Quality Assurance Assistant (Labs)

So, what will I be doing?

Yeo Valley is not just a dairy manufacturing company, we are the manufacturing company that produce over 25% of the UKs packaged yogurt, created by with a stellar reputation and a passion Yeo Valley is known for its commitment to organic farming, sustainability, and animal welfare.

We are the custodians of our customers and consumers' expectations and support the business in achieving a true quality, food safety focused, working environment.

We are proud of the products we produce, and all the brands we represent.

More about the role;

You will work as an important part of a team supporting the Laboratory function on the site you are based. Whilst ensuring a safe working area, you will undertake routine tasks which follow procedures / instructions to support the overall analysis of our fantastic products.

The sample analysis undertaken will be supporting the service the Laboratory provides to internal stakeholders.

Please bare in mind that this position shift patterns runs over days & nights.

Sounds interesting, what do I need?

Essential

qualifications & experience

• Good team working skills
• Able to undertake manual tasks
• Attention to Detail
• Effective Communication
• HACCP understanding
• Food Safety knowledge
• Right first time approach
• Methodical analytical approach to tasks

Desirable

• Basic food hygiene
• Knowledge of HACCP
• Previous Lab Experience

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. It goes without saying that you'll have access to free parking, top of the range personal protection equipment (PPE).

You'll Also Receive The Following

• Competitive holiday allowance
• 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 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. 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.