Meet Our Team

Rachel is our Sales Office Manager, having joined us in June 2025 she quickly became the friendly heartbeat of the office, organised, approachable, and always ready to help. Rachel keeps everything running smoothly behind the scenes, and outside of work, she loves nothing more than tackling a house renovation project or spending time in the garden.

Jasper has recently joined us for his year in industry placement. He brings fresh energy and a genuine enthusiasm for artisan food.  He’s a true foodie at heart, Jasper has a real passion for cooking, whether he’s trying out new recipes or exploring the flavours of high-quality, locally sourced produce. We look forward to all the creativity and ideas he brings to our food-loving community.

Corinne is our dedicated production manager who keeps the team running smoothly. Her calm attitude and strong production know-how are a real asset in our busy, seasonal business. Always organised and practical, Corinne has helped streamline our processes and supports her team with training and guidance.

Alex joined us back in August 2020 as a full-time production assistant through a youth employment scheme. Since then, he’s grown into a key member of the production team. After starting under Corinne’s guidance, he quickly proved himself to be dependable, skilled, and still holds the title of fastest salmon slicer! We’re proud to have him as part of our close-knit team.

Ben has been a great full-time addition to our production staff since he joined in September 2023. He is particularly handy with fast packing and has become skilled in the art of salmon slicing. He hails from just down the road in Abergavenny and enjoys supporting Chelsea Football Club, and playing a few games of pool in the pub with his mates!

Marcus is our genius IT support and is always on call as our office superhero whenever any tech goes squiffy.  He is a fellow Welsh country enthusiast, found always either cooking up a storm, up a hill enjoying the outdoors or going above and beyond to help us rural folk with our tech problems. As a qualified chef, he gladly acts as quality control when any food needs testing! Here’s a picture of his dog Fizzy as, despite his many talents and sparkling reputation, Marcus is a bit camera shy!

Emma is our digital marketing go-to. If ever there is a job too complicated or too onerous for us in the office, we ping an email over to Emma and she sorts it in seconds! She works for InSynch, who have been assisting our business and website for years and we cannot thank her enough for keeping our marketing modern and a true reflection of our ethos! We’re eager to have her down to the Smokery when we can, to give her a proper tour and tasting.

Kate has been our trusty bookkeeper for a few years now. She started working for us in between gardening jobs. Her numbers now keep her so busy we fear she has little time for green fingers! She is also a whizz with financial presentations.  She’s a local gal and a key part of the extended BMS family.

Jo & Jonathan started Black Mountains Smokery in 1996. The smokery has grown a lot since then but remains a family-run local business with the same principles it started with.