Area Coordinator

AB AGRI LTD; Northampton; Remote; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agricultural organization is seeking an Area Coordinator to provide milk recording services for dairy farmers in England, specifically in Northamptonshire and Leicestershire. The role requires strong time management and attention to detail, as well as a valid UK Driving Licence for extensive driving. The successful candidate will collect data, coordinate milk samples, and support farm operations while maintaining high data quality standards.

Benefits

Accessibility support during application

Innovative range of milk quality services

Qualifications

• Experience in milk recording or practical dairy farming is desirable.
• A valid UK Driving Licence is required.
• Ability to work early mornings when required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver milk recording services to farms as allocated.
• Collect and update data about cows in NMR database.
• Coordinate milk sample collection from farms.
• Support the robot shuttle hire service with transport and setup.
• Ensure high quality and accuracy of data collected.

Skills

Time management skills

Self-motivated

Attention to detail

Teamwork

PC literate

Job description

Overview

Are you interested in agriculture and collecting information to help dairy farmers with their herd management? Are you skilled at managing your time and working alone? Do you have a positive attitude and attention to detail? If the answer is YES, this could be the role for you.

The Area Coordinator will be responsible for the delivery of a full milk recording service in a defined area as allocated by the Senior Area Service Manager. This involves monthly visits to farms within the Northamptonshire and Leicestershire area, collecting event data about individual cows and updating the NMR database. It can also involve taking milk samples from each cow as they are milked as and when required. The role may also involve supporting and providing the robot shuttle hire service in terms of organising, transporting, setting up, taking down, cleaning, and storage of robot shuttles, holiday cover, and box deliveries/collections. It is home based but covers a wide area of farms, which could involve extensive driving.

+ Responsibilities include data collection and entry into a custom-built software package; coordinate the collection of milk samples from individual cows on farms; organise and train self-employed samplers to take milk samples; transport sample boxes/shuttles; complete NMR robot shuttle recording if required; ensure an excellent standard of data quality; A valid UK Driving Licence is required; and the ability to work early mornings when required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a full milk recording service in a defined area as allocated by the Senior Area Service Manager.
• Visit farms in Northamptonshire and Leicestershire on a monthly basis to collect event data about individual cows and update the NMR database.
• Take milk samples from cows as required and coordinate the collection of samples on farms.
• Support the robot shuttle hire service: organise, transport, set up, take down, clean and store robot shuttles; provide holiday cover and manage box deliveries/collections.
• Work from a home base while covering a wide geographic area of farms (extensive driving).
• Collect data and enter into a custom-built software package.
• Organise and train self-employed samplers to take milk samples.
• Transport sample boxes/shuttles.
• Complete NMR robot shuttle recording if required.
• Maintain an excellent standard of data quality.
• Hold a valid UK Driving Licence and be able to work early mornings when required.

Qualifications

• Time management skills
• Self-motivated
• Ability to work effectively within a team and add value
• Great attention to detail ensuring accuracy in work produced
• Fully PC literate
• Milk recording and/or practical dairy farming experience – desirable
• A valid UK Driving Licence is required

About the employer

We're National Milk Records (NMR), a part of the AB Agri community committed to investing in an innovative range of milk quality, herd health and genomic testing services, generating data and building robust insights that empower farmers to make informed decisions on cow productivity. We are part of AB Agri, the agricultural division of Associated British Foods (ABF plc), and we are passionate about feeding the world responsibly and affordably by making quality animal feed, creating nutrition and technology-based products, and offering data services for the agri-food industry.

Accessibility and inclusion We are a Disability Confident employer, committed to ensuring our application and recruitment processes work for everyone. If you need any additional support (such as alternative formats for your application, bringing a support dog to the offices, a sign language interpreter, or anything else) please let us know.