Livestock / Lairage Assistant
Livestock / Animal Production
The Vacancy
Job Title: Livestock / Lairage Assistant
Location: Llanidloes
Department: Livestock / Lairage
Reports to: Livestock Manager
Hours: Full-time.
Early starts, weekends, evenings and some bank holidays required to meet seasonal demand. Being contactable and flexible with working hours is essential.
About the Role
We are looking for a hands-on and reliable Livestock / Lairage Assistant to support our Livestock Manager with the smooth running of our lairage & livestock operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Day-to-day oversight of lairage operatives and operations, relevant training documents, allocate tasks, monitor performance, and ensure welfare checks, penning, and cleaning are completed too standard daily.
- Liaise with farmers and hauliers regarding deliveries
- Livestock record keeping
- In the event of being short staffed, being able to cover all areas of lairage is key, full WATOK will need to be obtained along with other roles i.e stunning / booking in.
- Resolve any issues, with complaints or rejected carcasses, pathology queries or any discrepancies with documentation/deliveries
In the managers absence on some occasions you may be required to cover the Livestock Manager in their absence whilst they are on annual leave and attending offsite work commitments.
- Act as the main point of contact for lairage
- Manage lamb bookings to meet daily/weekly kill plan
- Liaise with Production/Sales Manager to confirm numbers, and specs required
- Monitor lamb bookings so lairage capacity and daily sales requirements are met
- Support with stock reconciliations and internal/external audits and traceability
- Liaise with farmers and hauliers regarding deliveries
- Maintain professional relationships with suppliers
Person Specification
** Essential
- Experience working with livestock, ideally sheep/lambs
- Experience or confidence to step up and cover a management role when required
- Strong organizational skills and ability to work to tight kill plans
- Knowledge of animal welfare, lairage operations, livestock and carcasses legislation live and dead
- Excellent communication skills for dealing with farmers, hauliers and internal teams
- Good IT/admin skills - Excel, email, industry databases
- Full driving license
- Flexible to work early starts, evenings and weekends. Potential call out to site out of hours. On farm visits and lamb grading/selection will be required as well as any on farm follow ups
- Previous supervisory or team leader experience
- Good Knowledge of disease restrictions, biosecurity and livestock movement licensing laws
- Abattoir / red meat processing experience
Our Story
Pilgrim's Europe produces some of the best-known and most iconic brands in the UK and Ireland, including Fridge Raiders, Rollover, Denny, Richmond, Oakhouse and Moy Park, alongside a diverse range of industry leading own-label products in categories including fresh pork, lamb and chicken, working with all the major retailers and food service outlets.
Our portfolio extends to authentic chilled and frozen ready meals, snacking ranges, added value and food service products.
Across Pilgrim's Europe we combine 20,000 of the best people in the industry, united by a shared set of core values and a passion for producing the highest quality, most delicious and innovative food, which is enjoyed by millions of people in the UK, Ireland and Europe every day. Our Pilgrim's Europe team are based in our Pilgrim's UK, Moy Park, Pilgrim's Food Masters and Pilgrim's Shared Services businesses.
Rewards & Benefits
Competitive Salary
Competitive Holiday Entitlement
Pension Contribution
Family Friendly Policies
Learning and Development Opportunities
Life Assurance
Our People
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Our Values
Availability
Discipline
Determination
Humility
Ownership
Simplicity
Sincerity
Job Title: Livestock / Lairage Assistant
Location: Llanidloes
Department: Livestock / Lairage
Reports to: Livestock Manager
Hours: Full-time.
Early starts, weekends, evenings and some bank holidays required to meet seasonal demand. Being contactable and flexible with working hours is essential.
About the Role
We are looking for a hands-on and reliable Livestock / Lairage Assistant to support our Livestock Manager with the smooth running of our lairage & livestock operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Day-to-day oversight of lairage operatives and operations, relevant training documents, allocate tasks, monitor performance, and ensure welfare checks, penning, and cleaning are completed too standard daily.
- Liaise with farmers and hauliers regarding deliveries
- Livestock record keeping
- In the event of being short staffed, being able to cover all areas of lairage is key, full WATOK will need to be obtained along with other roles i.e stunning / booking in.
- Resolve any issues, with complaints or rejected carcasses, pathology queries or any discrepancies with documentation/deliveries
In the managers absence on some occasions you may be required to cover the Livestock Manager in their absence whilst they are on annual leave and attending offsite work commitments.
- Act as the main point of contact for lairage
- Manage lamb bookings to meet daily/weekly kill plan
- Liaise with Production/Sales Manager to confirm numbers, and specs required
- Monitor lamb bookings so lairage capacity and daily sales requirements are met
- Support with stock reconciliations and internal/external audits and traceability
- Liaise with farmers and hauliers regarding deliveries
- Maintain professional relationships with suppliers
Person Specification
** Essential
- Experience working with livestock, ideally sheep/lambs
- Experience or confidence to step up and cover a management role when required
- Strong organizational skills and ability to work to tight kill plans
- Knowledge of animal welfare, lairage operations, livestock and carcasses legislation live and dead
- Excellent communication skills for dealing with farmers, hauliers and internal teams
- Good IT/admin skills - Excel, email, industry databases
- Full driving license
- Flexible to work early starts, evenings and weekends. Potential call out to site out of hours. On farm visits and lamb grading/selection will be required as well as any on farm follow ups
- Previous supervisory or team leader experience
- Good Knowledge of disease restrictions, biosecurity and livestock movement licensing laws
- Abattoir / red meat processing experience
Our Story
Pilgrim's Europe produces some of the best-known and most iconic brands in the UK and Ireland, including Fridge Raiders, Rollover, Denny, Richmond, Oakhouse and Moy Park, alongside a diverse range of industry leading own-label products in categories including fresh pork, lamb and chicken, working with all the major retailers and food service outlets.
Our portfolio extends to authentic chilled and frozen ready meals, snacking ranges, added value and food service products.
Across Pilgrim's Europe we combine 20,000 of the best people in the industry, united by a shared set of core values and a passion for producing the highest quality, most delicious and innovative food, which is enjoyed by millions of people in the UK, Ireland and Europe every day. Our Pilgrim's Europe team are based in our Pilgrim's UK, Moy Park, Pilgrim's Food Masters and Pilgrim's Shared Services businesses.
Rewards & Benefits
Competitive Salary
Competitive Holiday Entitlement
Pension Contribution
Family Friendly Policies
Learning and Development Opportunities
Life Assurance
Our People
Previous Next
Our Values
Availability
Discipline
Determination
Humility
Ownership
Simplicity
Sincerity