Field Team Manager - Agriculture

Intertek; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global certification organization is looking for a Field Team Manager to lead agricultural audits across the UK and Ireland. You will manage regional Team Leaders and ensure all audits meet quality standards. The ideal candidate has strong agricultural knowledge, practical farm experience, and is comfortable working with clients in the field. This position offers opportunities for development and career growth in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Development and career opportunities around the globe

Dynamic working environment

Qualifications

• Strong practical knowledge and hands-on farming experience.
• Comfortable working in a field-based environment.
• Understanding of modern farming practices and agricultural standards.

Responsibilities

• Oversee agricultural audits in the UK and Ireland.
• Manage line management of regional Team Leaders.
• Ensure audit delivery schedule is adhered to and meets standards.
• Coordinate training needs and activities for field team.

Skills

Agricultural and/or Allied Industry experience

Experience in the agriculture assurance sector

Practical farm experience

Delivery of training

Approved witness assessor experience

Job description

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

We are seeking a Field Team Manager to oversee the delivery of all agricultural audits in the UK and Ireland Agriculture Team and ensure they are delivered on time to the right quality whilst meeting customer expectations using designated KPI’s and SLA’s. You will be responsible for the line management of regional Team Leaders (Note the geographical area will alter from time to time in line with business requirements, which you will identify)

Key activities:

To handle general assessor enquiries impacting all assessors, escalating to the Director of Agriculture as appropriate

To keep the Director of Agriculture informed of local operational and or team issues in a timely manner and to ensure that KPIs are maintained

To be responsible for the effective utilisation of the team's resources, working closely with the team leaders to ensure of assessor team activities to enable effective allocations of audits. Ensure that allocations incur reasonable indirect costs and effective completion

To 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 work with HR to get contracts/agreements drawn up in a timely manner, coordinate induction days, coordinate shadows, witnesses and sign offs in line with standard owner protocols

To 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

To ensure that the audit delivery schedule is adhered to and in line with the appropriate standard in accordance with, client specification and relevant Codes of Practice and create/manage customer relationships in relation to delivery

To 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

To approve and verify invoices for subcontractors and zero-hour timesheets, along with managing POs and receipting of assessor and accreditation invoices

To coordinate the completion of the assessor team score card system with the field Team Leaders

Proactively identify any gaps in resources required to deliver audits within agreed Client SLA’s

To 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

To help coordinate and organise the training needs and activities for the field team as required and deemed necessary with the relevant certification managers, and working with technical management to keep alignment across the team

The role includes being part of a dynamic and active team, dedicated to providing a top-quality service to British Farmers, Customers and our Standard Owners

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, 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.

• 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

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.

• 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.