Facilities Operative

So, what will I be doing? Help us keep things running smoothly at Yeo Valley! At Yeo Valley, we’re about more than making great food. We’re here to Nurture & Nourish People & Planet by Making Great Food the Right Way. Forever. As an independent, British, co-owned business, we believe in doing things properly, supporting our people and creating an environment where everyone can grow and thrive.

We’re looking for a reliable, motivated and hardworking Facilities Operative to join our team at our Cannington site. You’ll play an important part in keeping our facilities clean, safe and welcoming for colleagues and visitors alike. If you take pride in your work, have a keen eye for detail and enjoy making a positive difference behind the scenes, we’d love to hear from you!

You’ll help ensure our site facilities are maintained to a high standard, creating clean, hygienic and welcoming spaces for everyone.

Your responsibilities

Keeping things clean and tidy: Maintaining high standards of cleanliness and housekeeping across canteens, toilets, locker rooms, offices and reception areas. Maintaining hygiene standards: Ensuring all facilities meet company expectations and relevant hygiene requirements. Managing stock: Monitoring and managing cleaning supplies and other relevant stock.

Supporting the team: Providing cover for colleagues when needed to help keep our facilities running smoothly. Working safely: Checking that equipment and materials are safe, suitable and effective before, during and after use. Taking pride in your work: Helping us maintain a clean, safe and pleasant environment across the site.

You’ll work a 4-on, 4-off shift pattern, from 06:00 - 18:00, However we open to reduced hours such as 0600-1400 with a possibility of an 1800-0200 (for example). Sounds interesting, what do I need? You don’t need to be an expert in everything, but we’re looking for someone who takes pride in doing a job well and understands the importance of keeping a workplace clean, safe and organised.

You’ll ideally have: Good communication skills and a positive, can-do attitude. The ability to work independently and use your initiative. A team-focused approach, with a willingness to support colleagues. A commitment to maintaining high standards of cleanliness and housekeeping. Good numeracy skills. An awareness of COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health).

An understanding of health and safety in the workplace. Most importantly, you’ll be dependable, self-motivated and keen to make a difference every day. 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) and your own locker.

You'll also receive the following: - 20 day holiday allowance, increasing based on length of service

• Paid breaks
• Non-contributory pension scheme
• Employee Benefit Trust performance related bonus (if the business does well, so do you)
• Life cover (hopefully you will never need it but good to know)
• Healthcare cash back plan (well most people use the dentist and opticians, don’t they)
• Subsidised canteen
• Colleagues in the community charity fund
• Referral scheme
• 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
• Free on-site parking 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 .