Operations Graduate 2025

ABP UK; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking enthusiastic graduates to assist in the operational running of their business. This role offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience within the meat industry, focusing on process flow, waste management, and team leadership. As part of your professional development, you will learn about retail production, manufacturing, and sustainability, while developing your management style and problem-solving skills. Join a forward-thinking company that values innovation and efficiency, and take the first step in your career with a supportive team dedicated to your growth.

Qualifications

• Graduates with a degree in Agri, Food Science or Business/Management are preferred.
• Strong IT skills, particularly in Excel, are essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the operational running of the business, overseeing process flow.
• Support commercial projects and investigate waste management.

Skills

Hands-on experience

Numeracy

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Initiative

Education

Agri degree

Food Science degree

Business/Management degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

ABP is one of Europe's leading beef processors. We have built our success on entrepreneurship, technological investment and a deep knowledge of the sectors in which we operate. As key stakeholders in the integrity of the food supply chain we are focused on ensuring the full traceability of our products.

Our core business - ABP Beef - is supported by its renewable, pet food and protein divisions, which combine to ensure the value of by-products is maximized and the environmental impact of the business and our customers is minimized. Our company has doubled the size of its business in the past 10 years, and continues to seek additional growth opportunities through organic initiatives and potential acquisitions.

Opportunity Details

Your primary role will be to assist in the operational running of the business. This will include responsibilities such as overseeing process flow, supporting commercial projects, investigating waste management and improving efficiencies where possible. Alongside this, there will be opportunities for you to take responsibility of teams, allowing you to develop your management style and your ability to problem solve and lead a team effectively.

We will help you gain an understanding of the core processes within the meat industry by teaching you all about process, retail production, manufacturing and procurement, the effect of freezing meats and general operational running.

Moving into your second year, you will continue your professional learning by gaining experience in hands-on butchery, costings, business strategy, commercial development and people management, as well as covering modules in sustainability and supply chain management.

Preferred Skills & Experience

We're looking for hands-on graduates that have studied an Agri, Food Science or Business/Management related degrees.

Ideally you will have a 2:2 or above.

You will be enthusiastic and motivated by learning.

You will be numerate, confident with numbers and able to assimilate complex information.

You will have strong IT skills, particularly Excel.

You will have attention to detail and take pride in a high standard of work.

You will have strong interpersonal skills and enjoy working as part of a team.

You will be resilient and able to work with pace and to use your initiative.

A full UK driving license is desirable.