Operations Manager

SUMMARY:
Seeking an Operations Manager: Poultry Broilers.

POSITION INFO:
A large company in the Agriculture environment has an opportunity for a seasoned candidate with experience in the poultry environment.

Required:

• Creating and sustaining a cost-effective broiler operations environment by managing the various functions and processes which include resources, controlling the achievement of production targets and quality standards.
• Drawing up and controlling the broiler chicken production capital and operating budget on an annual basis.
• Monitoring and approving expenditure and revenue of specific departments within approved mandate.
• Ensuring the optimal functioning of the Farm Services Administration Dept as a support function to the various internal and external stakeholders.
• Overseeing negotiations with the suppliers of day-old chickens.
• Ensuring that supplier agreements are in place and maintained.
• Responsible for the transportation of live birds to the abattoir, in line with exiting SLAs and legislation.
• Poultry nutrition management, poultry health management, and poultry housing and equipment.
• Environmental control in poultry production.
• Identifying, evaluating, and reporting on economic feasibility with respect to broiler production.
• Initiating corrective measures where production-related problems were identified, monitoring and reporting on results in accordance with workplace standards.
• Continuous liaison with internal departments/customers/suppliers/growers in relation to product standards and quality aspects.
• Tertiary qualification desirable, with minimum 5 years' experience in a similar position.