Yeo Valley Organic
Skilled Engineer
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About Yeo Valley and the Role
At Yeo Valley, we’re more than just an organic dairy company—we’re a community rooted in sustainability, ethical practices, and high-quality food production. As a family-run business, our values hinge on sustainability, ethics, and people-centred operations.
This role focuses on asset reliability and performance through:
- Predictive maintenance
- Preventative maintenance
- Asset improvement projects
- Root cause analysis and fault resolution
Responsibilities
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Commitment to Safety & Standards Demonstrate commitment to people and food safety—aligning with company and legislative procedures in all working practices.
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Reliability-Centred Maintenance (RCM) Engage in developing and supporting a reliability-centred maintenance approach.
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Asset Care Delivery Implement and complete planned, unplanned, predictive, and preventative engineering activities efficiently.
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Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing Work cross-functionally to manage tasks, resources, and developmental learning with site teams.
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Problem-Solving & Root Cause Analysis Apply technical problem-solving and RCA to prevent faults, inefficiencies, and abnormalities.
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Continuous Improvement Proactively contribute to process optimisation, cross-functional projects, and workplace enhancement.
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Data & Business Systems Utilisation Utilise and interact with business systems to analyse and report on asset performance and data.
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Ownership of Performance Metrics Understand and track site, departmental, and individual performance measures—aligning personal contributions to collective goals.
Requirements
Essential
- Apprenticeship or equivalent training in a single engineering discipline (e.g., mechanical, electrical, process, or maintenance engineering).
- Demonstrable engineering knowledge applied through technical skills.
- Previous experience in a manufacturing/production environment.
- Proactive approach to asset care—pro-active maintenance mindset.
- Logical fault-finding capability.
- Role-model mentoring—willingness to support and share knowledge within the team.
Desirable
- Developed knowledge and application of RCM techniques.
- Advanced fault-finding (instrumentation, troubleshooting, diagnostic strategies).
- Familiarity with Condition-Based Monitoring (CBM).
- Industry best practices in asset care, maintenance frameworks, or efficiency programs.
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Why Join Yeo Valley?
We’re a UK-based, independent dairy producer—known for Yeo Valley yoghurts, desserts, and ice creams, supplying major UK retailers. Our presence spans four dairies and two logistics hubs in Somerset and Devon, employing 1,900+ people—contributing to 25% of the UK’s packaged yogurt market.
Benefits
By joining Yeo Valley, you’ll enjoy:
- Competitive benefits package:
- Competitive holiday allowance.
- Non-contributory pension scheme.
- Life cover.
- Healthcare cash-back plan.
- Workplace amenities:
- Free parking onsite.
- Top-quality personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Deductions & partnerships:
- Cycle-to-work scheme.
- Subsidised Yeo Valley products & services (exclusive employee rates).
- Partner discounts (electronics, travel, and more).
- Growth opportunities:
- Learning and development—training and career progression tailored to employees.
Closing Note Applications recommended ASAP; if not hindered by immigration issues (sponsorship unavailable). Speculative agency applications not accepted—submit via our preferred recruitment portal.
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