AB Agri
Mill Operative
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Job Title: Mill Operative
Location: Northallerton
Contract and Shift details:
- Average 45 hours per week
- Week 2 average 50 hour a week
Week 1
- Monday – Friday 06:00 – 14:00, 40 hours
Week 2
- Monday – Friday 12:00 – 20:00
- Saturday 06:00 – 16:00, 50 hours
Package includes:
- Salary circa £34k a year
- Pension contributions matched up to 10%
- Access to flexible benefits that support your development, wellbeing, and everyday life.
Have you got experience of working in a production, feed mill, or agricultural/farming environment and looking for an opportunity to join a small team as part of a bigger well-established business? If so, join us now!
About the Role
As a Mill Operative, you will be part of a team working across various areas making high-quality animal feed. You will be in the Mill at your designated area and will have overall responsibility for the running of the press lines as well as cleaning of the station.
Other Responsibilities Include
- Ensuring quality and feed safety is a priority during production
- Completion of daily production plan following KPI’s/targets
- General Mill cleaning – hovering, mopping, and general hygiene
- Providing accurate information to wider teams on raw material and stock to ensure deliveries and ordering are planned effectively including supporting with stock takes
- Support maintenance teams to communicate any issues and basic maintenance duties
- Wider support for overall mill success supporting with projects or ad hoc work as part of the wider Mill team
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This is a great opportunity for someone who likes a varied role where you can get your hands dirty and be part of a small, friendly team where everyone can get stuck in to get the job done. You will contribute to the success of the business by ensuring that the mill performs at its best, allowing production targets to be met.
Requirements
To be successful, we are looking for some of the following knowledge, skills, and experience:
- Previous experience in production environment, ideally food or agriculture
- Previous experience of working with automated plant machinery
- Ability to be multi-skilled and flexible to support the needs of the Mill
- Computer literate with ability to learn new systems with experience of MS Office such as Teams and Excel
- Happy to work in a noisy, dusty, and warm environment
About Us
Where growth meets purpose.
What sets us apart is how we delight our customers - and that’s because of great people like you. People with different life experiences who share common values. Together, we’re shaping a world where responsible nutrition is accessible to all. With a big goal comes equally big opportunities to make a career that truly feels like your own. As a team, we’re collaborative, purpose-driven, and encourage trying new ideas. We also find ways to nourish your individual journey, so everyone can feel proud of the difference that they make in their own way.
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We’re thrilled to share that AB Agri has been recognized as one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2025. This is a proud moment for us all. It highlights the real progress we’ve made to build a workplace that is inclusive, supportive, and fair for everyone. Over the last 5 years, we have rebuilt our talent management practices, from inclusive hiring, to transparent pay frameworks, flexible work, and the momentum of our Employee Network Groups. Our actions are embedding inclusion at the heart of how we operate and creating a culture where people can be themselves.
As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to ensuring our application and recruitment processes work for everyone. If you need any additional support (like alternative formats for your application, bringing a support dog to the offices, a sign language interpreter, or anything else), just let us know.
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