Job Title: Livestock / Lairage Assistant
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
- 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
- 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
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Livestock / Lairage Assistant in Llanidloes employer: Pilgrims Europe
At Pilgrim's Europe, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer, offering a collaborative and supportive work culture that prioritises food safety and quality excellence. Our team in Attleborough benefits from continuous professional development opportunities, competitive remuneration, and a commitment to innovation in food safety practices, making it a rewarding place to grow your career.
