Location
Cannington
Position
Operations
Advertising Salary
DOE
Advert Closing Date
08 Nov 2026

So, what will I be doing?

Apply today and become part of a business that invests in its people, values teamwork and takes pride in Making Great Food the Right Way. Forever.

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.

If you are interested in joining us, please do not use 'Easy Apply' feature on Indeed as we are experiencing issues with this. Please apply via our website :  Yeo Valley Careers
 

This role plays a critical part in maintaining 24/7 operational performance, embedding standards, and providing strong leadership, visibility, and decision-making outside of normal day-shift support. The role is full time permanent offering an opportunity to develop leadership capability while supporting site performance and stability.

What good looks like in this role; 
  • Safe, stable, and well-controlled shift operations.
  • Clear ownership, accountability, and escalation of issues.
  • Strong handovers with no loss of critical information.
  • Engaged, capable teams who understand expectations and standards.
  • Continuous improvement actions identified, delivered, and sustained.
  • Consistent delivery of plan while protecting people, quality, and assets.
  • Improving & Owning hygiene standards across the site. 

You will work a 4 on 4 off permanent night shift pattern, beginning work at 18:00 and finishing at 06:00

Sounds interesting, what do I need?

         Essential:

  • Short Shelf life/high risk / Dairy category experience preferred.
  • Proven experience of lean/ root cause in complex FMCG organisations
  • HACCP level 2
  • Food safety level 3

    Desirable:

  • HACCP Level 3
  • COSHH qualification

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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