Head of Pest Consultancy

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Job Summary

Kiwa UK is looking for a Head of Pest Consultancy to join our Pest Consultancy within Kiwa Agri Food. To provide overall management of the day-to-day operations of the team. This role is a remote/field-based position.

Kiwa, is a global top 20 leader in Testing, Inspection and Certification. Our company motto is: We create trust. We want you to trust us with becoming your employer of choice. We offer excellent training and development opportunities, the freedom to do your job as you see fit and we are a respectful and diverse company that employs over 10,000 Kiwans worldwide.

About the role

• Ensure a safe working environment for our employees for both physical and mental health.
• Enable a Kiwan culture by empowering employees to be Ambitious, Reliable and Engaged.
• Be an ambassador of Health and safety.
• Be a coach and mentor for all team members. Ensure strong working relationships with all Kiwa Agri Food colleagues.
• Reporting to the Business Unit Leader, provide both strategic and day to day management of the KIPC Team.
• Lead the Team to deliver a best-in-class service to stakeholders, in particular Customers and Business Development.
• To lead and actively engage in creating business development opportunities - this will be directly with prospective and current customers; whilst also collaborating with Business Development on opportunities and developing a business development/sales strategy for KIPC.
• Working with the central marketing team, to lead on the development of marketing content to promote the services of KIPC.
• Work with the Principal Consultants ensuring that resources are in place to ensure optimal, efficient delivery of services, with the team having clear communication on the expectations of the roles and delivery targets.
• Develop, implement, and maintain a strong quality and customer focused KIPC Delivery team.
  Ensure team development and training to support clear succession plans.
• Build and maintain a strong fit for purpose Team, ensure talent is attracted and retained in the business.
• Ensure effective operating systems, delivering efficient and quality delivery of services across the range of KIPC services.
• Proactively lead effective team meetings, ensuring inputs and outcomes are communicated effectively to KIPC colleagues.
• Ensure all employees in the KIPC Team receive a meaningful appraisal in line with the company's processes and procedures.
• Support accurate and timely reporting of KIPC activity.
• Supporting on, creating and building the budget, contributing to growth across the Agri Food business.
• Ensure that CE is continually kept up to date throughout the KIPC team.
• Is a key member of the Agri Food SMT, leading and implementing strategy/action plans.
• To deliver a minimum level of 'in field' delivery with customers, circa 3.5 - 7 days/month.
• To have full ownership of the P&L for KIPC, including revenue and costs.
• To continually evaluate working procedures, ensuring efficient delivery across the team.
• To engage with the Principal Technical Consultants on allocation and scheduling of work.

Do you have what it takes?

Expected managerial competencies:

• Operational management experience.
• Resilience, dynamism, an aptitude for problem solving and teamwork, practicality, reliability, flexibility, and results orientated.
• Ability to engage and influence colleagues to achieve common goals and objectives.
• Strong customer focus.
• Exceptional communication skills and interpersonal relations at all levels.
• Relevant experience of managing customers, employees, and shareholders expectations.
• Budget management awareness with the ability to work to set targets.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills.
• Good working knowledge of lT tools (Microsoft Office etc).

Expected technical knowledge and competencies:

• The principles of lntegrated Pest Management and practical application of these.
• Public health and food storage pests.
• Pesticide formulations and application techniques.
• Food safety legislation and practices.
• Pest control and pesticide legislation and safety practices.
• Risk assessments.

What can you expect from us in return?

• £50,000 - £60,000 per annum
• Car Allowance
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• 37.5 hours a week, Mon-Fri
• Home Based role with frequent travel
• Private Medical Insurance
• Family Leave - generous enhanced maternity/adoption/shared parental leave - first 6 months full pay maternity/adoption and shared parental leave & 2 weeks full pay paternity leave
• Holiday Buying Scheme
• Milestone Recognitions: Holiday allowance increases, certificates of recognition, unpaid and paid sabbaticals, charity donations, personal gifts, recognition dinners, and retail vouchers
• Welcome pack with goodies
• Salary Reviews
• Company Bonus Scheme
• Enhanced Pension
• Life Assurance (4x Annual Salary)
• EAP - Free, independent Employee Assistance Programme, offering confidential information, support, advice and counselling, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Eye Care Vouchers

Why work at Kiwa?

We achieve results. Our values run through our business; 'We ARE Kiwa', Ambitious, Reliable and Engaged. That is how we interact not only with our colleagues and customers, but everyone we meet. We embrace the personal development of all our colleagues, we will encourage you to be ambitious, explore new ideas and help make our world a safer, more sustainable place. You will work within an organization that is very dynamic and in which you have all the space to maximally develop yourself.

Kiwa is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We fully take advantage of the flexibility we have to hire Kiwan's from around the world and from any background. We give our team a work environment free from prejudice, discrimination, and intimidation so they can do their best work and live happy lives. Inclusivity and equality are important to us, and we don't tolerate behaviours that don't follow these values.

Are you interested in the Head of Pest Consultancy position and feel this role will suit you? Please do not hesitate to apply today!

If you have any questions about this role and would like to speak a member of the Recruitment Team, please e-mail us at uk.careers@kiwa.com.