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Assistant Farm Manager

Salary Competitive
Location Meads
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This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

🐔 Assistant Farm Manager (Breeder Laying)

 

📍 Meads Farm
🚗 Full UK Driving Licence Required

 

Join Pilgrim's as an Assistant Farm Manager at Meads Farm.

 

We are looking for a motivated and hands-on Assistant Farm Manager to support the day-to-day running of one of our breeder laying farms. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with poultry experience who is looking to develop their leadership skills and progress their career within a leading agricultural business.

 

Working closely with the Farm Manager, you'll play a key role in delivering high standards of bird welfare, biosecurity, health and safety, and production performance. Your focus will be on maximising the number of viable hatching eggs while ensuring the highest standards of husbandry and flock management are maintained.

 

What You'll Be Doing

  • Supporting the Farm Manager in overseeing daily farm operations and flock performance.
  • Monitoring bird health, welfare, behaviour, and environmental conditions.
  • Driving performance against key production targets, including hatching egg production and hatchability.
  • Ensuring strict compliance with biosecurity, health & safety, and welfare standards.
  • Maintaining Red Tractor and other industry assurance requirements.
  • Leading, motivating, and developing a team of 7 farm colleagues.
  • Recording and monitoring farm performance data and maintaining accurate records.
  • Managing stock levels and ensuring audit readiness.
  • Working collaboratively with veterinary teams, Area Managers, and support functions.
  • Overseeing the maintenance of farm equipment, ventilation systems, and site infrastructure.
  • Providing management cover during Farm Manager absences and holidays.

 

What We're Looking For

✅ Previous poultry farming experience.

✅ Leadership potential with the ability to motivate and support a team.

✅ Strong understanding of bird welfare, biosecurity, and farm management principles.

✅ Practical and proactive approach to problem-solving.

✅ Good organisational and communication skills.

✅ Ability to take ownership and drive continuous improvement.

✅ Willingness to undertake further training and professional development.

✅ Full UK Driving Licence.

 

Qualifications

  • Previous poultry experience preferred.
  • Completed or willing to complete an NVQ Level 3 in Poultry Management.
  • Full UK Driving Licence.

 

Why Join Pilgrim's?

At Pilgrim's, our values shape everything we do:

  • Availability
  • Humility
  • Discipline
  • Sincerity
  • Simplicity
  • Ownership
  • Determination

 

You'll be joining a business that is committed to high standards of animal welfare, operational excellence, and employee development, with real opportunities to progress your career within agriculture.

 

Apply Today

 

If you're passionate about poultry production, enjoy leading people, and want to play a key role in delivering outstanding breeder farm performance, we'd love to hear from you.

 

Take the next step in your agricultural career and apply today! 🐔🌱

Pilgrim’s Europe produces some of the best-known and most iconic brands in the UK and Ireland, including Fridge Raiders, Rollover, Denny, Richmond, Oakhouse and Moy Park, alongside a diverse range of industry leading own-label products in categories including fresh pork, lamb and chicken, working with all the major retailers and food service outlets.

Our portfolio extends to authentic chilled and frozen ready meals, snacking ranges, added value and food service products.

Across Pilgrim’s Europe we combine 20,000 of the best people in the industry, united by a shared set of core values and a passion for producing the highest quality, most delicious and innovative food, which is enjoyed by millions of people in the UK, Ireland and Europe every day. Our Pilgrim’s Europe team are based in our Pilgrim’s UK, Moy Park, Pilgrim’s Food Masters and Pilgrim’s Shared Services businesses.

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