Breeding Fields Person

Pilgrims Pride Ltd; Stradbroke; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Pilgrim's Pride Limited in Stradbroke is seeking a Breeding Fields Person to support outdoor breeding farms, improve productivity, welfare, and on-farm performance, reporting to the Breeding Farms Manager. You will work with farmers, vets, and internal teams to drive improvements and uphold welfare standards.

You will help build strong farmer relationships across the region while contributing to continuous improvement and farm assurance initiatives.

Qualifications

• Practical experience or knowledge of pig production and animal welfare standards.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• The confidence to influence, advise, and challenge constructively where appropriate.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• The ability to work independently whilst collaborating effectively within a team.
• Good commercial awareness and a results-focused mindset.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• An understanding of Health & Safety requirements within an agricultural environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and management support to outdoor breeding farms to improve productivity and performance.
• Conduct regular farm visits focusing on gilt management, service and dry sow management, and farrowing performance.
• Monitor and improve key performance indicators including pigs per sow per year; tonnes per sow per year; weaning weights.
• Work alongside the veterinary team to monitor herd health, welfare, and biosecurity standards.
• Analyse herd recording data to identify priorities and develop farm improvement plans.
• Support farmers in achieving agreed production targets through practical action plans.
• Liaise between farmers and veterinary teams, supporting vaccination programmes and herd health initiatives.
• Ensure all farms meet required assurance and audit standards (Red Tractor, RSPCA Assured, Outdoor Bred Standards).
• Assist in identifying and developing opportunities for new breeding units and strengthening farmer relationships.
• Attend team meetings, Opex meetings, farmer events, and industry shows; champion company values and continuous improvement.

Skills

Communication skills

Relationship-building

Independent worker

Team collaboration

Commercial awareness

Time management

Health & Safety knowledge

Pig production knowledge

IT literacy

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Stradbroke ¦ Breeding Division Are you passionate about animal welfare, farm performance, and building strong relationships with farmers? We have an exciting opportunity for a Breeding Fields Person to join our Breeding team, supporting outdoor breeding farms to achieve excellent production, welfare, and commercial results. About the Role Reporting to the Breeding Farms Manager, you will be the primary contact for our breeding farmers, providing technical and management support to help maximise herd performance while ensuring the highest standards of welfare, biosecurity, and farm assurance. This is a varied and rewarding field-based role where you'll work closely with farmers, vets, and internal stakeholders to drive continuous improvement across our breeding operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical and management support to outdoor breeding farms to improve productivity and performance.
• Conduct regular farm visits focusing on:
• Gilt management
• Service and dry sow management
• Farrowing performance
• Monitor and improve key performance indicators including:
• Pigs per sow per year
• Tonnes per sow per year
• Weaning weights
• Work alongside the veterinary team to monitor herd health, welfare, and biosecurity standards.
• Analyse herd recording data to identify priorities and develop farm improvement plans.
• Support farmers in achieving agreed production targets through practical action plans.
• Liaise between farmers and veterinary teams, supporting vaccination programmes and herd health initiatives.
• Ensure all farms meet required assurance and audit standards, including:
• Red Tractor
• RSPCA Assured
• Outdoor Bred Standards
• Customer and retailer requirements
• Assist in identifying and developing opportunities for new breeding units and supporting existing farmer relationships.
• Attend team meetings, operational excellence (Opex) meetings, farmer events, and industry shows.
• Champion company values and support a culture of continuous improvement and recognition.
  Practical experience or knowledge of pig production and animal welfare standards.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• The confidence to influence, advise, and challenge constructively where appropriate.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• The ability to work independently whilst collaborating effectively within a team.
• Good commercial awareness and a results-focused mindset.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• An understanding of Health & Safety requirements within an agricultural environment.
• Strong customer and farmer focus
  This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in supporting the success of our breeding farms, helping drive performance, welfare standards, and continuous improvement while building strong partnerships with farmers across the region.

Key Behaviours

• Attention to detail
• Commitment and accountability
• Ability to make independent decisions
• Confidence to challenge and drive improvements
• Positive and proactive approach
• Strong customer and farmer focus

If you're passionate about livestock production, enjoy working closely with farmers, and want to make a real impact on breeding performance, we'd love to hear from you. Pilgrim's Pride Limited is a division of Pilgrim's Pride Corporation, our business is part of the second largest food company in the world, whose team farm, process, prepare, package and deliver fresh, frozen and value-added food products for sale in more than 100 countries. We are proud to partner with more than 1,000 UK farmers who share our belief in the highest standards on animal welfare, efficiency, and quality. Our own farming operation is 100% RSPCA Higher Welfare, making us the largest producer of higher welfare pork globally, delivering 25% of pig meat to UK consumers.