Dairy Technical Manager

Overview

In this role you will support the Red Tractor Dairy Scheme, acting as a technical advisor and point of contact for First Purchasers, auditors and farmers. You will help maintain high-quality certification delivery, build a skilled assessor pool, and ensure scheme requirements are consistently applied. You will work closely with the Dairy Scheme Manager and cross-functional teams to drive technical excellence in dairy certification. This is a home-based position with field duties and some office time, offering development within a global certification group.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary/benefits
• development and career opportunities
• global employer
• inclusive workplace
• Real Living Wage employer
• reasonable adjustments during recruitment and employment

Responsibilities

• Handle technical queries from First Purchasers and farmers related to the Dairy customer base
• Contribute to creating a skilled and competent assessor pool for the Dairy work under SAI Global framework
• Assist in certification for the Red Tractor Dairy Scheme and related schemes and bolt-ons
• Manage relationships, KPIs and financial aspects of the schemes
• Provide timely technical support to Agri staff in the field and client services
• Coordinate with Red Tractor personnel and standard owners following protocols and timelines
• Make certification decisions for the Dairy scheme considering suspension/withdrawal impacts
• Review and monitor incoming reports; provide assessor feedback
• Review and approve documentary evidence and assessment reports
• Prepare and deliver assessor and certifier training
• Support Lead Dairy Manager with scheme performance updates
• Assist with accreditation activities for schemes as needed
• Complete witness activities within required timeframes
• Collaborate with Agriculture Manager and other technical managers to meet customer and standard-owner expectations
• Travel, overnight stays or extra hours may be required to complete key tasks

Key requirements

• Approved Red Tractor and ancillary schemes academy training with successful outcomes
• Agricultural and/or Allied Industry experience
• Experienced certifier and/or farm assessor desirable
• Approved witness assessor desirable
• Practical farm experience
• Experience delivering training
• Good IT literacy

• strong communication
• relationship building
• timely technical guidance
• Red Tractor Dairy Scheme knowledge
• certification and audit processes
• assessor training and development

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