*Internal Application Only* Lead Operator - Nights

About the role

Internal Applications Only. Yeo Valley is seeking a Lead Operator to join the nights team at Isleport, its logistics hub in Somerset. The Lead Operator supports planning, coordination and optimisation of resources in a defined area, acting as the go‑to person for the team to ensure operational activities meet the highest standards of safety, product quality and service levels.

The role works a 4‑nights‑on, 4‑nights‑off pattern, 20:00 – 08:00.

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrate commitment to Health & Safety by working safely, role‑modelling behaviours, challenging unsafe practices, rectifying unsafe conditions and escalating when needed.
• Lead team involvement in Health & Safety aspects to improve safety practices.
• Escalate any food safety breach or quality issue, ensure sub‑standard product is identified, held, escalated, resolved and released.
• Understand, lead and maintain good manufacturing practices, hygiene, PPE and dress code; role‑model a “Clean as You Go” approach and lead workplace organisation and visual management.
• Facilitate Short Interval Control Reviews, establish actions and owners, and coordinate tasks and resources to optimise the operation.
• Analyse and interpret asset performance, identify opportunities and drive improvements to performance and raw material yields.
• Participate in changeover optimisation, identifying opportunities and coordinating resources to improve asset utilisation.
• Communicate performance data, ensuring team awareness of how their role contributes to shift, site and business success.
• Maintain accurate, timely recording of downtime and raw material usage to support improvement initiatives.
• Undertake basic fault finding and equipment rectification; support root‑cause identification and escalation to the wider support team.
• Energise the team, taking swift action and encouraging others to do the same.

Requirements

• Leadership of a team of up to 30 people (essential).
• Stock control processes & inventory control (essential).
• Knowledge of WMS and MS Office applications (essential).
• Good communication skills at all levels (essential).
• Ability to work to deadlines and under pressure (essential).
• Knowledge of KPI delivery (essential).
• MHE experience (desirable).
• IOSH Managing Safely qualification (desirable).
• First Aid at Work (desirable).
• Food safety qualification/experience (desirable).

Benefits

• 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 partner organisations.
• Learning and development opportunities.

Schedule

4 nights on, 4 nights off, working 20:00 – 08:00.