Lincolnshire Pork Co
Breeding Unit Manager
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Breeding Unit Manager
We are recruiting for a Breeding Unit Manager in North Lincolnshire, a rare and exciting opportunity to join the award-winning Lincolnshire Pork Co team.
We are looking for an organised, welfare-focussed and detail-oriented individual to take on the running of one of our 750 sow breeding units. This is a hands-on management role, leading an established and experienced team, and taking responsibility for the unit’s welfare, people, compliance, and physical and financial performance.
Key duties include:
- Herd health planning and implementation
- Implementation of production policies and monitoring of performance against targets
- Ensuring compliance with Red Tractor and Welfare Code of Practice
- Record keeping in line with industry and internal company requirements
- Management of farm resources; feed, straw, medicines and sundries
- Responsibility for site health & safety, and organisation of maintenance
- Contribution to overall pig strategy for the business
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Key attributes include:
- Experience in all breeding stages of production
- Evidence of previous experience managing a pig unit to high standards
- Strong practical skills, a commitment to high welfare standards & attention to detail
- Leadership skills to guide, motivate and progress the team
- An effective decision maker able to prioritise livestock, people and organisational issues and escalate accordingly.
Package and Benefits
- Salary £50,000/annum plus bonus eligibility
- 3-bedroom property
- 29 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
- Two-week rota with alternate Friday, Saturday, Sunday off.
- Opportunities for in-house and industry training funded by the company
- Full staff benefits package, including company discounts, healthcare scheme & life assurance policy
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About Lincolnshire Pork Co
Lincolnshire Pork Company is a fifth-generation family farming business with 1,500 breeding sows producing high-welfare pigs through flexible farrowing systems and straw-based growing accommodation across Lincolnshire. Alongside the livestock enterprise, we farm 2,500 acres of arable land and renewable energies which work synergistically together to create a fully integrated farming system. We have been recognised nationally with the National Pig Awards Sustainable Farming Award (2023) and Marketing Initiative of the Year (2025).
Visit our website to find out more: https://lincolnshirepork.co.uk/
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