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Meet the Team
Senior Management Team
Nigel Upson
Managing Director
Been with Soanes Poultry since
2013
Responsibilities at work
Strategy, direction, leadership and overall compliance with statutory requirements
Interests out of work
Walking, mountain trekking, fishing and watching rugby
Claire Wright
Finance Director
Been with Soanes Poultry since
2016
Responsibilities at work
Developing the finance and IT strategies for Soanes Poultry and direction and leadership for Clive Soanes Broilers
Interests out of work
All aspects of equestrianism
Ben Lee
Director of Sales and Marketing
Been with Soanes Poultry since
2008
Responsibilities at work
Heading up the sales team, integrating sales with production and planning
Interests out of work
Spending time with family, cooking and baking
Simon Rodgers
Operations Manager
Been with Soanes Poultry since
2020
Responsibilities at work
All processing operations, transport and compliance with legal and industry standards
Interests out of work
Motor sport, mountain biking and cooking
Diana May
Head of Technical
Been with Soanes Poultry since
2020
Responsibilities at work
Taking care of Food Safety, Quality, Legality, Animal Welfare and Environment
Interests out of work
Swimming and arts and crafts
Operational Management Team
Aimee Dawson
Primary Process Manager
Been with Soanes Poultry since
2021
Responsibilities at work
Manages lairage, EV, offal production and packing.
Interests out of work
Hiking, cooking, history
Dan Murphy
Trainee Production Manager
Been with Soanes Poultry since
2021
Responsibilities at work
Monitoring all aspects of production to improve productivity.
Interests out of work
Sport, cookery
Allison Clark
Planning Manager
Been with Soanes Poultry since
1996
Responsibilities at work
Chick placement, scheduling, planning, procurement
Interests out of work
Holidays and socialising with family and friends
Tim Brooks
Plant Services Manager
Been with Soanes Poultry since
2018
Responsibilities at work
Site services, water management, effluent management, waste, projects
Interests out of work
Fishing, motorsport and sight seeing
Neil Mennell
Night and Logistics Manager
Been with Soanes Poultry since
1999
Responsibilities at work
Nights, transport and logistics.
Interests out of work
Fishing
Piotr Trzeciak
Dispatch Manager
Been with Soanes Poultry since
2003
Responsibilities at work
Looking after the loading bay and creating orders
Interests out of work
Watching F1, swimming, karting and biking
Jenny Penny
Compliance Officer
Been with Soanes Poultry since
1989
Responsibilities at work
Follow up and verification from audits
Interests out of work
Going out with friends and family, holidays in Tenerife
Petra Kdr
Internal Auditor
Been with Soanes Poultry since
2008
Responsibilities at work
Food safety, quality, compliance
Interests out of work
Family time, shopping and dog walking
Sales Team
Tammy McDonald
Sales Coordinator
Been with Soanes Poultry since
2019
Responsibilities at work
Co-ordinates both national and regional sales and provides a sales link between production and dispatch functions
Interests out of work
Tinkering with cars and engines and outings with family
Simon Dodd
Customer service administrator and brand ambassador
Been with Soanes Poultry since
2021
Responsibilities at work
Supports existing customers with exceptional service and builds relationships with new customers.
Interests out of work
Country walks with the family and the dogs. Training his son’s rugby team.
Sally Kendall
Sales Administrator
Been with Soanes Poultry since
2015
Responsibilities at work
Keeps in touch with retail customers, business development and sourcing new leads
Interests out of work
Shopping, home decorating and gardening
Liz Walker
Sales Administrator
Been with Soanes Poultry since
2016
Responsibilities at work
Keeps in touch with retail customers, business development and sourcing new leads
Interests out of work
Dogs, gardening and being with family
Team Leaders
Envaldas Cholinas
Portions Cutting Team Leader
Been with Soanes Poultry since
2012
Responsibilities at work
Organisation of the portions department
Interests out of work
Watching movies
Patryk Ciepka
Portions Packing Team Leader
Been with Soanes Poultry since
2016
Responsibilities at work
To ensure best yield of and throughput of all portions
Interests out of work
Computer games, going out with friends and football
Laura Baronaite
Whole Bird Packing Team Leader
Been with Soanes Poultry since
2014
Responsibilities at work
Quality grading and packing of whole birds
Interests out of work
Taking care of my ferrets, rabbits and fish
Kameran Nader
Lairage Team Leader
Been with Soanes Poultry since
2004
Responsibilities at work
Assists in the supervision of the lairage line
Interests out of work
Football
Diana Silajenkoviene
Offal Packing Team Leader
Been with Soanes Poultry since
2016
Responsibilities at work
Grading and packing offal
Interests out of work
Shopping and travelling
Linus Cilinskis
Dispatch Team Leader
Been with Soanes Poultry since
2014
Responsibilities at work
Ensuring all orders are loaded correctly and are dispatched in the correct order
Interests out of work
Reading, history and fishing
Maintenance Team
Bestwn Kdr
Maintenance Manager
Been with Soanes Poultry since
2002
Responsibilities at work
Oversees all the maintenance on site
Interests out of work
Football and dog walking
Accounts Department
Andrew Patch
Interim Accountant
Been with Soanes Poultry since
2020
Responsibilities at work
Oversees the accounts team
Interests out of work
Outdoor enthusiast who loves cycling, walking and is a recent convert to wild camping
Brenda Sweetman
Accounts Assistant
Been with Soanes Poultry since
2017
Responsibilities at work
Payroll, purchase ledger and inputting invoices
Interests out of work
Reading and attending the gym
Rachael Fowler
Accounts Assistant
Been with Soanes Poultry since
2017
Responsibilities at work
Sales ledger, credit control and raising credit notes
Interests out of work
Exercising, spending time with my family and friends
Delivery Team
Keith Walker
Delivery Driver
Been with Soanes Poultry since
2013
Interests out of work
Travel, food and drink, angling
Tony Sanderson
Delivery Driver
Been with Soanes Poultry since
2014
Interests out of work
Football
Eugen Patrascu
Delivery Driver
Been with Soanes Poultry since
2016
Interests out of work
Music, travel
Paul Morgan
Delivery Driver
Been with Soanes Poultry since
2018
Interests out of work
Crown green bowls, walking, watching most sports
Mick Fiddy
Delivery Driver
Been with Soanes Poultry since
2014
Interests out of work
Motocross, car mechanics
Tony Farren
Delivery Driver
Been with Soanes Poultry since
2017
Interests out of work
Golf
Ashley Evans
Delivery Driver
Been with Soanes Poultry since
2016
Interests out of work
HM Coastguard volunteer
Dave Byerley
Delivery Driver
Been with Soanes Poultry since
2018
Interests out of work
Rugby, going to the gym, off road driving
Graham Buckley
Delivery Driver
Been with Soanes Poultry since
2016
Interests out of work
Music and collecting records