*Internal Applications Only* Team Manager Days - 3 Month Secondment

We have a 3 month secondment opportunity for a Team Manager at our Crewkerne site to manage day shift operations in our dairy plant. In this role, you'll be responsible for leading and developing one of our Production Operation teams, while also building on and developing your own key leadership skills.

We're a co-owned business, so the health, safety, wellbeing and development of our people is at the heart of what we do. You'll ensure our raw materials, prepared and finished products are produced to the highest standards in the safest environment. As well as making sure things are running smoothly, you'll always be looking for ways to improve the quality, efficiency and production costs through engaging and supporting your team members and collaborating with other functions.

This position is working day shift, 6:00am until 6:00pm, 4 on 4 off., * Leading the team to ensure effective delivery of our products

• Leading Health & Safety within the area of responsibility, engaging the team to ensure compliance and improve the safety culture
• Developing the team to achieve targets. Engaging them and promoting autonomy to enable them to achieve theirKPI’s; safety, quality, deliver, cost
• Working collaboratively with other functions to ensure that work plans are agreed, prioritisedand delivered
• Supporting and supervising in the following: Preparation of, receiving, handling and issuing of raw materials and the dispatch of finished product;
• The use of a computer and software packages (Microsoft bias);
• Using hand-held devices and relevant software systems;
• Leading and developing the team to improve the quality, efficiencyand cost of productionthrough engagement and application of the leadership principles
• Ensure your teamis compliant with quality standards
• Deliver communication and reportingto the highest standard
• Leading and developingthe team to focus on asset care and quality assurance
• Leading continuousimprovement activities providing measured improvements through application ofCI principles

• Ability to influence people at all levels
• Demonstrable problem solving and analytical skills
• Proficiency in IT software such as Microsoft
• Excellent communication skills, * Previous management experience
• Health & Safetyqualification, IOSH or other recognised qualification
• Knowledge of Continuous Improvement application - 5s, SIC, RCA’s, visual management
• Experience of working with external auditors
• Dairy science qualification
• Experience of coaching and development
• Asset care/ autonomous maintenance experience
• Change management experience
• Quality Control or Quality Assurance qualifications/experience

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
• annual bonus (as part of the Employee Benefit Trust, based on company performance for the year)
• non-contributory pension scheme
• life cover
• competitive holiday allowance
• 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