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An exciting opportunity has arisen based at our Lancaster site. This role is ideal for a self-motivated person looking for a career in ruminant agriculture.
Working from our mill as part of the Formulations & Technical Team, the role involves both office-based feed formulation and support of the company's manufacturing plants, sales teams and customers. There is a track record of developing new starters from this role into a range of other roles within the Carr's Billington business.
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 ensure that feed ingredients and manufactured feeds meet commercial, nutritional, feed safety and legal requirements, and to support the Formulations, Quality Control and Product Assurance Teams in their key roles.
Support the Formulations Team in the creation and maintenance of the company's product formulations according relevant legal, nutritional, cost and mill constraints and also in blend formulations at request of salespeople or the Formulations Team.
To play a role in maintaining master data on the company's accounting software system.
Review and circulate QC data, maintain the company's Format raw material matrix and action follow-up investigation and/or corrective action as required with support from the Formulations Manager and Raw Materials Manager.
Assist in the implementation of and compliance with HACCP, the AIC Universal Feed Assurance Scheme (UFAS) at all manufacturing sites and the Feed Materials Assurance Scheme (FEMAS) for the Lancaster AminoMax Plant.
Assist the CBAL Product Assurance Manager in administering the feed complaints system.
Support the Lancaster Quality Controller in assessing and testing raw materials and finished products as required.
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
Essential
SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND QUALITIES REQUIRED
Attention to detail
Numeracy Skills
Familiarity and aptitude for Excel and simple statistical methods and presentation.
Desirable
Knowledge and understanding of animal agriculture
Agricultural Qualification
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 sick pay entitlement.
Health Cash Plan: A health cash plan allowing colleagues to claim back money spent on everyday health care such as optical, dental, physiotherapy and much more.
Your Lifestyle
Staff Discount: Colleagues are eligible for a generous staff discount on selected products at our Country Stores.
Cycle to work scheme: A salary sacrifice scheme saving you tax on the purchase of a new bicycle and associated equipment.
Flexible life assurance and critical illness cover: Choose to increase the level of life assurance cover already provided to you by the company or add critical illness cover, all at preferential rates.
Perks At Work: Access to an exclusive member's discount website with over 3,500 brands where you can save money and earn cashback on spends from grocery shopping to holidays.
Salary finance benefits: Savings schemes, preferential rate loans and wage advances all through payroll as well as tools for financial education.
Your Future
Pension: Enrolment into the Company pension scheme after 3 months of employment.
Training & Development: Role specific training and ongoing training and development opportunities identified through our annual appraisal process.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
* Industries
Farming
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