Job Description

Are you a passionate agricultural leader with a drive for quality and continuous improvement?We're looking for an enthusiastic Agriculture Audit Manager to lead a team of Assessors and play a key role in ensuring high standards across Agricultural Assurance Schemes. You'll be at the forefront of assessments on farms, covering Arable, Produce, and Livestock sectors, ensuring compliance with documented procedures. A key part of your role will be actively mentoring and training Assessors, ensuring their ongoing development and performance.If you're a driven leader with a passion for agriculture and quality, this is your chance to make a real impact!ResponsibilitiesIncluding, but not limited to:

• End to end management of Assessors, managing the full process from recruitment and onboarding to final sign-off.
• Providing support and guidance to assessors as their first point of contact
• Conduct witness audits during onboarding and routine witness programme
• Facilitate shadow audits, during onboarding and regular performance monitoring, ensuring top-tier standards.
• Take charge of conducting thorough assessments based on client-specific standards
• Deliver precise, comprehensive assessment reports within customer agreed timelines, meeting scheme and procedural requirements.
• Stay ahead of industry trends, regulations, and developments, ensuring your team is always in the know.
• Be ready to take on short-notice audits in diverse areas, showcasing your flexibility and expertise.
• Tackle special project work and other audit tasks, driving continuous improvement in Audit Delivery.
• Achieve a utilization target of 50% fee earning work each month

Qualifications

• Hands-on farm experience, and knowledge within a diverse range of farm enterprises
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to engage confidently and patiently with both farmers and colleagues, ensuring clarity and understanding
• A highly enthusiastic and energetic individual, driven by a keen eye for detail and a strong passion for improving industry standards
• Proven ability to manage conflict and navigate challenging situations with professionalism and calm
• Strong time management skills, with the ability to plan, organize, and meet deadlines efficiently
• Competent in general IT skills, with the ability to adapt to various software tools
• Travel is required to sites that are accessible by car, so a full UK driving license is required
• NVQ Level 3 in an agricultural-related subject is preferred, though not essential.
• Lead Assessor course certification and Level 3 HACCP are preferred, but not essential.
• Previous auditing or training experience is a plus, though not a requirement.
• Management experience is advantageous, but not mandatory.

What NSF offers you:In this role, you'll gain the opportunity to shape and develop Assessors, whilst leading impactful audits across Arable, Produce, and Livestock sectors. You'll enhance your expertise through diverse projects, stay ahead of industry trends, and enjoy the flexibility of conducting audits in various locations. If you're a driven leader with a passion for agriculture and quality, this role offers you the chance to grow professionally while making a meaningful impact.Apply now and send us your CV and cover letter. Come join our team, we look forward to hearing from you!Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Please note that NSF is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies/search firms for this role. Resumes submitted to an NSF Employee by a third-party agency without a valid written & signed search agreement between NSF and said third-party agency, will become sole property of NSF. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.#LI-JW1About UsAt NSF, our mission is to improve human and planet health by enabling safe food, clean water, and life-enhancing health technologies and products for millions of people around the world. We're a global leader in standards development, testing, auditing, certification, and knowledge-based solutions for the food, nutrition, water, and life sciences industries. We're passionate about our work because together, we have a broad impact on our world.Our growing team of more than 3,000 team members provide services across all continents through our global offices and state-of-the-art laboratories, at our client sites, and from home offices. We're growing fast and expanding into new areas, and that's where you come in.Come join a team that makes a difference in the world. More information about NSF can be found at nsf.org.One of our core values is We Are One NSF. This means that while we're one team, we embrace the cultural, ethnic, language and demographic diversity that reflects the societies in which we live and work. NSF is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability.Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Please note that NSF is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies/search firms for this role. Resumes submitted to an NSF Employee by a third-party agency without a valid written & signed search agreement between NSF and said third-party agency, will become sole property of NSF. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.About the TeamNSF provides expertise and accredited food services across the entire food value chain: from agriculture, animal welfare, aquaculture, dairy, and production through to processing, distribution, quality management, retail, and restaurants. As a pioneer in food safety, we help businesses thrive while achieving their food sustainability, compliance, and risk management goals.Our certifications services cover the Global Food Safety Initiative, supplier assurance, foodservice equipment and nonfood compounds, and organic and Certified Transitional certification through Quality Assurance International (QAI). We also offer HACCP validation and inspection, label claims verification and certification, DNA and food package testing, and product and process development. Separately, we provide expert consulting, food safety training, and auditing in areas including food fraud and gap assessments, retail food safety, and brand standards.

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