Breeding Unit Manager

Breeding Unit Manager

Salary: £50,000 + up to 10% bonus paid twice yearly + 3-bedroom company property + excellent benefits!

Our client is a progressive, fifth-generation family farming business based in North Lincolnshire, combining traditional values with modern, sustainable and innovative food production.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Breeding Unit Manager to take responsibility for a successful 750-sow breeding unit, leading a strong team of six and managing all aspects of welfare, production, people, compliance and financial performance.

The Role

You will take day-to-day responsibility for the breeding unit, ensuring consistently high standards of animal welfare and production performance. Duties will include:

· Leading, motivating and developing the unit team
· Managing breeding performance from service through to farrowing and weaning
· Monitoring herd health, vaccination, treatments and medicine records
· Maintaining excellent biosecurity and Red Tractor compliance standards
· Monitoring production data, stock records and unit performance against targets
· Managing feed, supplies, maintenance and site resources
· Organising staff rotas, weekend cover and daily work routines
· Working closely with senior management, vets and other internal stakeholders to drive continuous improvement
· Managing the unit budget and contributing to wider pig production strategy

About You

The successful candidate will have:

· Proven experience managing a pig breeding unit
· Strong knowledge across all stages of breeding production, including service, farrowing and weaning
· Excellent understanding of pig welfare, behaviour, herd health and biosecurity
· Previous experience leading and managing a team
· Strong organisational, communication and problem-solving skills
· Confidence using herd management systems, spreadsheets and routine reporting tools
· A proactive approach with the ability to identify issues and deliver sustainable improvements

Package & Benefits

· £50,000 salary
· Bonus structure of up to 10% of salary paid twice yearly
· Company 3-bedroom property
· Company car scheme
· 29 days' holiday, including bank holidays, increasing with service by up to 5 additional days
· Company phone and laptop
· Healthcare scheme and life assurance
· Workplace pension
· Company discounts and full staff benefits package
· Funded in-house and industry training opportunities

Working Pattern

This role operates on a two-week rota:

Week 1: Monday to Thursday, 7:00am-4:00pm
Week 2: Monday to Friday, 7:00am-4:00pm, plus Saturday & Sunday approximately 7:00am-11:00am.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced pig professional looking to take ownership of a high-performing breeding unit within a growing and forward-thinking agricultural business.

Please apply online in the first instance or send your CV to elliekerry@barkerross.co.uk

Barker Ross Group values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

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