• So, what will I be doing?

At Yeo Valley, we’ve been making delicious, organic dairy products for over 50 years. As a family-run business, we believe in doing things the right way - sustainably, ethically, and with people at the heart of what we do. We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our team, drive continuous improvement, and shape a positive, high-performance culture.

As an Engineering Manager, you’ll be responsible for leading and developing our engineering team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and efficiency. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to implement best practices, improve processes, and ensure the highest standards of operational performance.

You’ll be inspiring and leading teams in an established, distinctive and ambitious food manufacturing company that has a commitment to Nurture & Nourish People & Planet by Making Great Food the Right Way. Forever.

Key Responsibilities

• Leadership & People Development: Inspire, mentor, and develop a high-performing engineering team, ensuring engagement and continuous growth.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement opportunities to enhance operational efficiency, reduce downtime, and optimise plant performance.
• Culture & Collaboration: Foster a culture of open communication, teamwork, and accountability across departments.
• Reliability & Maintenance Excellence: Drive best-in-class maintenance strategies, ensuring machinery and processes run successfully with minimal disruptions.
• Sustainability & Innovation: Support Yeo Valley’s commitment to sustainability by leading initiatives that improve energy effectiveness and reduce waste.
• Health & Safety: Champion a safety-first approach, ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations and company policies.

Some companies might refer to this role as a “Head of Engineering”, “Site Engineering Manager” or “Chief Engineer”

Sounds interesting, what do I need?

Qualifications & Experience:

• Demonstrable knowledge of Health & Safety and Environmental compliance and standards.
• Proven, demonstrable experience within FMCG and a track record of delivering sustainable improvements.
• Excellent Leadership Qualities.
• Proven ability to set, manage/control revenue and capital budgets.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and CI Techniques.
• Proven track record of specifying and running medium to large scale projects from conception to completion.
• Engineering Qualification (HND/Degree)
• Knowledge of RCM techniques and principles

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
• 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

Amongst other things, co-ownership at Yeo Valley means:

• We all have an equal stake in our company, sharing in the success we achieve
• We support one another in connecting to our purpose and vision
• We have structures and ways of working that support us in influencing the direction of our company
• We are transparent about our plans
• We work together to make things better

co-ownership invites us all to:

• Want to understand Yeo Valley’s purpose and connect with it
• Be interested in how our company is developing, our future plans and the culture of co-ownership
• Take part in conversations and share your opinions on how to make Yeo Valley Production a great place to work
• Understand or question decisions that do not seem to fit with our purpose, goals and culture
• Represent our company as a proud, valued and influential co-owner

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.

Job Type: Permanent

Pay: Up to £80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Canteen
• Company car
• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Free flu jabs
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• On-site gym
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Relocation assistance
• Sick pay
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends