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FIELD TECHNICAL MANAGER (SOUTH)
Albert Bartlett is a progressive British family brand, established in 1948 and dedicated to providing quality potatoes for delicious meals.
Our Values are what drive us to be the very best at what we do:
Family Heritage; Honest; Potato experts; Progressive
We want Albert Bartlett to be a world famous household brand, renowned for quality and expertise in own label and branded potatoes and potato products.
We aim to be an innovative and improving company that exceeds our customers’ expectations while operating in an environmentally responsible and sustainable way. The business prides itself on a strong-family feel environment.
About the role
We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive person to manage our field technical duties across our English grower/supplier locations
Reporting into the Procurement Manager daily the role will predominantly be based at our Boston, Lincolnshire fresh packhouse, but will include a requirement to travel to supplier locations in Yorkshire, Shropshire, East Anglia, the East Midlands and our Albert Bartlett frozen processing site in Westwick , Norfolk.
Your main accountabilities will be to:
• To manage Carbon Auditing of our suppliers
• To manage and report on new potato varieties and trial variety plots.
• To manage and uphold supplier compliance, with accreditations required by both our fresh and processing customers.
• To manage 3rd party storage programs for both fresh and processing crops. Store intake, quality, temperature regime, sprout suppression, trial work.
• Quality sampling and reporting on both fresh and processing crops ( ex field and ex store) .
• To assist the Head of Farming with own growing accreditation audits.
• To source, manage and help coordinate seed supply to both contracted fresh and processing suppliers.
• The awareness to manage and tie in technical management of suppliers and crops, with the commercial requirements of both our fresh and processing sites.
Location: Albert Bartlett & Sons Boston Division, Kirton Holme, Boston, Lincs, PE20 1TT
Expected Start Date: Immediate
HOURS OF WORK
Full Time
COMPANY BENEFITS
Some of our benefits include:
Competitive Salary
NEST Pension Scheme
Annual Leave – 31 days (including bank hols)
Long service awards
Free parking
Ride to Work Scheme
THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT
This is will be a hands-on role at times and candidates should be willing to travel and work with other departments within our business and wider grower group; a fine eye for detail and previous experience of Technical auditing and potato agronomy is also preferable for this role.
What you will need
Required criteria
- Right To Work In The UK
- A determined ‘can-do’ attitude
Professional skills you’ll need for this job opportunity
Data Entry and Basic Computer Skills
Situation Evaluation and Analysis
Ability to Identify and Anticipate needs
Albert Bartlett
Albert Bartlett is a progressive family owned British brand, established in 1948 that is dedicated to providing quality potato products to consumers across the UK. Our Values are what drive us to be the very best at what we do: Family Heritage; Honest; Potato experts; Here at Albert Bartlett we believe mealtimes matter, we use our passion, knowledge, innovation and attention into producing the best quality own label and branded potato products. We are constantly evolving and over 4 generations and 75 years of dedication we take our place as No.1 fresh and chilled potato brand and growing frozen brand.
Now a fourth-generation family business, we're proud of our history and the legacy that Albert Bartlett left us. Our story began in 1948, when Albert started selling good-quality produce by setting up a beetroot-boiling operation in Coatbridge, Scotland. Today, we're one of the leading food businesses in the UK, delighting families with tasty Fresh, Chilled and Frozen products. Proudly still a family-owned and operated business, and we remain committed to Albert's spirit of innovation and passion for quality. We're also committed to sourcing potatoes for our long-standing network of growers across the UK, spanning from the Black Isle to Jersey. We have a wide and experienced team and are excited to continue growing and creating great tasting products for our customers and exciting futures for our people.
Over 75 years since Albert started the business, we remain proudly independent with the fourth generation of the Bartlett family leading us to success. Our headquarters are in Airdrie, only four miles or so from our founder’s original business. Albert Bartlett is the No.1 Fresh and Chilled potato brand in the UK and a growing range in Frozen category. We are renowned for quality and expertise across all our categories and have a passion for UK produce. We aim to be an innovative and improving company that exceeds our customers' expectations while operating in an environmentally responsible and sustainable way. Today, we proudly supply potatoes from our network of farmers and growers across England, Norther Ireland, Scotland and Jersey.
Our benefits
We value our team members, and encourage you to act on your ideas! You bring skills and a customer-first mentality, and we'll bring the tools and environment you need to do the best work possible!
Free parking
Cycle to work
Referral bonus
Life insurance
Long service recognition
Employee Recognition Scheme
Access to Health & Wellbeing app
Flexible Pay with MyView Pay Now
FIELD TECHNICAL MANAGER (SOUTH)
Albert Bartlett is a progressive family owned British brand, established in 1948 that is dedicated to providing quality potato products to consumers across the UK. Our Values are what drive us to be the very best at what we do: Family Heritage; Honest; Potato experts; Here at Albert Bartlett we believe mealtimes matter, we use our passion, knowledge, innovation and attention into producing the best quality own label and branded potato products. We are constantly evolving and over 4 generations and 75 years of dedication we take our place as No.1 fresh and chilled potato brand and growing frozen brand.