Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, August 14 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job Responsibilities
Our client seeks to appoint a Senior Broiler Breeders & Livestock Manager.
The purpose of this position is to manage all operational activities of the broiler breeders and livestock on the farm.

Only candidates with the relevant experience will be considered.

Key Responsibilities & Tasks
• The day to day management of the animal husbandry and staff management.
• Maintaining a safe working environment and reporting on farm operations.
• Planning and prioritization of work and managing working hours, authorization.
• Ensuring performance, quality, animal welfare and cost objectives are achieved
• General maintenance of all aspects of the farm.
• Ensuring all aspects of running the farm are met
• Managing and motivating a team.
• Ensuring welfare of livestock and monitor farm conditions.
• Feed and ventilation management
• Production performance & record keeping
• Monitors and ensures that the adjustments of ventilation, drinkers, feeders, dead bird disposal and lighting adheres to best practices and standards.
• Monitors male spiking, fertility, hatchability, culling, and production percent.
• Monitors and tracks egg production & quality
• Advises regarding best practices, policies and procedures, bio-security procedures, etc.
• Monitors bird weights and bird health and follows vaccination program.
• Review & implement strict bio security measures & enforce high standards of safety, cleanliness and maintenance on personnel and properties
• Ensure the training of development of all Breeder Technicians.
• Oversee and manage assigned breeder operations, ensuring required quantity and quality of hatch eggs are available for hatcheries.
• Monitor pullet placements, moves, vaccinations and ensure hatch egg numbers.
• Provide performance and cost numbers to accounting and management.
• Ensure maximum operational and financial performance of the breeder farm business
• Responsible for all associated field management activities administration of livestock record-keeping, upkeep of the fixed & movable property facilities associated with livestock production and husbandry of the animal assets.
• Monitor pullet and breeder flock health and adherence to blood testing procedures.
• Maintain pullet growing agreements and breeder flock agreements.
• Report farm issues to Senior Management as needed.
• All other duties as assigned.

Pre-requisites Skills & Qualifications
• Must have good communication skills
• A Bachelor Degree in Agriculture (Animal Production/Poultry Science) or related field from an accredited institution or 4 years equivalent education.
• Must possess the ability to work in a highly dynamic environment, under time constrains, and to a very high standard of accuracy.
• Minimum 10 years’ poultry breeder operational experience.
• Minimum 5 years’ supervisory/management experience within a similar environment.
• Good computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel).
• High sense of organization and structure.
• Efficient on time management.
• Sound knowledge of breeder operations
• Great communication skills and able to influence teams
• Experience in managing poultry or similar livestock operation would be advantageous
• Effective people management skills
• Ability to carry out manual duties

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Associate Degree

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