Mobile Plant Operator in Colchester

We are looking for a Mobile Seed Plant Operator to join the AGS Mobile Seed Plant processing team, based at Holton, on a permanent, full-time basis.

You will have the opportunity to drive to farms and process farm-saved seed, checking quality of the seed, taking samples and maintaining mobile machinery whilst always ensuring the site/machinery is clean, tidy and health and safety processes are adhered to. You will also support the workshop fabrication team with the in-house manufacture of our bespoke mobile seed processors.

The Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 25 days holiday per calendar year with option to purchase 5 more days
• Dedicated Learning & Development team to support you and your career
• Employee Assistance Program providing 24 hours support & advice in areas such as health and wellbeing for yourself, your family & friends (up to 5 people in total)
• Increased Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave benefits for eligible employees
• Life Assurance scheme and pension plan with employer contributions of up to 7%
• Cycle to Work Scheme, employee retail discount scheme and free eye test vouchers

About You

• Agricultural, engineering or grain handling experience would be an advantage, but full training will be provided for the right candidate including, PA1 & PA11.
• Welding and fabrication/engineering or coachbuilding experience.
• Mechanic/Bodyshop experience would be advantageous.

Your Role Will Involve

As a Mobile Seed Plant Operator your role will involve:

• Establishing a framework of working practices that will enable the machine operator to produce the very best quality seed.
• Establishing good and safe working practices.
• Assisting in meeting the demand of the production of mobile seed plants.
• Helping build and develop our mobile seed vehicles.

About Us

Anglia Grain Services is the UKs largest and industry leading specialist mobile seed processing company. To maintain this position, we are driven to provide a first-class service to our customer.

To achieve this, much emphasis is placed on having the right people who are passionate, driven and have a can-do attitude.

Anglia Grain Services is a division of Frontier Agriculture Ltd.

Frontier is a successful and growing business. We are the largest crop production and grain marketing company in the UK, with over 1,000 employees and a turnover of more than £1.5 billion.

With a vision to be the first-choice employer in UK agriculture, we are committed to delivering a culture where people are at the heart of our success.

Award winning for our commitment to people, we have been recognised by Great Place to Work institute since 2012 and we are proud to be ranked by them in the top 30 UK best large places to work.

Our business approach is underpinned by our core values Integrity, Customer focus and Expertise or ICE. These values support our whole philosophy and way of working and we are always looking to attract talented individuals with either industry knowledge or specialist skills that will help us deliver consistently to these values.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We have a clear commitment to equality of opportunity and diversity encouraging fairness and equality of treatment for all. As such we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

We recognise the value of a workforce in which people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to introduce fresh ideas and contribute to the business goals.

We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive environment with inclusive employment policies, such as progressive flexible working and parental policies.

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