Laying Farm Manager

SUMMARY:
An opportunity has become available, within a market leader's business in the Poultry environment, for a senior team member in their Laying Department.

POSITION INFO:
Looking for an individual with strong leadership skills combined with a deep, practical knowledge and understanding of broiler breeders.

For the suitable candidate, we offer an unbeatable working environment, the opportunity for development, and a competitive remuneration package.

Required:

• Experience as a Laying Manager in a broiler breeder environment
• Understand the requirements relating to animal welfare and food safety and quality, and develop your team to ensure they have the capability to meet performance goals
• Understanding of modern farming methods and a commitment to animal welfare
• Excellent computer skills in Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint & Word) - IT skills are essential
• Proficiency in English is essential in this position
• Laying Operations - Manage all production related activities, ensuring consistent compliance with standard operating procedures in order to achieve optimal production output efficiencies
• Production Management - Manage the farm under your responsibility, to achieve cost effective production targets
• Ensure operational planning, placements or depletions are completed and implemented to achieve optimal production
• Ensure that the highest standard of fertile eggs are produced to optimise production efficiency
• Correctly calculate and issue feed and water requirements to ensure that supply is sufficient to meet nutritional requirements and manage feed stock levels
• Managing and compliance of a strict bio-security environment and maintaining an effective biosecurity programme by practicing good hygiene, vaccination and disease prevention
• Ensure all livestock is treated humanely, and in compliance with company standards
• Strong analytical skills relating to breeder technical aspects.
• Work efficiently in a team environment with tact, patience, and a willingness to work with colleagues, ability to build relationships and be able to work under pressure
• Drive improvement in the performance standards for uniformity of the flock, point of lay cost (POLC), health and animal welfare (up to 65 weeks)
• Conduct post-mortems and report finding to senior area ops manager and group veterinarian
• Record and monitor weekly husbandry parameters
• Ensuring that cleanout and housekeeping duties are done properly (i.e. the houses are properly washed and sanitized at cleanout, grass is kept short, drains on site are kept clean, all waste and debris from the site is removed and buildings on site are maintained)
• Involve the team by encouragement and motivating to deliver safety excellence and promote risk awareness by getting involved and following safety rules and identifying risks
• Attending to HR/IR matters (i.e. planning leave, time sheets, disciplinary measures, interviews etc.)