ABN Feeds North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Overview
Job title: Operations Manager
Location: Melmerby, North Yorkshire, UK
Contract: Full time, Permanent, 37.5 Hours Per Week
Salary: from £70,000, plus a benefits package designed to support wellbeing and reward impact, including discretionary performance related bonus, car allowance, private healthcare, and a matched pension contribution of up to 10%.
AB Agri is seeking an Operations Manager to oversee our Melmerby site. This senior role offers full accountability for production, quality, safety, and service, with the opportunity to drive meaningful change and continuous improvement across the business.
What You’ll Do
* Lead and develop the operations team, including production, customer service, and planning functions.
* Deliver production budgets while maintaining high standards for quality, safety, and service.
* Initiate and promote ongoing improvement initiatives throughout operations, performance indicators, and planning.
* Collaborate across functions to align operations with strategic business goals.
* Champion a Target Zero culture, embedding health, safety, and environmental best practice.
* Implement and drive continuous improvement (CI) projects across operations, KPIs, and planning.
* Enhancing engagement, ownership, and productivity within the team.
What We’re Looking For
* Extensive experience in manufacturing or production operations, with team leadership.
* Feed Mill and/or FMCG background - (Desirable)
* Proficient in finding solutions to complex issues.
* Experience with production planning, supply chain, and customer service operations.
* Data-oriented, comfortable using digital tools and ERP systems to improve performance.
* Clear communication and positive interpersonal skills, capable of uniting and motivating teams.
Why Join Us
This is a career-defining opportunity for an operations professional to take a step forward in leadership, advancing operational efficiencies at a traditional manufacturing site. We delight our customers through great people who bring diverse life experiences and shared values. We’re collaborative, purpose-driven, and encourage trying new ideas. We invest in your individual journey so you can feel proud of the difference you make.
We’re proud to be recognised as one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2025. This reflects progress in inclusive hiring, transparent pay frameworks, flexible work, and Employee Network Groups. As a Disability Confident employer, we offer additional support in recruitment processes if needed (e.g., alternative formats, support animals, sign language interpreters).
About The Company
AB Neo is a specialist business uniting four successful companies to revolutionise nutrition for all neonates. AB Neo is part of AB Agri, the agricultural division of Associated British Foods (ABF plc), and focuses on feeding the world responsibly and affordably by producing quality animal feed and offering data services for the agri-food industry.
Application Notes
We welcome your application via our careers website. We may close the process early if a suitable candidate is found. When applying, you will be asked equal opportunities questions to ensure an inclusive process. The information is anonymised, separate from your application, and never seen by the hiring panel. You may choose not to answer these questions without affecting your application. Apply today or contact our recruitment team for more information.
Agency and media sales notice: AB Agri group requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs or fees from agencies.
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