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Soil Association
Remote working
Posted: 29 Jun 2026
Deadline: 12 Jul 2026
Compensation: £210 per day
Living Wage employer
Paid Fixed term / contract Remote working
Job description
Contracted Inspector
Location: North East England (Remote)
Salary: £210.00 per Day
About Us
Certification is the UK’s leading sustainability certification body, offering a range of best-in-class organic and sustainable certification schemes across food, farming and forestry.
We operate in over 70 countries, managing thousands of clients across supply chain networks covering organic food, farming, beauty and textiles to sustainable forestry and high-integrity carbon schemes in emerging nature markets.
Our people are highly skilled ranging from auditors and inspectors to technical, commercial and marketing experts. We have ambitious growth targets and work to deliver excellence for all clients in the UK and beyond.
About the Opportunity
We are looking for contracted inspectors to inspect a range of organic farms and food facilities in North East England, providing efficient and professional inspections with good customer service to our clients.
About You
A successful candidate will have extensive inspection experience, a background in agriculture/horticulture and/or food manufacturing/processing. Qualifications in these areas are desirable.
You need to be confident and decisive, a good communicator and be able to work with different people from a variety of communities and backgrounds and have experience of face-to-face communications with farmers and growers and/or food businesses and providing good customer care.
Application information
Click Contracted Inspector and ‘apply now’ to submit your CV and Cover Letter. 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 recruitment@soilassociation.org
We know the value of diversity in nature and want it in our organisation. We recognise that diverse backgrounds and experiences will bring a fresh perspective to our work. If you're not sure about applying, please get in touch with us for a chat.
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About Soil Association
Our organisation started in 1946 to pioneer a better world – one where we can all farm, eat and live healthily in balance with the environment. Our team of around 250 employees have been working with this vision for positive change ever since. We’re farming, growing, buying, cooking and eating. We’re campaigning, lobbying and certifying. We’re running research programmes that pave the way for change. And we’re inspiring millions of people to take their own step towards a sustainable future.
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