Producer Performance Manager

Noble Foods Limited; Lincoln; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food producer in the UK is looking for a Producer Performance Manager to support their producer network. You will enhance performance through technical advice, farm visits, and continuous improvement initiatives. The successful candidate will have experience in poultry production, strong communication skills, and a proactive approach. This role involves regional travel and offers a competitive salary with benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package

Company car for regional travel

Opportunities for career development

Company culture focused on sustainability

Commitment to animal welfare

Qualifications

• Proven experience within poultry or livestock production, ideally with knowledge of egg production systems.
• Strong understanding of bird welfare, nutrition, and performance optimisation.
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills.
• Analytical mindset — able to interpret performance data and translate it into actionable insights.
• Commercially aware with an understanding of farm economics and cost structures.
• A proactive, collaborative, and adaptable approach.
• Full UK driving licence (regional travel required).

Responsibilities

• Deliver husbandry, technical, and commercial advice to enhance producer performance and profitability.
• Conduct routine farm visits, analyse performance data, and lead improvement conversations.
• Drive continuous improvement in welfare, production, and technical standards.
• Maintain a strong commercial focus — understanding how feed, pullet, and egg pricing affect margins.
• Assist with producer recruitment, expansion, and development projects.
• Uphold high welfare and quality standards, conducting audits and providing training where required.
• Act as a Noble Foods ambassador, representing our values and commitment to sustainability.

Skills

Poultry production experience

Bird welfare knowledge

Analytical mindset

Communication skills

Commercial awareness

Relationship management

Proactive approach

Job description

Producer Performance Manager

Location: Field Based, Lincolnshire, Nottingham & Yorkshire

Reports to: National Performance Manager

About the Role

At Noble Foods, we’re passionate about delivering the highest quality eggs and egg products to our retail and food manufacturing partners. We believe in excellence from farm to fork — and that starts with our producers.

As a Producer Performance Manager, you’ll play a vital role in supporting our producer network to achieve the highest standards of welfare, productivity, and profitability. Acting as both a trusted advisor and a leader, you’ll provide practical, technical, and commercial guidance to our producers — ensuring that every flock, every farm, and every partnership thrives.

Working closely with the National Performance Manager, you’ll help drive strategic agricultural initiatives, mentor colleagues, and promote a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration across the business.

Some of the Key Responsibilities

• Deliver husbandry, technical, and commercial advice to enhance producer performance and profitability.


• Conduct routine farm visits, analyse performance data, and lead improvement conversations.


• Drive continuous improvement in welfare, production, and technical standards.


• Maintain a strong commercial focus — understanding how feed, pullet, and egg pricing affect margins.


• Assist with producer recruitment, expansion, and development projects.


• Uphold high welfare and quality standards, conducting audits and providing training where required.


• Act as a Noble Foods ambassador, representing our values and commitment to sustainability.

About You

You’ll bring a blend of technical expertise, commercial understanding, and people leadership to this role. You thrive in a fast-paced agricultural environment and take pride in helping others succeed.

Essential skills and experience

• Proven experience within poultry or livestock production, ideally with knowledge of egg production systems.


• Strong understanding of bird welfare, nutrition, and performance optimisation.


• Excellent communication and relationship management skills.


• Analytical mindset — able to interpret performance data and translate it into actionable insights.


• Commercially aware with an understanding of farm economics and cost structures.


• A proactive, collaborative, and adaptable approach.


• Full UK driving licence (regional travel required).

Why Noble Foods?

• Competitive salary and benefits package.


• Company car and expenses covered for regional travel.


• Opportunities for career development and training.


• A company culture built on sustainability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.


• Be part of a business that truly values animal welfare, innovation, and people.

How to Apply

If you’re passionate about agriculture, committed to animal welfare, and ready to make a real impact in the egg industry, we’d love to hear from you.

If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment.