Field Team Manager - Agriculture

Intertek; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global assurance company is seeking a Field Team Manager in Milton Keynes. This role involves overseeing agricultural audits, managing regional teams, and ensuring quality standards are met. Candidates should have agricultural experience, strong IT skills, and preferably some formal qualifications. The company offers competitive salary and career development opportunities in a dynamic and motivated team atmosphere.

Benefits

Competitive salary/benefits

Development and career opportunities globally

Dynamic working environment

Qualifications

• Experience in managing agricultural audits and teams effectively.
• Strong understanding of agricultural standards and practices.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the delivery of agricultural audits in the UK and Ireland.
• Line management of regional Team Leaders.
• Maintain communication with the Director of Agriculture regarding operational issues.
• Ensure audit delivery adheres to client specifications and standards.

Skills

Agricultural and/or Allied Industry experience

Experience in the agriculture assurance sector

Good IT literacy skills

Practical farm experience

Approved witness assessor experience

Experience in delivering training

Formal qualification preferred

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking a candidate with a background in agriculture or a related industry who brings strong practical knowledge and hands‑on farming experience. This role is ideally suited to someone who understands modern farming practices and agricultural standards. You will be comfortable working in a field‑based environment, engaging with farmers and stakeholders, and applying your practical experience to support high‑quality outcomes and customer expectations.

Required skills and experience

• Formal qualification preferred
• Approved Red Tractor and ancillary schemes academy training and successful outcomes preferred
• Agricultural and/or Allied Industry experience
• Experience in the agriculture assurance sector is essential
• Approved witness assessor experience is desirable
• Practical farm experience
• Experience in delivering training
• Good IT literacy skills

About the Opportunity

We are seeking a Field Team Manager to oversee the delivery of all agricultural audits in the UK and Ireland and to ensure they are delivered on time, to the right quality, and meet customer expectations using designated KPIs and SLAs. You will be responsible for the line management of regional Team Leaders (the geographical area may change over time in line with business requirements, which you will identify).

Key activities

• Handle general assessor enquiries impacting all assessors, escalating to the Director of Agriculture as appropriate.
• Keep the Director of Agriculture informed of local operational or team issues in a timely manner and ensure KPIs are maintained.
• Be responsible for the effective utilisation of the team’s resources, working closely with team leaders to ensure auditor team activities enable effective allocations of audits; ensure that allocations incur reasonable indirect costs and achieve effective completion.
• Lead and coordinate the field Team Leaders in recruitment and upskilling, working with team leaders to select correct new headcounts for the roles available and with HR to get contracts/agreements drawn up in a timely manner; coordinate induction days, shadows, witnesses and sign‑offs in line with standard owner protocols.
• Work with field Team Leaders to ensure all relevant documentation is drawn together for sign‑off and upskilling packs and routine witnesses in line with accreditation requirements.
• Ensure that the audit delivery schedule is adhered to and in line with the appropriate standard in accordance with client specification, relevant Codes of Practice, and create/manage customer relationships in relation to delivery.
• Gather, collate and explain relevant information about the audit team and financial projections, as required by the UK Business Assurance management team for reporting, customer related and budget purposes.
• Approve and verify invoices for subcontractors and zero‑hour timesheets, along with managing POs and receipting of assessor and accreditation invoices.
• Coordinate the completion of the assessor team scorecard system with the field Team Leaders.
• Proactively identify any gaps in resources required to deliver audits within agreed client SLAs.
• Work on Intertek SAI Global procedures and associated documentation; plan, arrange and undertake detailed evaluations of premises, procedures and practices against pre‑determined standards.
• Opportunity to assist in certification duties, where time permits, in addition to core duties.
• Help coordinate and organise the training needs and activities for the field team as required and deemed necessary with the relevant certification managers, and work with technical management to keep alignment across the team.
• Take part in a dynamic and active team dedicated to providing a top‑quality service to British Farmers, Customers and our Standard Owners.

What we offer

Join Intertek and become part of our global network of inspiring and entrepreneurial colleagues. We are a global family that values diversity and we thrive working together with precision, pace, and passion. We are working to make the world ever better, ensuring the quality, safety and sustainability of products and services used by millions of people around the world.

• Competitive salary/benefits
• Development and career opportunities around the globe
• Working in a highly motivated team and dynamic working environment

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer who do not discriminate against applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex or national origin.

Intertek operates a preferred supplier arrangement, and we do not accept unsolicited approaches from agencies.