Graduate scheme AB Agri Ltd

Job description

Company profile

Encompassing a wide range of market-leading brands, products and services, AB Agri is the thriving Agricultural Group of the FTSE 100-listed agriculture, food, ingredients and retail group, Associated British Foods plc. With 96,000 employees in 44 countries and global sales amounting to £10.2bn, you'll be part of a group of companies at the very forefront of their sectors.

AB Agri Ltd operates from more than 20 sites throughout the UK and is one of the largest customers and suppliers to the UK's food and agriculture sector.

We have growing international interests in over 40 countries across Europe, Asia Pacific and the Americas. Our business activities stretch from farm to fork, putting us at the very heart of UK agriculture as we continue to invest in innovative products and technologies which help drive efficiency for both producers and processors.

As a highly commercial and respected business, we're looking for graduates with the skills, initiative and personality to play an integral part in our continuing growth and success. Positions with us suit graduates hungry for accountability and career development. From day one you'll be treated as part of the team and rewarded with real responsibility.

Person requirements

The People we need

As a highly commercial and respected business, we’re looking for graduates with the skills, initiative and personality to play an integral part in our continuing growth and success. Depending upon which scheme you are applying for, you will ideally have an academic background in agriculture, food, business, the sciences, engineering or manufacturing.

However we recognise the value of transferable skills and we’ll consider graduates from any discipline providing they are driven, passionate and can demonstrate a real desire to succeed within our business.

Although your educational background might not be directly linked to our industry sector, the competitive business world in which we operate means we do need certain essential attributes from all our trainees. As well as excellent communication skills and an ability to work on one’s own initiative and within busy teams, we’re looking for people with the dynamism, drive and determination to help safeguard our reputation and take the business from strength to strength.

Company information

Encompassing a wide range of market-leading brands, products and services, AB Agri is the thriving Agricultural Group of the FTSE 100-listed agriculture, food, ingredients and retail group, Associated British Foods plc. With 96,000 employees in 44 countries and global sales amounting to £10.2bn, you’ll be part of a group of companies at the very forefront of their sectors.

AB Agri Ltd operates from more than 20 sites throughout the UK and is one of the largest customers and suppliers to the UK’s food and agriculture sector.

Qualification and experience requirements

• Degree educated 2:2 and above
• Various disciplines
• Strong A levels

Accepted degree subjects

• mathematics
• engineering, transport
• physics
• political science
• engineering, aerospace
• engineering, mechanical
• nursing and midwifery
• manufacturing management
• medicine and surgery
• biology and life sciences
• agricultural sciences
• environmental science and ecology
• chemistry
• accounting and finance
• computer sciences and IT
• economics
• animal care and veterinary science
• business and management studies
• health sciences
• sports science
• chemical engineering
• materials science
• pharmacy and pharmacology
• civil engineering and construction
• food sciences
• engineering, electronic and electrical
• geology and geographical science

How to apply

Visit www.agrigrads.com

64 Innovation Way Peterborough Business Park Lynch Wood Peterborough PE2 6FL

Tel: 01733 422820
Email: graduaterecruitment@abagri.com
Web: http://www.abagri.com