Multi Skilled Operator - Fruit Operations (Mon-Fri) *INTERNAL APPLICATIONS ONLY* in Crewkerne

We are on the lookout for a Multi-skilled Operator to join our Fruit Operations team at Crewkerne. This role is a Monday to Friday role working 6am to 2pm. Our Crewkerne site is split into different departments, including Dairy production, making great dairy products, Fruit production, supplying our business with tasty fruit to go into our yogurt and our new Savoury production team, who make hearty soups.

The Fruit Operations department works on:

• Supply of raw materials
• Palletisation and dispatch of finished goods
• Receipt of raw materials
• Loading and unloading of lorries
• Yard Work

Key responsibilities will include:

• Embracing Health & Safety and Quality requirements.
• Packing of well-known products.
• Operating a wide variety of machinery (filling, packing, forming or CNC machines);
• Demonstrating a commitment to delivery, leading by example;
• Completing paperwork accurately.
• Application of current GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices);
• Taking apart, cleaning and rebuilding production equipment.
• Any other duties as reasonably required.

Also, you will become a co-owner at Yeo Valley, taking advantage of our benefits package that includes a non-contribution pension, co-ownership of the company that includes a yearly bonus and a healthcare cashback plan.

Sounds interesting, what do I need?

• Health and Safety Commitment
• Good Team Working Skills
• Able to undertake manual tasks
• Knowledge / Use of MHE
• Effective Communication
• Attention to detail

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:

• Competitive holiday allowance
• Non-contributory pension scheme
• Annual bonus (as part of the Employee Benefit Trust, based on company performance for the year)
• 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.