Engineering Manager

Crewkerne, Somerset
Yeo Valley
So, what will I be doing?

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

Reporting directly to the Site Leader, you will be in charge of c20 Engineers at our Crewkerne manufacturing site with an attractive benefits package. Taking our People as your focus, you will lead the on site team to shape and deliver the engineering strategy at one of Yeo Valley’s most future focussed manufacturing locations in a rural and beautiful area of the country with great links to the coast and Mendip Hills.

Crewkerne is the at forefront of our strategy to expand Yeo Valley into new food categories and is our ‘Centre for Innovation, Bringing Ideas to Life’ and as well as being a top class food production facility, has a great family atmosphere.

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 will include:

• Ensuring our Co-Owners Health & Safety is put first.
• Creating a culture and environment that supports and draws upon the skills and capabilities of the site teams and enables the highest level of performance.
• Influencing and delivering the wider business best practices and strategies as part of the Group Engineering Leadership Team.
• Contributing to the shaping of the site vision as part of the site leadership team providing an integrated strategic plan which incorporates all dimensions of people, plant and process development
• Providing visionary leadership for the Engineering Team whilst developing a High Performing Team through Apprenticeships and Personal Development Plans that build skills, capabilities and contribution within a culture of engagement and empowerment.
• Identifying and leading capital investment projects and budgets for the site that deliver sustainable manufacturing capability and performance.
• Negotiating and optimising service contracts aligned with value adding operational budgetary control and improvements.

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)
• Kn owledge 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.