We’re looking for a reliable, proactive Blend Shed Operative to join our busy animal feed manufacturing team. This is a hands-on production role at the heart of our operation, ensuring high-quality feed is blended, processed, and prepared safely and efficiently.
If you enjoy practical work, take pride in accuracy, and want to be part of a team that keeps agricultural businesses moving, this could be a great fit.
Why NWF Agriculture?
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Weekly: £17.43 per hour
- Enhanced Overtime:1.25x hourly rate for all overtime
- Shifts: Rotational day and night shifts on a 4 on 4 off shift pattern working12 hourshifts between 7am/pm and 7pm/am
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Holidays: 23.5/33 days per year
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Progression Opportunities: Clear progression pathways across the wider group that operates 2 other business’
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Training Opportunities: Funded, accredited courses.
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Medicash: Cashback on routine medical expenses such as dental, optical, physiotherapy and more!
- Shopping Discounts: Save with discounts at major retailers like Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Currys, Debenhams and more!
- Travel Savings: Discounts on flights, hotels, and airport parking.
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Entertainment Offers: Reduced prices at over 400 cinemas across the UK, including savings on drinks and snacks.
- Dining and Lifestyle: Access to deals on restaurants, leisure activities, and other lifestyle services.
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Enhanced Policies: Enhanced maternity and paternity leave.
- The Usual: Company Pension Scheme, Life Assurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme including counselling, legal and financial support, Free Refreshments, Free Secure On-Site Parking!
Day to Day
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Operate blending equipment to produce feed mixes according to production schedules
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Weigh, measure, and load raw materials with accuracy and attention to detail
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Monitor machinery performance and report any issues promptly
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Carry out routine cleaning and maintenance of equipment and work areas
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Follow strict quality, hygiene, and safety procedures at all times
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Complete production records and documentation
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Work collaboratively with colleagues across production, quality, and logistics
What will you bring?
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Previous experience within a production environment working with raw materials would be advantageous but not essential
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Comfortable working with machinery and manual handling
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Good communication skills are essential to be successful within the team environment
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Computer literate withthe accuracy to ensure sampling data is recorded correctly
Who are NWF Agriculture?
NWF Group comprises of 3 key businesses: NWF Fuels, NWF Agriculture & Boughey Distribution. Employing over 1,400 colleagues across the group, we encourage and empower our people to progress and move fluidly through the group, meaning the sky really is the limit when you join us!
What makes NWF Agriculture different? We go beyond feeds – offering a wide range of technical services, including our unique laboratory service, enabling us to develop the correct nutrition for individual flocks and herds. We manufacture the highest quality dairy, beef and sheep feeds to over 4,750 farmers feeding one in six dairy cows across the nation! NWF Agriculture has grown organically to be the second biggest ruminant feed manufacturer in the UK and we want you to be part of it!
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
