The Business
With a vision to be "the best at what we do", ABP Food Group is one of Europe's leading
privately owned agribusiness companies. The business employs over 14,000 people, and has
51 manufacturing plants in Ireland, the UK, Denmark, Poland, Austria, Holland, France and Spain.
ABP Food Group is the largest beef processor in Ireland and the UK, and the company also operates substantial renewable, pet food and protein divisions.
The business's success is underpinned by three core values:
1.Integrity: we firmly believe in the integrity of our products and operations - and we always will. Our meat is sustainably reared and completely traceable. Our processes are lean and transparent.
2.Customer Focus: we consider our customers to be valued partners. We believe in generating relationships based on mutual trust and shared expertise, so that we can deliver our customers a true commercial advantage.
3.Service: regardless of the service we provide, impeccable customer relations will be a constant. We don't believe in resting on our laurels, we believe in going above and beyond in service of our customers each day.
The UK business is HQ near Birmingham Airport and employs 6,500 people across 20 manufacturing plants. The business operates in a matrix, with each manufacturing plant having its own General Manager and Financial Controller with full P&L responsibility.
The Site
ABP Penston is based in Glasgow and is a high-profile fresh meat retail packing plant.
Turnover in excess of £100m and employing 250+ employees.
The Role
Reporting to the Financial Controller, a Senior Yields Analyst is required to monitor and analyse production performance to ensure raw materials are converted into finished products as efficiently as possible. The role focuses on improving manufacturing efficiency, reducing waste, and supporting cost control within the factory.
Key Responsibilities
Monitor raw material input versus finished product output and ensure any discrepancies are corrected within Innova in a timely manner.
Manage Daily Yield meetings and hold people to account.
Analyse production yield losses and identify trends.
Produce daily, weekly, and monthly yield performance reports.
Conduct variance analysis between target and actual yield.
Prepare stock reports and yield reports for weekly accounts.
Maintain accurate production and inventory data.
Ensuring new products are set up accurately for reporting and to correct job numbers.
Support Finance and Production teams with data insights.
Identify opportunities to reduce waste and improve process efficiency.
Manage the Yield Analyst who will oversee the Yield Operatives.
Qualifications
Strong background in Manufacturing essential
Skills and Abilities
Credible experience of developing best practice models.
Ability to work closely with Production Teams.
A dynamic individual, with an analytical nature.
Proficiency in manufacturing and ERP systems.
Proficiency in Power BI and Excel.
Strong analytical thinking and communication skills.
High level of self-motivation, and target driven.
Proactively seek and share solutions rather than problems.
Flexible and adaptable in approach.
Professionally manage workload and prioritise accordingly.
Strong team ethic communicating and liaising successfully across departments, whilst delivering individual work to a high standard.
To be well organised and a good timekeeper.
A calm, self-assured and confidence-instilling manner.