Quality Technologist - Days (Internal Only) in Blagdon

So, what will I be doing?

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.

As a Quality Technologist at Blagdon, you'll be a champion of quality culture across our site.

Upholding legal, customer and consumers expectations, ensuring we are operating in a true quality, food safety focused, working environment.

You’ll be applying your experience and learned knowledge to provide advice and guidance to stakeholders across the business.

Supporting and coaching all site functions on food safety and quality aspects of production.

You will be a catalyst for facilitating solutions and improvements across site, engaging with all key stakeholders and enabling us to drive forward our food safety and quality culture.

This role is Working a 4 on 4 off shift pattern

Sounds interesting, what do I need?

• - A good understanding of food processing parameters and controls, and experience in food manufacture is essential.
• - Ideally you will have a science based degree or demonstrable experience in a similar role, and a passion for positive change and team work.
• - Internal audit qualification and experience.
• - An ability to communicate clearly.
• Ideally you would have HACCP level 4 or 3, along with with either a 3rd party audit or internal auditing qualification.
• This is a very hands on role, so people skills are key to the success of this new and exciting position.

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.

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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