Mill operative

AB Agri Ltd; Cupar; Remote; GBP 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched pension up to 10%

Flexible benefits

Job summary

AB Agri Ltd in Cupar is hiring a Mill Operative to join a small team. You will operate the press lines, manage the mill area and assist with maintenance, while ensuring quality and feed safety at all times.

The role offers a 4 on 4 off rota (days and nights), a 48-hour week and a salary of £37,476.07 per year with pension contributions matched up to 10% and access to flexible benefits to support development and well-being.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in production environment, ideally food or agriculture.
• Ability to work with automated plant machinery and flexible to support mill needs.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Teams and Excel) and computer literacy.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality and feed safety is a priority during production.
• Complete daily production plan following KPI targets.
• General mill cleaning – hovering, mopping and hygiene.
• Provide accurate information on raw material and stock for planning, including stock takes.
• Support maintenance teams to communicate issues and assist with basic maintenance duties.
• Support the wider mill team with projects or ad hoc work.

Skills

Production experience

Automated machinery

MS Office

Multi-skilled

Team collaboration

Tools

MS Office

Job description

The Role & Key Responsibilities

Job Title: Mill Operative

Location: Cupar

Contract and Shift details: 4 on 4 off rota, Days and Nights 48hrs a week.

Package includes: Salary £37,476.07a year, plus pension contributions matched up to 10% and access to flexible benefits that support your development, wellbeing and everyday life.

As a Mill Operative you will be part of a shift team of 3 working across our control room and 2 press production lines making high quality animal feed. You will be in the Mill at your designated area and will have overall responsibility for the running of the press lines as well as cleaning of the station.

Other responsibilities include:

• Ensuring quality and feed safety is a priority during production
• Completion of daily production plan following KPI’s/targets
• General Mill cleaning – hovering, mopping and general hygiene
• Providing accurate information to wider teams on raw material and stock to ensure deliveries and ordering are planned effectively including supporting with stock takes
• Support maintenance teams to communicate any issues and basic maintenance duties
• Wider support for overall mill success supporting with projects or ad hoc work as part of the wider Mill team

This is a great opportunity for someone who likes a varied role where you can get your hands dirty and be part of a small friendly team where everyone can get stuck in to get the job done. You will contribute to the success of the business by ensuring that the mill performs at its best allowing production targets to be met.

To be successful we are looking for some of the following knowledge, skills and experience:

• Previous experience in production environment ideally food or agriculture
• Previous experience of working with automated plant machineryAbility to be multi-skilled and flexible to support the needs of the Mill
• Computer literate with ability to learn new systems with experience of MS Office such as teams and excel
• Happy to work in a noisy, dusty and warm environment

Where growth meets purpose

What sets us apart is how we delight our customers - and that’s because of great people like you. People with different life experiences who share common values. Together, we’re shaping a world where responsible nutrition is accessible to all.With a big goal comes equally big opportunities to make a career that truly feels like your own. As a team we’re collaborative, purpose-driven and encourage trying new ideas. We also find ways to nourish your individual journey, so everyone can feel proud of the difference that they make in their own way.

We’re thrilled to share that AB Agri has been recognised as one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2025. This is a proud moment for us all. It highlights the real progress we’ve made to build a workplace that is inclusive, supportive, and fair for everyone. Over the last 5 years we have rebuilt our talent management practices, from inclusive hiring, to transparent pay frameworks, flexible work, and the momentum of our Employee Network Groups. Our actions are embedding inclusion at the heart of how we operate and creating a culture where people can be themselves

As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to ensuring our application and recruitment processes work for everyone so if you need any additional support (like alternative formats for your application, bringing a support dog to the offices, a sign language interpreter - or anything else) just let us know.

About The Company

Rewarding your passion

When you join us, you'll do meaningful work and be rewarded fairly for it. From annual salary reviews and incentive bonus, ongoing career development and enhanced family, financial and wellbeing benefits – these are just some of the ways we reward you - from day one.

What we can offer you

• A competitive salary with annual review.
• Incentive bonus for everyone
• Matched employer pension contribution up to 10%.
• Enhanced benefit for holiday, family, carer, adoption and parental leave.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• AB Agri benefits portal offering discounts and vouchers at 100s of retailers.
• Discounts available on ABF sister company products.
• A company passionate about training, development and creating a truly inclusive culture where everyone can do their best work.
• A wide range of flexible, opt-in benefits including dental, private medical and personal travel insurance using salary sacrifice.

About us

ABN is the UK’s number one animal feed business, serving pig and poultry producers across the UK. These range from large corporate customers through to family-owned farm enterprises. We service these customers with feed, nutrition, advice, and related services.

We’re part of AB Agri, the agricultural division of Associated British Foods (ABF plc) and we’re 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.