Site Administrator & Communication Coordinator

Yeo Valley is not just a dairy manufacturing company; we are the manufacturing company that produces over 25% of the UK's packaged yoghurt, known for our commitment to organic farming, sustainability, and animal welfare.

As Site Administrator & Communication Coordinator, you will play a vital role in supporting and strengthening our people-focused culture at the Cannington site. You will contribute directly to delivering our five-year plan by helping to create a welcoming, safe, and inclusive community where we operate with purpose, reduce our environmental impact, and continue to invest in our people. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful difference to the future of Yeo Valley. Through your work, you will support the development of our people and processes, helping to build capability and establish Cannington as a centre of excellence within the business.

• Take the lead on site communication activities in order to drive higher engagement.
• Work with the site team, other YV sites, wider YV team and externally to deliver best practice communication plans.
• Develop site inductions for new starters.
• Oversee new starter onboarding.

Sounds interesting, what do I need?

• Self-starter – creative, curious and able to think outside the box.
• Ability to build strong relationships.
• Able to manage multiple priorities and workstreams simultaneously.
• Creative and resourceful in finding consistent innovative methods of communication to drive engagement.
• Ability to identify and allocate the required information to create procedures/guides that are understandable and effective for the production operations team & support functions.
• Proven ability to make decisions and to use your own initiative.
• Proven ability to be organised and accurate while working in a busy environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all Co-Owners.
• Proficient using Microsoft Suite.
• Working knowledge of content development tools and learning management systems.
• Working knowledge of project management methodologies.
• Excellent influencing and presentation skills.

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 offer a whole host of benefits:

• 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.