The Flavour Network

Job Title: Assistant Farm Manager / Growing Supervisor Salary: 40,000 Location: Spalding, Lincolnshire Contract: Full-time / Permanent Overview: The Flavour Network are proud to be partnered with a leading fresh produce group in Lincolnshire. Our client delivers top-quality products to our customers while maintaining strong standards in health, safety, and sustainability. As Assistant Farm Manager / Growing Supervisor you will be supporting the day-to-day running of our crop production operations. As Assistant Farm Manager / Growing Supervisor, you are there to oversee operations - who ensure crops are grown, harvested, and prepared to meet customer specifications, while maintaining high standards of quality, safety, and efficiency. Duties and Responsibilities for the Assistant Farm Manager / Growing Supervisor Oversee harvesting operations, ensuring crops meet quality standards and timelines. Help manage and develop a capable, motivated team. Maintain site cleanliness, crop storage standards, and stock rotation. Ensure health and safety compliance, risk assessments, and audits are completed. Provide guidance, training, and supervision to the team in your area. Assist with monitoring costs and operational budgets. Skills & Experience Awareness of crop quality and factors affecting harvest outcomes. Knowledge of crop protection products and safe use. Strong time management and organisational skills. Good IT and communication skills. Previous experience in horticulture or fresh produce is desirable. Qualifications ND in Agriculture or equivalent. Minimum Level 2 NVQ or equivalent.

Job Title: Raw Materials Coordinator Salary: 40,000 Location: South Kirkby (near Pontefract / Wakefield) Job Type: Full-Time / Permanent Overview: The Flavour Network has partnered with a well-established UK Food Processor to recruit a Raw Material Coordinator on a full-time, permanent basis. As Raw Material Coordinator, you will be responsible for reviewing and maintaining raw material specifications, ensuring all products consistently meet customer and business standards. The Raw Materials Coordinator is a site-based role will involve liaising with suppliers, conducting material assessments at intake and during production, and supporting the technical team with quality improvements. As Raw Materials Coordinator you play a key part in building strong supplier relationships, monitoring performance through reporting and trend analysis, and contributing to audits and customer visits. Strong background in butchery and meat specifications is desirable, alongside the ability to collaborate with production, technical, and commercial teams to drive continuous improvement. Duties & Responsibilities of the Raw Materials Coordinator: Review raw materials against agreed specifications to ensure compliance. Maintain and update supplier specifications in collaboration with the technical team. Ensure raw materials consistently meet business and customer requirements. Report findings to internal teams and liaise with suppliers on corrective actions. Drive improvements in raw material quality across the site. Build and maintain compliant, transparent supplier relationships. Identify opportunities to improve butchery methods or packaging formats and discuss internally before approaching suppliers. Manage non-conformances by issuing NCRs or rejection notices, ensuring effective site communication. Support the Technical Manager on supplier site visits to resolve quality concerns and review specifications. Share butchery expertise with production teams to support understanding of meat cuts and specifications. Produce reports and trend analysis to track supplier and raw material performance. Lead regular supplier performance calls to drive improvements. Contribute to technical audits and customer site visits. Conduct product assessments at intake and during production using methods such as Foss analysis, butchery checks, and cook-ups. Support supplier claims or product downgrades through raw material reviews and online assessments. Requirements for the Raw materials Coordinator Strong butchery knowledge across beef, lamb, and pork. HACCP trained. Food Hygiene certification. Ability to trend data and create reports. Understanding of third-party audits and industry standards (BRC, EFSIS, Red Tractor, Retailer standards, etc.). Ability to collaborate effectively across departments and influence improvements. Familiarity with both written and digital specification systems. Willingness to undertake further training and adapt to customer or industry requirements.