching and mentoring engineers in process engineering.

Manage Process, Automation and Controls team supporting strategic manufacturing capability improvement through Subject Matter Expertise and insight into available technologies and applications.

Leading work streams to develop best technologies and practices, supporting the specification, evaluation, and execution of major capital projects

Working with apprentices mentoring and supporting development of young talent in modern manufacturing technology. 

  • Advocate and influence the commitment to people and food safety through the development and enforcement of working practices in line with legislative, company and working procedures.
  • Coach others to effectively develop skills and knowledge of new processes and technologies to support sustainable asset performance.
  • Develop diagnostic processes and data integrity to aide and facilitate problem solving in complex processes and systems. Provide subject matter expertise or technical knowledge to identify, resolve and prevent faults and failures.

Sounds interesting, what do I need?

Essential: 
  • Higher learning qualification in Engineering discipline (HND or equivalent degree) 
  • Understanding of OEE of the impact of engineering
  • Demonstrable capability in the application of advanced fault finding tools & techniques
 
Desirable: 
  • Project management experience
  • Knowledge of best practice in asset care
  • Coaching & Mentoring
  • Leadership experience

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).

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.

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