Manufacturing Manager Blagdon, England
Job description
The Blagdon site is the centre for volume and our largest manufacturing site. Blagdon is the spiritual home of Yeo Valley and where it all started. The site is responsible for a huge amount of the yogurt consumed in UK and plays a pivotal role in fulfilling our demand on a huge scale.
You will be responsible for leading your manufacturing team in creating an vibrant and productive atmosphere where our people remain the focus and we maximise our output and efficiency.
Within a rolling 18-month horizon, you will be responsible for enhancing and optimizing our operational performance & sharing best practice to provide the best product, service and cost proposition in our categories realizing our ambition to be the best-in-class supplier.
Key responsibilities:
- Creating a 'one team environment' where our co-owners are driven by a common purpose
- Encouraging a culture of learning, where we allow our co-owners to grow.
- Encouraging the sharing of stories within the team to that motive the team and fosters great relationships and care for the needs of the team.
- Creating an environment where the team are adaptable and responsive to an environment of continuous improvement and innovation.
- Sponsoring activities and projects which enhance our operations in the recognition that we cannot solve the climate crisis, or grow our business, without manufacturing in a sustainable way
- Embed sustainable practices, principles and measures which help and encourage the protection of natural resources through efficient use and waste minimisation
- Maintaining the brilliant fundamental basics of Health and Safety, Food Safety in all that we do
- Ensuring that there is clarity of role responsibilities, performance expectations and authority to act at all levels
Along with a competitive salary, there's a whole host of benefits that we offer including:
- 25 holiday allowance
- 7% 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
- annual bonus (as part of the Employee Benefit Trust, based on company performance for the year)
- learning and development opportunities; we’re committed to ensuring all of our employees have the chance to grow
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: From £85,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Canteen
- Company car
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Blagdon
