Site Manager - Navenby Feed Mill in Aubourn

Energy Jobline ZR; Aubourn; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Pilgrim's Europe is seeking a skilled Site Manager for the Navenby Feed Mill in Lincolnshire. You will lead production, quality, planning and administration, ensuring safe, efficient operations and regulatory compliance.

You will drive continuous improvement, develop staff, manage budgets and KPIs, and coordinate with transport and supply chains to deliver feed to farms. A degree and feed industry experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong people management and leadership skills.
• Feed mill production process control experience.
• Excellent communication and decision-making abilities.
• Budget management experience.
• Willingness to travel to other sites when required.
• Degree-level qualification and prior feed industry experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all site functions, including production, quality, planning and administration.
• Oversee feed production and transport logistics to ensure efficient supply to farms.
• Ensure appropriate staffing levels and support the development of site teams.
• Drive operational improvements and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Maintain compliance with health & safety, environmental and company standards.
• Manage raw material and finished product stock levels.
• Oversee maintenance programmes to ensure equipment reliability and legal compliance.
• Ensure quality control standards are consistently achieved.
• Lead recruitment, talent development and employee performance management.
• Manage site budgets, projects and operational KPIs.
• Foster a positive working environment and effectively manage employee relations matters.

Skills

People leadership

Production process control

Communication

Decision making

Budget management

Travel willingness

Education

Degree-level qualification

Job description

Job DescriptionSite Manager - Navenby Feed Mill Location: Navenby Feed Mill, Lincolnshire Department: Agriculture GB Reporting to: Head of Feed Milling Pilgrim's Europe is seeking an experienced and motivated Site Manager to lead the Navenby Feed Mill operation. This role is responsible for the overall management of the site, ensuring safe, efficient and compliant operations while driving performance across production, technical and administrative functions.

About the Role As Site Manager, you will provide leadership across all site activities, ensuring the mill delivers high-quality feed products efficiently and safely. You will work closely with operational teams to drive continuous improvement, develop employees and achieve key business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all site functions, including production, quality, planning and administration.
• Oversee feed production and transport logistics to ensure efficient supply to farms.
• Ensure appropriate staffing levels and support the development of site teams.
• Drive operational improvements and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Maintain compliance with health & safety, environmental and company standards.
• Manage raw material and finished product stock levels.
• Oversee maintenance programmes to ensure equipment reliability and legal compliance.
• Ensure quality control standards are consistently achieved.
• Lead recruitment, talent development and employee performance management.
• Manage site budgets, projects and operational KPIs.
• Foster a positive working environment and effectively manage employee relations matters.

What We're Looking For

• Essential Strong people management and leadership skills.
• Feed mill production process control experience.
• Excellent communication and decision-making abilities.
• Budget management experience.
• High level of professionalism, confidence and integrity.
• Good standard of education.
• Willingness to travel to other sites when required.

Desirable

• Degree-level qualification.
• Previous experience within the feed industry.
• Engineering background.

Measures of Success

• Production efficiency and mill performance.
• Feed intake and delivery efficiency.
• Effective stock control.
• Feed quality standards.
• Delivery of projects within agreed budgets and timescales.

Our Values

• Availability
• Humility
• Discipline
• Sincerity
• Simplicity
• Ownership
• Determination

If you are a proven operational leader with a passion for driving performance, developing people and delivering continuous improvement, we'd love to hear from you.