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Production Operative

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Date posted: 16 Apr 2026

Location: Avonmouth, ENG, GB

Company: Yara International

We at Yara are part of a global network, collaborating to profitably and responsibly solve some of the world's key challenges - resource scarcity, food insecurity and environmental change.

About Yara Avonmouth

Yara Avonmouth has been involved in the production and distribution of fertilisers for over 60 years and plays a key role in Yara’s UK supply chain. Located in Avonmouth in the South West of England, near the city of Bristol, the site operates as an Upper Tier COMAH (Seveso) facility with a strong focus on safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

 

The 15‑acre site has bulk and bagged storage capacity and is equipped with modern bagging and blending capabilities, handling up to 120,000 tonnes per year. With a small, highly skilled team, Avonmouth leverages cross‑training, modern equipment, and lean principles to ensure efficient, safe, and reliable operations.

 

We are looking to strengthen our Avonmouth operations by recruiting a Production Operative to join our site team.

 

This is a hands-on operational role where you will be involved in the day‑to‑day production, handling and dispatching fertilizer products, working with blending, coating and bagging equipment and operating mobile plant machinery. The role plays a key part in ensuring safe, efficient and high‑quality terminal operations. Operations currently run on a single day shift, Monday to Friday, with flexibility to operate 24/7 if required.

What you will do

  • Operate blending, coating and bagging equipment, including cleaning and basic first-line maintenance
  • Ensure products are bagged to the correct weight, correctly sealed and labelled for full traceability
  • Handle bulk and bagged fertilizer products in line with good product stewardship practices
  • Store finished products internally and externally prior to dispatch, ensuring protection from the weather
  • Record production, batch and stock data accurately
  • Operate mobile plant machinery such as loading shovels and forklift trucks
  • Work closely with the site team to meet bagging plans and commercial requirements

How we work

All roles at the Avonmouth terminal operate in line with Yara’s safety principles, environmental standards and quality requirements. Employees are expected to work safely, follow site procedures, use appropriate PPE and actively contribute to a strong safety culture by reporting incidents, participating in risk assessments and supporting emergency procedures when required.

 

Continuous improvement is part of everyday work. This includes supporting LEAN initiatives, asset care activities, operational efficiency improvements and participating in relevant training and development.

 

All work is carried out in compliance with the Fertilizer Industry Assurance Scheme (FIAS) requirements relevant to the role.

What we are looking for

Experience & Qualifications

 

Required:

  • Good general education.
  • Experience of product storage, handling and production processes.
  • Understanding of plant and equipment maintenance requirements.
  • Familiarity with lean principles and asset care systems.
  • Good level of computer literacy.

 

Additional skills and experience:

  • Valid Forklift Truck (B2) and Loading Shovel license is considered an advantage; training can be provided if required.
  • Experience working with permits to work and safe systems of work is beneficial but not a prerequisite.

 

Personal Attributes

  • A strong team player with a flexible, can‑do attitude
  • High safety awareness and attention to detail
  • Comfortable working in an operational, industrial environment
  • Willingness to learn and continuously improve

What we offer

In addition to a great place to work, Yara offer an attractive rewards package including:

 

  • 25 days holiday (plus option to buy 5 more)
  • Vitality Private Health
  • 10% employer Pension Contributions
  • Annual bonus scheme
  • Life Assurance
  • Wide range of personal development opportunities
  • Inclusion & Wellbeing Activities (including football, badminton, tennis, running and walking)

Contact details

If you have further questions about the role you can contact:

 

Hiring Manager - Ian Collett, ian.collett@yara.com

Terminal Manager - Stewen Ewles, steve.ewle@yara.com

 

Please send your CV by clicking the button “Apply now”. No CVs sent via email will be accepted.

Apply no later than

20th May 2026

Knowledge grows through differences
Yara is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that creating a diverse and inclusive work environment is not only the right thing, but also the smart thing to do. To deliver on this, Yara has firmly anchored Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) in our business strategy and has more than 400 employees worldwide involved in D&I ambassador networks. 

As part of our recruitment process, where permitted by local law, we may conduct reference and background checks. These checks will only be performed when deemed necessary for the nature of the job. Candidates will be informed by HR before any background checks are initiated.


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