Weighbridge Operator

Allied Mills is the UK’s third largest miller and mills wheat for everything from bread to bagels, baguettes and biscuits, pasties to pastries, doughnuts, cookies, burger buns and pizzas, naan bread and chapattis, noodles and pasta. The majority of our flour goes into household bread brands such as Kingsmill soft white bread, Kingsmill 50/50, Allinson’s and many more.

Our people are our standards, and that’s why we’re ABF’s Miller of Choice.

**The Role**:
Company: Allied Mills
Location: Tilbury

**Salary**: £27,500 per annum (inclusive of shift premium)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week on a 3 week rotating rota (Mon-Fri 6am-2pm, 8am-4pm and 12pm-8pm.) Also including 4 contracted Saturday shifts per year.
Holiday Entitlement: 25.5 days annual leave exclusive of the 8 customary bank holidays

operations at Site; ensuring that all goods are weighed onto and off site and that all practices comply with company policies and procedures.

**Duties**:

- Maintain and improve Weighbridge operations at site.
- Ensure all goods are weighed onto and off site.
- Co-ordinate site traffic movements.
- Be the first point of contact for visitors to site and to take incoming calls.
- Ensure drivers are given a copy of the site rules and Induction on their first visit to site.
- Complete daily weighbridge checks - including the reporting of manual and sundry weights.
- Ensure new procedures and customer requirements are updated in the weighbridge file and cascaded to all weighbridge operators.
- Training future weighbridge operators.
- Liaise with 3rd party suppliers to ensure weighbridge maintenance and calibrations are up to date.
- Ensure that all weighbridge operations comply with environmental, health and safety, legal and company standards.

**Skills & Experience**:

- A great customer focus with a flexible and adaptable approach.
- Self-motivated and able to work on your own initiative, be punctual and reliable.
- Health and Safety awareness (desirable)
- Food Safety awareness (desirable)
- Good level of Computer literacy
- Good numeracy and literacy skills

**Benefits of Working With Us**:
**Pension**: The ABF Pension scheme is a Defined Contribution arrangement (when you contribute, the Company contributes to) It offers a comprehensive package of retirement and life assurance benefits for members.

**Other Benefits**: Free lunches provided to site, spacious canteen and kitchen, free on-site parking, family friendly flexible working, free Allied Bakeries products delivered to site, employee discount schemes, cycle to work scheme, free uniforms and PPE provided.

**Rewards**:Rise and Shine awards, Christmas Gift Cards, Yearly Salary Review, Refer a Friend Bonuses, Long Service awards.

**Engagement**: Employee Forums, Calendar Event and ‘Belonging’ Days, Charity events, Periodic Keep In Touch sessions, Diversity & Inclusion events.

**Further Opportunities**: An important part of Allied Mills is opportunity for growth and in doing this, we hope to bring development opportunities to all our staff, from FLT and LGV licencing, apprenticeships, or potentially transferring into the flour milling section of the operation and the opportunity to work towards the relevant industry qualifications. By building a career with Allied Mills, could also lead to opportunities in the wider Associated British Foods business encompassing household brands like Primark, Pataks, Twinings, Kingsmill, Silver Spoon and many more. Head over to the ABF website to find out more: ABF at a glance - ABF

**About Us**:
Part of Associated British Foods (ABF), Allied Mills is one of the most progressive flour millers in the UK. Established in 1961, we operate 3 modern flour mills and with investment in technology and deliver the highest standards in product quality, service and development to our customers. Our values help Allied Mills continue to succeed as the Miller of Choice reaching our targets by recognising and achieving the smallest of daily tasks. Allied Mills staff work hard, and we want them to know they are well looked after. Our diverse, family-feel workforce have a sense of belonging, are valued when they come to work each day, are provided with first class benefits all whilst still having a good work-life balance.

With ambitious plans in place for Allied Mills, it is clear that we will need everyone pulling in the same direction if we are to succeed. To support us in this, we have created a set of values.

**We are committed to equal treatment and opportunities for all our people, and believe in building a diverse and inclusive organisation that represents our communities and generates the best outcomes for consumers, customers and stakeholders