Site Technical Manager - Cannington

At Yeo Valley, we're about more than just making great food – we're here to Nurture & Nourish People & Planet by Making Great Food the Right Way. Forever. As a co-owned business, we invest in our people, encourage growth, and believe in doing things properly.

At the heart of our business is a deep connection to nature and a pledge to nurturing our people. As a co-owned company, we believe in supporting every co-owner within their Yeo Valley journey. You'll be part of a workplace that cares & values our environment, our products, and most importantly, each other. We grow stronger together by creating a culture where respect, wellbeing, and development are part of everyday life.

As the Site Technical Manager at our Cannington Site, you will be expected to promote and support a continuous improvement-based food safety and quality culture across the site. You will be responsible for the strategic planning for the technical development of the site.

In this role you will partner with production and engineering colleagues to optimise the running of the site. Beyond your responsibilities on site, you will be a member of the company wide technical leadership team, responsible for setting and delivering the company wide Food Safety and Quality Strategy. As the on-site technical expert, you will lead with external audits and liaison with customers technical teams. Ultimately you are to ensure that all product dispatched is safe and complies with customer and legal standards.

Essential:

• Excellent communicator.
• Demonstrable experience within a relevant technical management role within the food industry. A min 5yrs experience in senior technical role in a FMCG environment.
• Practical experience of BRC accreditation, HACCP Implementation, and quality system management.
• IT literate with Microsoft Office skills.
• A recognized audit qualification.
• Min Food Safety L4 and HACCP L4.
• Degree educated or equivalent in a relevant discipline.
• Clear understanding of CIP

• Previous dairy science / manufacturing experience
• Experience of Yoghurt Manufacturing 
• Previous Hygiene Experience. 
  

We’re independent, British and proud to be making the highest quality yogurts, desserts, soups and ice cream under the Yeo Valley brand and for many of the UK’s major retailers. Operating from four manufacturing sites and two logistics centres in Somerset and Devon, we employ over 2000 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.