Operations Support / Administration - Part Time 30 hours p/wk

Berry Recruitment are delighted to be continuing to work alongside our long standing client who operates an independent milling business - supplying feed to the poultry industry for the past 50 years. Service is at the heart of their team where over 250 employees work across six sites. Their feed mills operate to the highest standards set for product quality, with a specialist production team monitoring output ensuring zero or minimal mill downtime.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Operations Support Assistant to join their team at one of their sites. This role has the potential to become permanent.

The contracted hours for this role are 30 hours per week and can work flexibly around the right candidate.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of all Health and Safety policies and procedures ensuring compliance with legislation and aligned to best practice.
• Assess raw material requirements by supporting stock takes and completion of all associated documentation, proactively seeking solutions where abnormalities occur to prevent a negative impact on production and quality standards.
• Support the scheduling of feed delivery & accurately carry out the weighing of incoming & outgoing vehicles.
• Liaise with key operational areas to order materials and allocate resources to meet production demands, ensuring amendments or cancellations of orders are efficiently recorded to accurately maintain stock levels.
• Assist the Mill management team in maintaining audit standards and ensure corrective processes are in place to address non-conformances.
• Liaise with customers and suppliers to ensure the efficient flow of information so all internal and external requirements are met.
• Manage HR system, inputting employee and payroll data on the system accurately and efficiently, compiling weekly and monthly reports for management approval.
• Support the HR team with recruitment such as advertising, shortlisting candidates, arranging interviews and liaising with the recruiting managers for feedback.
• Provide administrative support to line managers as required with capability, grievance and disciplinary matters.
• Provide administrative support to Health & Safety and Quality department for the site.
• Provide generalist administrative support, including general correspondence, coordinating meetings, maintaining filing systems, and supporting reception/ telephone queries.
• Maintain efficient filing systems for the office to ensure proper and secure storage and timely retrieval and control of information.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum national 5/Standard Grade equivalent in Maths and English.
• Strong experience in a generalist supporting role; if this has been within a manufacturing/production environment, this would be beneficial.
• Computer literate and proficient in the use of Microsoft Office software, in particular Excel, with an ability to pay close attention to detail when reporting data. Strong experience of operating databases/systems an advantage.
• Understanding of HR policies and procedures preferred.
• Understanding of Health & Safety policies and practices and advantage.
• Experience of supporting with Financial reporting preferred including creating formulated spreadsheets.
• Ability to adapt quickly to new software programs & operating systems

Apply today for your chance to be interviewed for this position or please call Charlie Parker for further information on 07710-304818 or email

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job.