Tech Op Nights - Process and Blending

As a Technical Operator, you're an integral member of the Production team on our Cannington site, responsible for operating and optimising complex machines and processing equipment. Using your operational/mechanical skills and knowledge, you will be the go-to person in the team for support with complex operational processes and identifying root cause of underlying problems.,

• Effective operation and optimisation of equipment and priorities to meet the production demand and delivery of the highest quality of products.


• Through the ownership of performance and yield in your area/asset you'll optimise running conditions and lead the mechanical improvement activities that ensure effective use of resources.


• Analysis and interpretation of operational machine parameters to support your effective decision making and drive improvements.


• Ensure the accurate and timely recording of downtime and raw material usage in an area.


• Undertaking advanced/complex fault finding, decision making and rectification on equipment and leading the identification of root cause, escalating to engineering when required.


• Ensuring all equipment is properly cared for by the completion of effective cleaning and maintenance tasks.


• Working across the team and ensuring there are effective handovers to understand common challenges and opportunities seeking to identify where investigations may help most.


• Training and validating understanding to the highest standard, coaching and mentoring others to build capability.


• Energising the team and demonstrating a consistently enthusiastic approach, taking action quickly and encouraging others to do the same.


• Demonstrating a commitment to Health & Safety by working in a safe manner, role modelling our safety behaviors, challenging unsafe practices, rectifying unsafe conditions and escalating to other team members when support is needed.


• Undertaking routine checks to validate and maintain equipment safety control systems to maintain statutory compliance. Escalating any food safety breach or quality issues and ensuring that any product below our standards is identified and held and the issues are escalated appropriately, resolved and released.


• Active involvement, commitment and governance of the quality management system, making sure all relevant controls and procedures are completed effectively to validate food safety controls and the products we make exceed customer and consumer expectations.


• Understanding, adhering to and leading good manufacturing practices and company standards of hygiene, PPE, and dress code. Role modelling a 'Clean as You Go' approach, leading workplace organisation and visual management standards with the team.


Hours: 4 Days on, 4 Days off / working 18:00 - 06:00


• Good team working skills


• Able to undertake manual tasks


• Attention to detail


• Effective communication


• Relevant work experience as a machine Operator in a production environment


Desirable:

• Basic food hygiene


• Knowledge of HACCP


• Engineering skillset
  
  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


• life cover


• healthcare cash back plan


• cycle to work scheme


• subsidized 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.