Farm Auditor

Agricultural & Farming · Field Based

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Farm Auditor-North & Scotland

Noble Foods Home of the Happy Egg Company

Noble Foods is a family-owned company which began in 1920 and includes successful milling, poultry, agriculture, and consumer foods businesses. Within this, Noble Foods owns several successful brands, including the UK’s biggest free-range egg brand the Happy Egg co., Big & Fresh and Purely Organic.

In a recent survey by Best Companies we were rated as one of the Top 10 companies to work for in the Food and Drink industry.

Shift Pattern: Monday-Friday

Reports to: Agriculture Systems and Standards Manager

About the role:

We are looking for a proactive and enthusiastic individual to assess and drive compliance for industry, retailer and brand standards across our company and contract producer base.

Key Accountabilities of the role – What I do IT

(The below is not exhaustive)

* Carry out Noble Foods Farm assessment on both company and contracted farms within own region on a six-monthly basis to establish compliance levels against the following:
o BEIC Lion code (both subscriber and self-audit)
o RSPCA
o TESCO
o M&S
o McDonalds
o Happy Egg Co
o Purely Organic
o Environmental sustainability

* Take Ownership to ensure all non-conformances are actioned, resolved, and logged within agreed timeframes.

* Carry out Noble Foods Farm assessment at least twice annually within other regions as defined by the Agriculture systems and Standards Manager to ensure the process is maintained on a transparent and consistent basis.

* Provide feedback and challenge on audit requirements and practices to the Agriculture Systems and Standards manager to support the continuous improvement of the Noble Foods farms assessment process

Shared Accountabilities – Making it better together US

Health & Safety responsibilities

* Follow the health and safety policies and procedures and report any hazards, incidents, or injuries to the team leader or manager and use the personal protective equipment and clothing provided.

* Cooperate with the team leader or manager on health and safety matters.

* Participate in health and safety training and induction.

Social & Environmental responsibilities

* Demonstrate awareness of the social and environmental impact of your work and strive to minimise any negative effects.

* Follow the company\’s policies and guidelines on sustainability, ethics, diversity and inclusion, and health and safety.

* Support your team members and collaborate with other colleagues to achieve the company\’s social and environmental goals.

* Seek opportunities to learn and improve your skills and knowledge on social and environmental issues relevant to your role.

About You: How I do it ME

Skills, Knowledge & experience

* Data Analysis, ability to review, analyse and report on data to identify issue and make recommendations.

* Experience with assessing farm operations to ensure compliance with regulations.

* Excellent integrity, looking to maintain the highest of standards.

* Ability to effectively communicate and influence. Being able to build rapport with a wide range of stakeholders and Ability to work with integrity to conduct audits without influence.

Personal attributes

* Works Together and collaborates with others to complete tasks and solve problems

* Takes Ownership for the quality and timeliness of their work and Is Courageous and does what they know is right even if its uncomfortable

* Takes Action and does everything in their ability to deliver what has been promised

* Contributes to a trusting team by treating everyone with Respect and showing kindness to all colleagues and strives for Excellence and takes every opportunity to learn new skills

What are we looking for?

We believe the most successful teams are formed from a diverse talent pool and we strive to employ a wide variety of individuals in our business, selecting the best qualified person for each role regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristics.

What can we offer you?

* Free hot drinks on shift

* Service Awards

* Enhanced paternity and maternity

* Free life insurance

* Enhanced Sick Pay Scheme

* Access to Perkbox with a variety of discounts including a monthly freebie from Greggs or Café Nero

* Discounted eggs and chicken

* A Celebration day after 1 years service enjoy an extra day off to celebrate a life event, such as your birthday

* Access to DigiCare + – Annual Health Check, Digital GP Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Health Opinion and Mental Health Consultations.

* Share in our success with the People Partnership – after 6 months service you will be eligible for a yearly bonus

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