Livestock Technical Auditor

Myton Food Group; Colne; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

Discretionary bonus scheme

15% discount in supermarkets

Discount card for family

Career progression opportunities

Subsidised staff canteen

Free parking

Pension and life assurance

Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits

MyPerks discounts

Payroll charity donations

Family-friendly policies

Job summary

Myton Food Group in Colne is seeking a Livestock Technical Auditor to bridge sustainability goals and on-farm realities. You’ll lead audits across the UK supply base, driving improvements and ensuring high welfare standards.

We value self-starters with strong communication, emotional intelligence, and the ability to influence at all levels. This field-based role offers autonomy and opportunity for impact within a growing company.

Qualifications

• Proven background in livestock and a strong farming-community reputation.
• Ability to navigate sensitive on-farm situations with tact and influence.
• Experience translating sustainability data into actionable coaching.
• Prior supplier management or technical auditing experience.
• Independent, field-based worker capable of high-stakes decisions.

Responsibilities

• Audit farms to ensure welfare and industry requirements.
• Coach farmers with practical, data-driven improvement plans.
• Host welfare audits and drive sustainable roadmaps.
• Score units within a risk matrix to ensure compliance.
• Collaborate with industry stakeholders and farm operations.

Skills

Deep Industry Knowledge

Emotional Intelligence

Technical Coaching Ability

Auditing Rigour

Resilience

Job description

We’re looking for a Livestock Technical Auditor to join our team at the Myton Food Group. Do you want to be part of our growth and success?

Together, we tackle business challenges, enhance our performance, and ensure our supplying farms meet the highest standards of animal welfare and industry requirements. In this role, you aren’t just an inspector; you are the bridge builder - the vital link between our high-level sustainability goals and the practical, everyday realities of life on a working farm.

Based in Colne and field-based, these roles are fast-paced and you’ll be at the heart of decision‑making, using audit data and emotional intelligence to drive improvements across our supply base.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Boots-on-the-Ground Diplomacy: Navigating the delicate balance of upholding strict brand reputation standards while building genuine, long‑term partnerships with our farming community.
• The Trusted Advisor at the Farm Gate: Hosting collaborative sessions on farms via welfare audits to elevate standards, moving beyond "pass/fail" to coach farmers through technical challenges and create sustainable roadmaps for their businesses.
• Drive Excellence: Through developing our 5 domains auditing module.
• Sustainability & Emissions Mapping: Collecting critical emissions data and helping farmers understand their environmental impact to unlock new efficiencies and reduce business risk by working with them on specialist action plans.
• Tackling Tough Conversations: Handling difficult audit findings with fair, firm, and constructive feedback. You will have the responsibility to delist or suspend unsatisfactory suppliers when necessary to safeguard the business.
• Auditing Excellence: Completing full reviews of our direct pig and elite beef suppliers across the UK, scoring each unit within a risk matrix to ensure compliance with assurance standards, as well as our own.
• Working with Industry: Engaging with industry stakeholders, vets, and marketing groups to understand and shape legislative changes and welfare standards.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Working with the Agri Manager, buyers, and site operations (lairage and abattoirs) to ensure the livestock team acts as one cohesive unit.

More about our perks

We value your hard work and commitment, and in return, we provide:

• Generous holiday entitlement
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
• Genuine career progression and development opportunities - read more about our Leadership School here
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Free parking
• Competitive pension and life assurance
• Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits including Aviva Digital GP
• 'MyPerks' with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
• Optional payroll charity donations
• A range of family-friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave

More about you

So that you are set for success, we are looking for self-starters who are exceptional communicators with the ability to influence at all levels. You will work as part of a versatile team with a can‑do culture, so it’s important that you are tenacious and strive for excellence. We are also looking for the following:

• Deep Industry Knowledge: A proven background in livestock and a strong reputation within the farming community.
• Emotional Intelligence: The ability to navigate sensitive on‑farm situations and maintain relationships even when delivering difficult news.
• Technical Coaching Ability: Experience in troubleshooting farm‑level challenges and translating complex sustainability data into actionable advice.
• Auditing Rigour: Prior experience in supplier management or technical auditing.
• Resilience: The ability to work independently in a field‑based role and make objective, high‑stakes decisions regarding supplier suitability.