Mill Operative

AB Agri Ltd; Northallerton; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched pension up to 10%

Flexible benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounts portal

Job summary

AB Agri Ltd in Northallerton is seeking a Mill Operative to run press lines and support the mill’s daily production. You will work across shifts, ensuring quality, safety and efficient stock handling while contributing to continuous improvement and project work within the mill team.

The role requires experience in production, familiarity with automated plant equipment, and a willingness to work in a noisy, warm environment. The package includes a competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in production environments, preferably food/agriculture.
• Experience with automated plant machinery.
• Able to multi-skill and adapt to mill needs.
• Proficient with MS Office (Teams & Excel).
• Comfortable in noisy, dusty, warm conditions.

Responsibilities

• Run and monitor press lines to meet KPIs.
• Ensure quality and feed safety during production.
• Maintain clean stations and general hygiene.
• Record materials and stock data for planning and deliveries.
• Support maintenance teams and assist with basic tasks.
• Assist with mill-wide projects and ad-hoc work.

Skills

Production experience

Multi-skilled

Flexible

MS Office (Teams & Excel)

Ability to work in noisy environment

Tools

Automated plant machinery

Job description

The Role & Key Responsibilities

Job Title: Mill Operative

Location: Northallerton

Contract and Shift details: Average 45 hours per week, Week 2 average 50 hour a week

Week 1

Monday - Friday 06:00 - 14:00, 40 hours

Week 2

Monday - Friday 12:00 - 20:00, Saturday 06:00 - 16:00, 50 hours

Package includes: Salary circa £34ka 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 teamworking across various areas 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 machinery
• Ability 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.

Agencies and media sales

AB Agri group politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We don’t accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them