Bachoco USA produces the highest quality chicken products for the U.S. market. Currently, the Bachoco USA family includes more than 4,000 team members who are dedicated to consistently producing high-quality chicken products and nourishing people around the world.
Bachoco USA is seeking a
Breeder Manager for our
Hermitage, AR location.
Summary Provides leadership, consultation, strategic operational plans, and direction to breeder technicians to produce pullets/hens. Performs administrative duties in preparing and maintaining records, reviewing production reports, and following through on deviations from expected results and set goals for the future.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Manages breeder and pullet department personnel in carrying out the approved programs.
- Performs administrative duties in preparing and analyzing reports and records.
- Develops breeder and pullet production budgets.
- Manages and maintains yearly pullet flock placements
- Sets up and monitors vaccination crews and moving crews
- Actively pursues acquisition of information and/or skills related to management of breeder operation.
- Selects and holds accountable breeder and pullet service technicians and other subordinates.
- Manages the learning and training experience of subordinates to continually improve their knowledge and skills.
- Keeps upper level director informed with timely and sufficient information in production.
- Maintains close and effective working relationship with hatcheries, feed mills, service technicians, labs, contract producers, vendors, accounting and government agencies.
- Performs other duties as required.
Supervisory Responsibilities Manages all employees in the Breeder/Pullet Service department. Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of this unit. Also directly supervises. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university in agriculture, science, business or related area; and five years progressive experience as service technician or equivalent.
Language Skills Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents. Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints. Ability to write speeches and articles using original or innovative techniques or style. Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
Mathematical Skills Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations. Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.
Reasoning Ability Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Computer Skills To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Contract Management systems; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.
Certificates, Licenses, RegistrationsMust have a valid Driver's license and be able to qualify for the company's driver program.
Other Skills and AbilitiesSkilled in interpersonal relationships, conflict resolution, group presentations, and group problem solving.
Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.
Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme cold and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.An Equal Opportunity Employer to include women, minorities, veterans and persons with disabilities.*Notice to Third Party Recruitment Agencies: Please note that Bachoco USA and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of an executed Recruitment Services Agreement, there will be no obligation to any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without an agreement, Bachoco USA and its subsidiaries shall explicitly reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, shall be deemed the property of Bachoco USA.