Weighbridge & Site Operator

6 months ago


Lancaster, United Kingdom Carrs Billington Agriculture Ltd Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Carrs Billington Agriculture (Operations) Ltd at our Lancaster Site.

**ABOUT US**

Every day we provide rural and agricultural communities with the support they need to succeed. Whether they are after a healthier herd or flock, increased yields, faster growth rates, a decent return on their land or even just a helping hand. We have the people, products, and services to help our customers get from where they are now to where they want to be. This is why every role at Carr’s Billington is hugely important to our shared success and why we welcome talent from across all different backgrounds to work across our retail, feed, machinery, fuel and central support divisions.

Carr’s Billington Agriculture is a subsidiary company of The Billington Group, who are also the proud owner of Criddle & Co., English Provender Company and Billington Foods.

**THE JOB**

To operate the weighbridge and attached IT systems to ensure accuracy and compliance is met. To operate plant and machinery in all areas of the site as required and which you have been trained to use safely and effectively to ensure that targets for volume, efficiency and feed quality are met.
- Undertake weighbridge, bulk out loading, blends plant, mill production, packing and cleaning duties where necessary to ensure the mill meets demand requirements
- Take responsibility for ensuring that all operating instructions and procedures are followed so that plant and machinery is operated at optimum efficiency and finished product meets the quality and safety hazards standards specified.
- To ensure that the documentation for the production of feed is completed in accordance with UFAS and trading standards legislation.
- Take ownership of carrying out safety checks on machinery and ensure that these are documented and report in the event of any issues in line with company procedures.
- Take a proactive approach to raising concerns regarding quality / service / environmental and feed safety issues.
- Complete health and safety, fire, environmental and first aid checks on site.
- Working closely with colleagues ensure that the health and safety of yourself and others working across the mill is prioritised and where there are any concerns these should be reported accordingly.
- To support the site management team with stock control and stock rotation in line with warehousing principles.
- Take responsibility for carrying out mill maintenance duties as required which are within your skills and ability, while ensuring that all site health and safety policies and procedures are adhered to.
- Adhere to Company and Group policies and procedures, including but not limited to those relating to Safety, Health and Environmental.
- To ensure all relevant legislation and approved codes of practice, are adhered to in respect of ongoing compliance, including but not limited to UFAS. FIAS & NOPS assurance schemes.

**SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND QUALITIES REQUIRED**
- Basic level of IT literacy and ability to learn new systems
- A proactive and flexible approach to work.
- A ‘can do’ attitude with the ability to work using your own initiative and as part of a team.
- A proactive and flexible approach to work.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate with key internal stakeholders.
- Experience of working a busy weighbridge
- A weights and measures training course undertaken
- Experience of working in an animal feed mill
- Experience working in a busy manufacturing and/or agricultural environment.
- Hold FLT licence.
- Hold a telehandler or loading shovel licence.
- Basic mechanical skills.
- PCS experience.

Essential

Experience of working a busy weighbridge (desirable)

A weights and measures training course undertaken (desirable)

Experience of working in an animal feed mill (desirable).

Experience working in a busy manufacturing and/or agricultural environment. (desirable)

Basic level of IT literacy and ability to learn new systems. (essential)

Hold FLT licence. (desirable)

Hold a telehandler or loading shovel licence. (desirable)

A proactive and flexible approach to work. (essential)

A ‘can do’ attitude with the ability to work using your own initiative and as part of a team.(essential)

Basic mechanical skills. (desirable)

PCS experience. (desirable)

A proactive and flexible approach to work. (essential)

Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate with key internal stakeholders. (essential)

**BENEFITS**

As part of The Billington Group we offer a wide range of employee benefits including:

- An attractive salary package.
- Annual salary reviews in September each year.
- A minimum of 25 days annual leave.
- Opportunity to work for a well-established family-owned business with ambitions for growth and innovation.
- **Your Health**_

**Health Assured**:Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which offers counselling and health and wellbeing advice.

**Sick pay**:Generous company



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