Job Description

The Role & Key Responsibilities

Job Title:

Process Operative

Location:

Melmerby, North Yorkshire, UK

Salary:

34,000

Role Type:

Initially a 6-month Fixed Term Contract

Shift Pattern:

4x9 hours shifts Days/Nights



The process operative plays a vital role in achieving the overall business objective by responsibly managing process of animal feed. The role contributes to maintaining feed safety through thorough understanding and adherence to processes and actions.

Responsibilities:

Ensure you are working to meet our standard procedures, on paper or on the computer. Switch out dies and tweak rollers when needed. Take charge of your cleaning tasks to keep the workspace clean. Run checks on our products to make sure they meet the required standard. If something doesn't look right, make the operations manager aware. Be ready to cover your colleagues during holidays or sick days. If you have new ideas on how we could do things better, please make us aware. Ensure that you follow the health & safety procedures.

About you:

Previous experience in Manufacturing, ideally in a food or feed environment Experience of adhering to quality standards Good communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people. Good IT skills

Location:

This role will be located onsite at Melmerby (HG4 5HP)







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.



We're thrilled to share that AB Agri has been recognised 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 so 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.

About The Company

Rewarding your passion

When you join us, you'll do meaningful work and be rewarded fairly for it. From annual salary reviews and incentive bonus, ongoing career development and enhanced family, financial and wellbeing benefits - these are just some of the ways we reward you - from day one.

About us

We are AB Neo a specialist business bringing together the expertise of four successful companies with the aim of revolutionising nutrition for all neonates. Bring your talents to AB Neo and play your part in producing affordable, high quality and responsible food for the growing global population.

We're part of AB Agri, the agricultural division of Associated British Foods (ABF plc) and we're passionate about feeding the world responsibly and affordably by making quality animal feed, creating nutrition and technology-based products, and offering data services for the agri-food industry.

Application Notes

We hope you feel that AB Agri is somewhere you can thrive and so we'd love to hear from you. We get a lot of applications for our roles and sometimes need to close the process early so register your details and upload your CV via our careers website as soon as you can - it will only take a few minutes.



When you do, we'll ask you some equal opportunities questions just to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive - or show us areas we can improve. This information is anonymised, separate from your application and is never seen by the hiring panel. You can choose not to answer these questions and this won't affect your application.



Apply today or contact our recruitment team for more information.

Agencies and media sales

AB Agri group politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We don't accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.