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Job description
Summary
This is a temporary month contract to cover maternity leave
The role of Agricultural Planning Assistant will work alongside the Agricultural Planning Manager to plan live birds effectively and continuously into the factory and will help ensure that environmental and welfare standards are maintained at all times
The role holder will liaise closely with farmers and independent farmers, onsite supervisors and managers to maintain effective relationships
Main duties include (but not limited to) :
- Liaising between the factory and farms to ensure that supply and demand are matched whilst maintaining quality, along with environmental and welfare standards
- Liaise with farm managers to ensure that farm production issues do not impact on planned factory output
- To create and compile kill programmes
- Organise catch teams to farms for the times required and inform farms of their catch times making sure they withdraw feed in time
- Preparing all relevant paperwork to authorise the slaughter of birds
- To make and receive phone calls from farmers / catchers / live collection drivers
- Engage with the farmers for updates on any health issues
- Issue to farms, factory weights and rejects for the birds we have taken
- Analysing data to monitor performance and plan improvements and demand
- To work in a manner that actively seeks to reduce any negative environmental impact in relation to the processes and procedures operating within their area and across the wider business
- Ensure the accurate upkeep of Live Bird Database, Parent Flock information, Broiler Schedule, Hatch and Line count and other files needed to allow accurate data for planning
- To always ensure Health and Safety compliance
- To create and organise the collection of live birds from farms
- To prepare the Transport Schedule on a daily basis and revise as required
- To keep drivers’ hours within the driving regulations
- To help the Transport Manager with daily paperwork
- Respond to and investigate complaints from members of the public / farmers / factory
- Work with the technical department to compile non-conformance information and actions
- On call once a week and every rd weekend
Requirements, experience and person specification
- Valid driving licence
- Commercial awareness
- Logistics experience
- Seniority level – Entry level
- Employment type – Full-time Tempoary Month Maternity Cover
- Job function Administrative & Planning
- Computer literate to a high standard, Excel especially
A full job description is available upon request
Salary to be discussed at interview stage
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