John Nee Factory Manager John recently celebrated over 43 years of service after joining us straight from school at the age of 16. The early years John started out helping our drivers deliver orders to customers. This was a job he really enjoyed as each day was different [...]

Amy Brown Replenishment Planner Amy joined us when she was 15 and still at school, working Saturdays in our warehouse. The start of Amy’s career As soon as she left school at 18, she joined us full-time as an order picker, ensuring that customers’ orders were filled correctly [...]

Christian Nugent Meat Buying Manager For many years, Christian worked in the retail sector until he decided to take a change in direction. He joined our butchery team in 2011 and became a trained butcher. With his skills and knowledge he was soon promoted to Meat Buyer. [...]

Emma Harkness Production Worker The start of Emma’s career … Emma’s initial role in our retail store has taken her down a route that she would never have imagined and found a job she loves! In 2002, Emma joined our team in our busy Fisher [...]

Michael Brown Purchasing Director The start of Michael's career … Just before his 19th birthday, Michael joined the Pioneer family. His initial role as Coldstore Operative and as a qualified forklift driver involved him loading and unloading delivery vehicles and putting away delivered stock. An [...]

Paul Atkinson Area Sales Manager When Paul joined Pioneer straight from leaving school in 1985 he didn’t know that he would have such a varied and enjoyable career. The start of Paul's career … From a delivery driver to working in our shop as [...]

Kevin Lightfoot Cold Store Manager Kevin joined the Pioneer team straight after leaving school, so it’s the only place he’s ever worked and has plans to stay! The start of Kevin’s career  Kevin’s first role was an order picker for frozen foods and meat [...]