Inspector Manager - Food

About our Organisation Soil Association Certification Ltd exists to accelerate the just transition across food, farming and land use, as a global leader in sustainability certification. We deliver trusted solutions with nature, for people and planet through the certification of high integrity holistic standards. These assurance schemes cover a wide range of sectors including food, forestry, farming, landscape restoration carbon markets, beauty and wellbeing, textiles and catering.

The Role We are looking for someone to be part of the management team of our auditors who inspect a combination of organic food and farming facilities across the U.K. You will be expected to directly line manage a small team of employed auditors and work with other inspector managers and team leaders to ensure that our team of employed and contracted auditors deliver an excellent inspection service to our clients. You will be expected to carry out audits yourself, monitor delivery and quality of inspections, deliver support and training and ensure auditors show confidence, knowledge and authority in the role they perform and behaviours they demonstrate.

Job Requirements Essential - You will be a qualified auditor and/or approved organic food inspector with experience in food processing and previous management experience. Desirable - You will have experience of having provided feedback and support to colleagues; this will be from experience of witnessing &/or reviewing work, mentoring, or being a Scheme/Scope Lead. You will also have experience of successfully managing a team of home-based workers &/or qualifications in people management as well as experience of working with different teams within an organisation and liaising/working with outside organisations.

Benefits We offer a range of financial and lifestyle benefits to all our employees, including: 27 days annual holiday increasing to 30 days with length of service plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time), Pension scheme with ethical investment options and employer contribution increasing with length of service, Free membership of the Soil Association and discounts on organic produce, Volunteer days to give back to the local community or support green initiatives, Family friendly policies and flexible working, Cycle to work scheme, Sociable and engaging workplace of professionals that share a passion for healthy, sustainable lifestyle and produce.

Applications Details Click ‘apply now ’ to submit your application form. Please note we look at applications on arrival and reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Please check your junk/spam folder if you do not receive a confirmation email upon submitting your application. All candidates will subsequently receive an email to confirm whether they have made it through to interview stage. For any queries, please contact [email removed - click apply for more details] Please note we do not accept CVs or Cover Letters.