So, what will I be doing?
Working as part of our operations team supporting production at our Cannington site, you'll be operating and optimizing complex machines and processing equipment, ensuring we maintain the highest standards of product quality and health and safety. Using mechanical skills and knowledge, you will be the go-to person for all in the team that need support with complex operational processes, optimizing complex machines or identifying root cause of underlying problems.
Undertaking of maintenance tasks, validation checks and optimisation of the machines, you will ensure the team are able to meet their daily Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) with optimal utilisation of our assets and raw materials.
Key responsibilities:
1. Dealing with the intake of raw materials.
2. Dealing with returns and stock
3. Foil picking, foil ordering, general ordering of raw materials
4. Replenishing chemical cages and cabinets
5. Dealing with cream deliveries
6. Escalating any food safety breach or quality issues.
7. Dealing with daily paperwork and using internal computer systems.
8. Quality control.
9. Training and validating understanding to the highest standard, coaching and mentoring others to build capability.
10. Energising the team and demonstrating a consistently enthusiastic approach, taking action quickly and encouraging others to do the same.
Shift Pattern is 4 on 4 off rolling shift, working 6am to 6pm
Sounds interesting, what do I need?
Essential:
11. Good team working skills
12. Able to undertake manual tasks
13. Attention to detail
14. Effective communication
15. Relevant work experience as a machine Operator in a production environment
Desirable:
16. Basic Food hygiene
17. Knowledge of HACCP
18. Engineering skillset
19. Forklift licence
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:
20. competitive holiday allowance
21. non-contributory pension scheme
22. life cover
23. healthcare cash back plan
24. cycle to work scheme
25. subsidised Yeo Valley products and services
26. preferential rates with our partners
27. learning and development opportunities; we’re committed to ensuring all of our employees have the chance to grow