The position is TEMPORARY, employment will start late September and end approximately early February 2027 (To be confirmed)
Job Purpose
British Sugar is the leading sugar supplier in the UK and one of the most efficient sugar processors in the world. Partnering with over 3,500 growers to produce home grown sugar, supplying around 50% of the UK’s sugar market, we are proud to be building and supporting a beet sugar industry that works for Britain.
We are looking to recruit a number of individuals to fill seasonal roles on our sugar beet processing campaign.
The role will involve operating within the Beet Intake team in a manner that satisfies safety, production, quality and all other compliance requirements. Roles are based around weighing, sampling, grading, traffic marshalling and processing of Sugar Beet vehicles to a high standard and specification whilst working closely alongside The National Farmers Union (NFU), as well as troubleshooting operational issues.
Core Accountabilities
Ideally you will have practical experience, preferably in a production environment or operation of similar process and plant, although comprehensive training will be given to the successful candidate.
Previous experience in a similar environment would be beneficial but not essential.
Key Results Areas
Skills, Knowledge & Competencies
To meet the desired criteria, applicants will need to have good safely awareness and practices, have good attendance and punctuality, a positive attitude, self-motivated and hardworking, committed, flexible and enthusiastic. Demonstrating respect and having pride in what you do with the team and customer in mind are qualities that the successful applicant will possess.
We are committed to creating an environment where all our people are treated with respect and given the opportunities to succeed. We want British Sugar to be a great, inclusive place to work for everyone.
A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES
We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!
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British Sugar is the leading supplier to the British and Irish food and beverage markets. We operate at four advanced manufacturing plants across East Anglia and the East Midlands. We currently employ around 1,200 permanent and contract staff and indirectly support around 7,000 UK jobs in the wider economy.
We employ technicians, apprentices, graduates and experienced professionals for roles across the business and throughout the supply chain including engineers, accountants and project managers. Over the past 10 years, we have recruited and trained over 80 graduates and 50 apprentices.
Over 2,300 growers supply our factories with around 8 million tonnes of sugar beet each year, which we process into up to 1.2 million tonnes of sugar. Sugar production is at the heart of our operations but using our highly integrated approach to manufacturing, we aim to transform all of our raw materials into sustainable products. We produce 500,000 tonnes of animal feed from sugar beet pulp. We recycle stones for building, lime for soil conditioning and soil for landscaping. Using our Combined Heat & Power plants, we export enough electricity to power 120,000 homes. We were also the first company to manufacture Bioethanol in the UK.
Over the past five years, we have invested over £300m in our advanced manufacturing plants at Bury St Edmunds, Cantley, Newark and Wissington to make them as efficient and productive as possible.
