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Welcome to the Dugdale Nutrition Careers Page. At Dugdale Nutrition, we believe our success starts with the right people. We’re proud to be a business built on strong values – Community, Integrity, and Excellence – and we’re committed to creating an environment where everyone feels supported, respected, and empowered to thrive. As a team, we take Responsibility for the work we do, stay Responsive to the needs of our customers and employees, and embrace opportunities for Growth, both individually and as a company. We call it having the right DNA: Dugdale Nutrition Attitude. If that sounds like you, explore our opportunities and discover where a career with Dugdale Nutrition could take you.’
Assistant Transport Planner
Clitheroe
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Assistant Transport Planner to join a leading FMCG/Animal Feed manufacturing business. Working full time, Mon – Fri.
Job Description
Key Tasks & Responsibilities
- Plan, direct, and control daily transport activities, using advanced route optimisation and planning software to maximize fleet utilisation and cost-effectiveness.
- Collaborate with Sales Support and other departments to ensure customer requirements are met and expectations exceeded.
- Ensure all transport activities comply with legal, environmental, and industry standards, including driver hours, WTD, TASSC, and AIC codes of practice.
- Identify and implement opportunities to reduce emissions, improve fuel efficiency, and support the company’s sustainability goals.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal teams, external customers, and third-party hauliers.
- Lead or support transport-related projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver improvements in efficiency, safety, and customer service.
- Complete all required operational and compliance administration, including daily debriefs and stock management.
- Participate in a one-week-in-five on-call rota, including weekends, to support business continuity.
- Proactively seek feedback and contribute to ongoing process and service enhancements.
- Pursue ongoing learning and relevant certifications to stay current with industry trends and best practices.
- Undertake other reasonable tasks as required by Senior Management.
Person Specification
- Strong geographical knowledge of the UK
- Experience in the animal feed delivery sector
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Proven ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
- Familiarity with transport compliance, health & safety, and environmental regulations
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities
- High standards of timekeeping and housekeeping
- Self-motivated, proactive, and solutions-oriented
- Flexibility to support business needs, including on-call duties
- Familiarity with AIC and TASSC codes of practice
- Car driving license
Desirable:
- Experience with transport management systems, and route optimisation software
- Project management experience or training
- Commitment to sustainability and continuous improvement
- HGV Licence
- Relevant professional certifications
What You Will Receive
- £34,790.00 per annum – depending on experience
- Pension
- Life Assurance
- 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Program
- 33 days Annual Leave (pro rata to your shift pattern) including Bank Holidays
- Free onsite parking
- Company Health Cash Plan Scheme
- PPE
Sales Interns
North Lancashire & Cumbria
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Sales Intern to join a leading FMCG/Animal Feed manufacturing business, on a 12 month fixed term contract.
Job Description
Main Purpose
- To train you in sales and nutrition.
- To develop confidence to allow you to visit farms and sell them feed and additives to support animal performance.
- To give a full knowledge of the process of manufacture and delivery of animal feed.
Key Tasks & Responsibilities
- Spend time in each department within Dugdale Nutrition
- Attend training sessions relating to sales and nutrition
- Use DN vehicles to visit farms – delivering bags, taking samples, discussing and selling feeds, talking to farmers, looking at livestock
- Attend agricultural shows and events as part of the DN team
- Attend sales meetings
- You will learn about all business areas and how they contribute to the overall success of the company. As well as Learn all aspects of ruminant nutrition from basic requirements through to more complex technical support.
Person Specification
- GCSE grade 4 and above in Science, English and Maths
- Must hold a clean valid UK driver licence
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong teamwork and problem-solving abilities.
- Self-motivated and eager to take on new challenges.
- Willing to learn
- Good time management
- No previous knowledge or experience required
What You Will Receive
- National Living wage
- Pension
- Life Assurance
- 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Program
- 33 days Annual Leave (pro rata to your shift pattern) including Bank Holidays
- Free onsite parking
- Company Health Cash Plan Scheme
- PPE
Warehouse Apprentice
Clitheroe
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Warehouse Apprentice to join a leading FMCG/Animal Feed manufacturing business. Working full time, Mon – Fri.
Job Description
Main Purpose
- Support day-to-day warehouse operations by efficiently handling stock, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards, contributing to the overall performance and success of the business.
Key Tasks & Responsibilities
- Conduct accurate daily stock counts to support effective stock management and compliance with stock rotation procedures.
- Manage goods in/out processes, including the safe loading and unloading of lorries.
- Complete and record daily safety inspections for all operated mobile plant.
- Monitor and maintain stock levels, ensuring correct storage and rotation of raw materials and finished products.
- Ensure all finished products and raw materials are stored, handled, and maintained in line with company standards.
- Carry out general housekeeping duties to maintain a clean, safe, and efficient Mill and Warehouse environment.
- Record damaged bags and rework accurately and promptly, ensuring proper traceability.
- Comply with and promote all aspects of the Company’s Health & Safety policies, procedures, and instructions.
- Consistently work within the requirements of the Universal Feed Assurance Scheme (UFAS) and HSE regulations.
- Assist in serving customers, providing excellent service and support as required.
- Collaborate effectively with team members, providing cover and support across the team when necessary.
What you Will Receive
- Competitive salary depending on experience
- Pension
- Life Assurance
- 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Program
- 33 days Annual Leave (pro rata to your shift pattern) including Bank Holidays
- Free onsite parking
- Company Health Cash Plan Scheme
- PPE
Specialist Product Sales Advisor
Clitheroe
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Product Sales Advisor to join a leading FMCG/Animal Feed manufacturing business. Working 40 hours per week Mon – Fri.
Job Description
Main Purpose
- To support the Commercial Manager in the day-to-day management of traded product pricing and technical queries. This role ensures accurate and timely processing of sales and purchase orders, and the need to liaise with suppliers to guarantee on-time and in-full delivery of goods either to the warehouse or directly to farm.
Key Tasks & Responsibilities
- Provide administrative and technical support to the Commercial Manager and Sales Team, including pricing and product queries.
- Process customer sales orders accurately on the ERP system.
- Raise and manage purchase orders, ensuring they are sent to suppliers promptly.
- Liaise with suppliers to confirm delivery schedules and ensure timely and complete deliveries.
- Maintain and update traded product records across relevant business platforms.
- Assist with logging and resolving non-conformances to maintain high customer service standards.
- Communicate effectively with internal departments including Sales, Transport, and Quality teams.
- Utilise the Dugdale Nutrition CRM system to ensure all enquiries and order details are logged onto the system.
- Ensure all documentation is filed and maintained in line with company procedures.
Person Specification
Essential:
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy in data entry.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Proactive and highly organised with the ability to multitask.
- Confident in using IT systems, particularly MS Outlook and Excel.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively across departments.
- Good geographic knowledge of the UK.
- Experience in customer service or supplier liaison is desirable.
- Knowledge of UK agriculture is beneficial but not essential.
What You Will Receive
- £28,000 per annum – depending on experience
- Pension
- Life Assurance
- 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Program
- 33 days Annual Leave (pro rata to your shift pattern) including Bank Holidays
- Free onsite parking
- Company Health Cash Plan Scheme
- PPE
Transport Operative 4 on 4 off
Clitheroe
Due to fleet expansion, an excellent opportunity has arisen for a Transport Operative to join a leading FMCG/Animal Feed manufacturing business. You will work a continental shift pattern based on 24/7 working, which is 4 x 12 hour shifts days, followed by 4 days off.
Job Description
Main Purpose
- As a Transport Operative you are responsible for the transportation of goods between suppliers and customers. To comply with all rules and regulations involved with driver’s hours, working time directive rules and maintain the company’s high standards regarding customer service. You are not just an HGV driver but also the ‘face of the Business’. This role requires a good level of flexibility as you will be asked to cover holidays, sick leave, and evening deliveries, you will be undertaking bulk blowing, bulk tipping, delivery, and collection of bagged products using rigid and articulated vehicles. To undertake this role, you will not have a permanent vehicle however we try and keep people in the same vehicle for the 4 days on shift.
Key Tasks & Responsibilities
- Undertake Daily Safety Inspections of the vehicle and report any defects following the correct procedure.
- Adhere to Driving Hours Regulations and Working Time Directive at all times.
- Deliver finished product and raw material in the most cost effective way possible.
- Always uphold the company’s image and reputation.
- To help with the company’s carbon footprint by driving in a manner that is safe, legal and optimises fuel efficiency.
- Adhere to Company policy, procedure and legislation including the Company Handbook.
- Comply with and uphold all aspects of the Company’s health & Safety instructions, requirements and policies.
- Follow all rules and regulations set out in the Driver Handbooks.
- Maintain the cleanliness of the vehicles and sanitising requirements.
- Work always within the framework and requirements of the Company’s obligations to the Universal Feed Assurance Scheme (UFAS)
- Be prepared to have the occasional night out if required.
- To ensure all paperwork is completed and given to the correct recipient.
- Respect Customers property and site rules
- Undertake other reasonable duties as required by Senior Management.
- Work as part of a 4 on 4 off rota system covering holidays, sick leave and evening deliveries as required.
- Saturday and Sunday rota days will be day shifts.
- Make sure the vehicle done not go out overloaded and within axle weight parameters.
- Understand the rules set out for delivery drivers as set out by the Trade Assurance Scheme for Combinable Crops (TASSC)
Person Specification
- Must hold a LGV C+E License (class 1) or LGV C (class 2)
- Have knowledge of how to use Microsoft Office and Apps for data entry
- Must have a valid and up to date driver Certificate of professional competence (CPC)
- Be able to work alone and as part of the wider Dugdale Nutrition team.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment to high health & safety standards.
- Have good Timekeeping and housekeeping.
- Self-motivated and ability to think on your feet.
- Offer a good level of flexibility.
- Be Familiar with the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) code of practice for making safe deliveries of animal feed on farms.
What You Will Receive
- £36,385.44 per annum
- Pension
- Life Assurance
- 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Program
- 33 days Annual Leave (pro rata to your shift pattern) including Bank Holidays
- Free onsite parking
- Company Health Cash Plan Scheme
- PPE
Production Operative
Speke
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a skilled Production Operative to join a leading Animal Feed manufacturing business. You will work a continental shift pattern based on 24/7 working, which is 4 x 12-hour shifts days/nights on, followed by 4 days off.
Job Description
Key Tasks & Responsibilities
Reporting to the Team Leader/Site Manager, your duties will include but not limited to;
- Continuous monitoring of the feed production process using our DSL control system to achieve daily targets.
- Adhere to quality standards in order reach customer quality expectations as dictated by the Quality and Feed Safety system
- Weighments by hand of minerals and additives dictated by each individual formulation.
- Setting of raw material routing for incoming deliveries and recording.
- Filling using the front end loader of raw material bins from storage in the warehouse.
- Loading of finished feed vehicles and completing documentation (bulk out loading).
- Completion of daily tasks to include cleaning and organising of production areas.
- Maintenance and replacement of consumable items associated with the production process such as dies, rollers, screens and beaters along with daily adjustments and lubrication of machines
- Operation of the packaging facilities in our warehouse. These include but not exhaustive bagging into 20kg/25kg bags and into flexible tote bags of finished feed for dispatch.
Person Specification
Essential:
- Experience of production systems and procedures.
- Able to work on own initiative and demonstrate forward planning.
- Problem solving skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment to high health, safety and environmental standards.
- Punctuality is key to the role being part of such a small team.
- Attention to detail.
- Flexibility during our seasonal production demands.
- Self-motivation and ability to think fast on your feet.
Desirable:
- Previous experience in milling and agricultural feed.
- FLT and telehandler experience preferred but not essential as onsite training can be provided.
What You Will Receive
- Competitive Salary
- Private Pension
- Life Assurance
- Income Protection Scheme
- 25 days Annual Leave (pro rata to your shift pattern)
- Free onsite parking
- Company Cash plan Scheme