Breeder Farm Manager

Job Description

Roles and ResponsibilitiesSpecific Technical Skills and Personality Traits
• Be a team player whilst displaying leadership qualities
• Be comfortable handling animals
• Be attentive to detail
• Be self-driven & take initiative
• Be good with numbers / Excel
• Be comfortable operating machinery and equipment
• Advanced poultry science knowledge.
• Demonstrated high level of initiative and ownership of projects.
• Ability to confront and manage through conflict situations with employees and contractors.
• Strong leadership and supervisory skills.
• Demonstrated success building effective teams with proven ability to lead by engaging and motivating a team and influencing an organization.
• Demonstrated advanced knowledge of math functions and skills.
• Advanced organizational skills, with attention to detail.
Pre-requisites Skills & Qualifications
• Minimum 10 years poultry breeder operational experience.
• Minimum 5 years supervisory/management experience within a similar environment.
• 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.
• 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
KeyResponsibilities & Tasks
• The day to day management of the farm, including 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.

Keyskills :
animal husbandrycleaningwasherslaundry servicesfarm managementveterinary public healthhousekeeping management