The Role:

Due to significant growth throughout the business, GA requires an Assistant Account Manager to join the UK accounts team. Based at our Head Office in Buckshaw Village, this is an office-based role with the occasional travel to the manufacturing facility in Leyland. The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting the Account Manager in delivering sales targets and increasing our customer base with a focus on dedicated accounts.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Supporting Partners in processing orders via the Portal and assisting in answering Partner queries
• Liaise between customer and relevant departments to resolve any queries and requests
• Review orders and amend the information to ensure no problems arise later on
• Accounting assistance to remind them when invoices are overdue and help manage their finances with GA
• Support the Partners to manage stock levels ensuring constant supply for their customers
• Accurate recording of communication on CRM system

The Candidate:

Essential:

• Educated to GCSE/ A level standard or with equivalent work experience
• Strong interpersonal skills, exceptional customer focus and highly efficient planning and organisation skills
• An effective communicator with the ability to engage at all levels
• Commercially focused
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Presentation skills
• Ability to work within the company structure and take the initiative when required
• Ability to engage with people and build good working relationships with customers and colleagues alike

Closing Date Wed 08/06/2022

The Role:

We are looking for a passionate customer-centric professional to offer sales support to our European partners. Working as part of our European Sales Team within GA France, based at our Head office in Buckshaw Village, Chorley, as a Partner Manager, you will manage your partners and support our European Field Team. This is an office-based role.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Offer sales support to our partners via phone and email, allocate orders to our Haulage Schedule, offer technical knowledge for existing and new products, provide day-to-day contact, and help with any queries or inquiries.
• Liaise with Partner Care Department for any partner complaints
• Support our Field-based Team in France
• Ensure up to date information is entered into our CRM system.
• Attend Partner meetings via Skype, develop and nurture these partner relationships
• Prepare documents for our projects team such as Quote requests, Product Brief, and Project Forms – where necessary
• Work as a Team within Country Campaigns for New Product Launches

The Candidate:

The successful candidate will be computer literate and work in a fast-paced environment. They must demonstrate an ability to cope under pressure at times and use their initiative when required to do so.  

Essential:

• Fluent in French Language and a good level of English
• English Grade A to C GCSE or equivalent preferable.
• Good IT skills and be able to use databases and spreadsheets.
• An organised, respectful and enthusiastic individual willing to learn.
• Ability to work within the company structure and take the initiative when required.
• Excellent communication skills and an ability to empathise with Partner’s needs.
• The desire to always go the extra mile for our Partners.

Closing Date Wed 08/06/2022

The Role:

Based at our European Head Office in Buckshaw Village, Chorley, this is an office-based role, with occasional travel to the manufacturing facility in Leyland. The role will entail the following:

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Respond efficiently to queries and concerns from customers via email and phone
• Take and process orders
• Deal with delivery queries and issues
• Deal with any customer complaints and liaise with the Customer Care Department
• Put together and send information packs where necessary (Brochures, samples, bags, templates etc.)
• Keep CRM up to date and log all activity
• Create Leads in CRM and assign them to the Account Manager once converted
• Cover for holidays and take phone messages when necessary
• Monitoring SOPS and SLAs for customers holding stock at GA
• Attend customer meetings
• Prepare Documents for Projects such as Quote requests, Product Brief, Project Forms, etc

The Candidate:

Essential:

• Must speak and write German fluently at the mother tongue level
• English Grade A to C GCSE or equivalent preferable.
• Good IT skills and be able to use databases and spreadsheets.
• A organised, respectful and enthusiastic individual willing to learn.
• Ability to work within the company structure and take the initiative when required.
• Excellent communication skills and an ability to empathise with Partner’s needs.
• The desire to always go the extra mile for our Partners.

Closing Date Wed 08/06/2022

The Role:

A vacancy has arisen at our Plocks Farm site for a pest control technician. Ideally, you will be a highly motivated individual with proven ability and relevant pest control qualifications to BPCA Level 2 or equivalent and hold a full clean driving license. As the Pest control technician, you will be monitoring and controlling pest activity in all internal production areas, external perimeter pest monitoring, and several offsite storage areas. Based at the Plocks Farm manufacturing site, you will be responsible for the day to day control of pests and completing the necessary reports and associated paperwork.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• To carry out full routine site inspections regularly and identify infestations that present a risk to the business.
• To report all infestations found and carry out the appropriate corrective action or treatment.
• To investigate all reported sightings and infestations to identify the source of the problem and carry out the appropriate corrective action.
• To complete the necessary written reports and keep the Pest Control file up to date.
• To be present at third party audits (FEDIAF, OF&G, etc.)
• Work within the current Health and Safety guidelines.
• Identify areas where improvements can be made, such as proofing of buildings or hygiene-related issues.
• To plan your workload to complete all tasks promptly.
• To identify any pests which are present on site.
• To keep up to date with all changes in legislation.
• To look at new technologies and ensure that all pest management activities are always carried out using best practice methods.
• To help with the investigation of customer complaints and put in place corrective actions to reduce the number of customer complaints.

The Candidate:

The successful candidate will take responsibility for all aspects of pest control in a large manufacturing facility. They will carry out all pest control operations, ensuring that all work is carried out to the highest possible standards whilst maintaining all aspects of Food Safety and Health and Safety. This is a hands-on pest control role where you will need good interpersonal skills and prioritise and multi-task. The job can be physically demanding, and there is a need to climb vertical ladders to access higher areas. There will also be a need to work in some difficult to access areas.

Essential:

• A good understanding of pest control techniques is needed. The candidate should be qualified to BPCA Level 2 or equivalent.
• Knowledge of pesticides, rodenticides and their use is required.
• Be able to work under current legislation and be aware of any changes in legislation.
• Must be computer literate as the generation of Microsoft Word and Excel reports is required.
• Strong level of English.
• Able to work cross-functionally amongst the operation, interacting with the production, engineering, technical and other teams.

Desirable:

• Experience of working in a food production environment would be helpful.
• Experience with SPI insect identification and treatment techniques.
• Food Safety certificate.
• IOSH (Working safety).
• COSHH awareness.
• CSCS Cardholder.
• Member of Basis Prompt CPD scheme.

Closing Date Wed 08/06/2022

The Role:

Based at our Manufacturing Site in Bretherton, we have a fantastic opportunity for a candidate to work in Goods Inward within our Procurement Department. Reporting to the Engineering Stores and Procurement Manager, the successful candidate will play a key role within our Procurement Department.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• To receive deliveries and ensure they are unloaded correctly and ready for use
• To ensure the inward products are logged and distributed across the Site
• To weigh any inward raw material box deliveries
• To order labels and printer ribbons from Tony Leighton & Co.
• To receive any business post returns, logging and photographing them to send this information to customer services
• To identify, where possible, any unmarked pallets of small orders for the Weighbridge Operatives
• To pack, weigh and measure parcels for dispatch whilst to ensure that the correct information goes to the person responsible for distributing them out
• To check all consumables stock of labels and ribbons on-site and advise the PI Supervisor regarding numbers
• To continually improve safety records by addressing both physical safety risks and employee safety attitudes
• To ensure that all relevant department performances are met and exceeded

The Candidate:

The successful candidate will have a good level of English and be able to deal politely but confidently with colleagues. They must demonstrate an ability to cope under pressure at times and use their initiative when required to do so.  

Essential:

• Clear and concise communication, both written and verbal
• Must be able to work independently and make decisions
• Have the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Good level of English
• Ability to use your initiative
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Willingness to learn

Desirable:

• Clean Driving Licence

Closing Date Fri 27/05/2022

The Role:

Due to significant growth throughout the business, GA requires a Technical Services Team Administrator to join the Technical Services Team. The successful candidate will be part of a dynamic team; the role requires an enthusiastic and highly organised individual.  The successful candidate will be required to work across all departments within Technical Services (primarily Design, Projects and Nutrition) with a wide variety of administrative tasks to ensure the smooth running of the team and a multitude of projects.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Liaising with colleagues across departments within the organisation
• Organising and prioritising a large volume of emails
• Replying to emails in a professional and timely manner
• Keeping the internal CRM system up to date
• Professionally answering internal and external calls and taking messages where required
• Drafting internal and external documents
• Creating and updating spreadsheets, including data input & basic analysis
• Drafting meeting minutes/trackers and conducting follow up tasks
• Drafting and updating processes and procedures
• Attending meetings occasionally and providing feedback
• Supporting the Technical Services Team with a variety of additional tasks as required

The Candidate:

The successful candidate will be an organised and motivated individual who is confident working independently on given tasks and part of the Technical Services Team.  With excellent communication and time management skills, the ideal candidate will be comfortable communicating with internal stakeholders and service teams and senior managers within the business. The successful candidate will be proficient across all packages in Microsoft Office and will be required to adapt and learn new IT systems quickly and proficiently.

Essential:

• Highly adept at using Microsoft Office. Particularly Excel, Word and Powerpoint.
• Excellent time management and communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and as a part of a team.
• Educated to GCSE level (English & Maths A-C).

Desirable:

• Educated to A-Level.
• 1 – 2 years of administration experience.

Closing Date Wed 08/06/2022

Descrição do trabalho:

Para a nossa sucursal em Portugal, estamos à procura de um Técnico Comercial / Representante de Vendas na Área Norte de Portugal para se juntar à Equipa Europa, com experiência na área de Pet Food, para desenvolver estratégias de captação de novos clientes e de vendas. Pretende-se que este vendedor crie novas oportunidades e concretize vendas para atingir quotas de mercado. O candidato escolhido terá um papel fundamental na criação e aumento de receitas na sucursal portuguesa. O vendedor deverá ser capaz de gerir e negociar com os clientes, qualificando perspetivas e potenciais clientes, ganhar novas contas e aconselhar sobre previsões de vendas. Como representante de vendas, também terá que pesquisar e estar atualizado relativamente à concorrência.

A FUNÇÃO IRÁ IMPLICAR O SEGUINTE:

• O objetivo principal corresponde à aquisição de novos clientes na área Norte de Portugal.
• Representar a nossa empresa com os clientes já existentes e será responsável pelo desenvolvimento e expansão da relação comercial.
• Analisar o potencial de vendas dos clientes (ou parceiros, como chamamos na GA) que lhe serão atribuídos, sendo também responsável pelo seu volume de negócios.
• Apresentar e vender ativamente os nossos produtos e reportar diretamente ao seu supervisor numa base semanal.
• Estar em contacto constante com o escritório de vendas e com a equipa de gestão de produto.
• Participação em feiras e eventos.
• Responder a todas as consultas dos parceiros via e-mail, telefone e também visitas pessoais de clientes.
• Usar os nossos sistemas seguindo os procedimentos e as necessidades de mudança do negócio, por ex.: o nosso sistema de CRM.
• Apoiar os parceiros na venda de novos produtos com a sua própria marca e concentrar-se nos produtos da GA Pet Food Partners.
• Resolver situações de assistência ao cliente presencialmente, caso seja necessário,
• Previsão de vendas com visão para diferentes métodos de venda.
• Participar em reuniões e formações em vendas.
• Compilação de dados financeiros e estatísticos

O seu perfil:

• Elevada disponibilidade para viajar.
• Formação Académica com foco em vendas/distribuição, marketing ou similar.
• O conhecimento e experiência em vendas da indústria de alimentos para animais de companhia é uma vantagem.
• Línguas: Português nativo, bom Inglês falado e escrito e temos também preferência por Espanhol.
• Capacidade de negociação e confiança para lidar com diferentes grupos de clientes.
• Saber trabalhar em equipa e gosto pela área de vendas.
• É necessário residir na área de vendas (ex. Porto).
• Forte capacidade de comunicação e organização com uma abordagem auto-suficiente ao trabalho.
• Bons conhecimentos de MS Office (especialmente Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Carta de condução e passaporte atualizado, para poder visitar a sede da GA no Reino Unido.

Closing Date Mon 22/08/2022

The Role:

A fantastic opportunity has arisen in our Hygiene Department for Hygiene Operatives to join the teams at our Plocks Farm site.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• To carry out cleaning tasks as instructed by the hygiene supervisor or manager.
• To work safely and follow all Health and Safety rules.
• To ensure that hygiene duties are carried out in the required time and that there is no impact on production due to hygiene-related breakdowns or downtime.
• To work as part of the hygiene team.
• To continuously work to achieve the highest standards possible.
• To turn up for work in a fit state.
• To be able to work with minimum supervision.
• Identify areas where improvements can be made, such as fixing leaks.
• Report breakdowns and damage of all factory equipment to the relevant manager or supervisor (engineering, production or hygiene managers).
• Maintain the hygiene store and equipment in a clean and tidy manner.
• Report damage to hygiene equipment and hygiene equipment requirements.
• Other duties as requested/required.

The Candidate:

The successful candidate will be able to work within a team and to be able to work within a fast-paced environment. They must demonstrate an ability to cope under pressure at times and be able to use their initiative when required to do so.  

Essential:

• Good level of English speaking skills
• Ability to communicate with colleagues of all different levels
• Positive working attitude
• Ability to work within a team

Desirable:

• Previous experience working in a hygiene role is desirable but not essential as full training will be given.
• Ability to work within a team and independently
• Willing to take on any training that may be required

Closing Date Fri 18/11/2022

The Role:

A fantastic opportunity has arisen in our Packing Department for Packing Operatives to join the teams at our Plocks Farm site in Bretherton.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• To ensure that all product is packed and stacked to the required standards
• To regularly check the quality of the product and ensure that it is at the required standard
• To step and seal products
• To work as part of a team to maximise output whilst adhering to the agreed H&S, GMP and quality standards.
• Reporting non-conformances where necessary
• Ensuring the work area is kept clean and tidy but adopting a ‘clean as you go’ attitude.
• To undertake any other relevant duties as determined by the Line Leader/Team Leader/Packing Supervisor.

The Candidate:

The successful candidate will be able to work within a team and to be able to work within a fast-paced environment. They must demonstrate an ability to cope under pressure at times and use their initiative when required to do so.

Essential:

• Good level of English speaking skills
• Ability to communicate with colleagues of all different levels
• Positive working attitude  
• Ability to work within a team 

Desirable:

• Ability to work within a team and independently 
• Willing to take on any training that may be required

Du Pont Shift Pattern:

Du Pont Shift Pattern operates as follows:
Week 1: 4 Night Shifts (Monday – Thursday)
Week 2: 3 Day Shifts and 3 Night Shifts (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, Saturday and Sunday)
Week 3: Day Shifts (Thursday – Sunday)
Week 4: Week Off

Closing Date Sat 26/11/2022