Job DescriptionJob Summary: The Production Leader is responsible for the management and direction of partial production operations at a designated site with the support of the BUL, Production Manager, and Sr. Live Production Manager. The purpose of this role is to plan, direct, and oversee production business concerns, including safety, animal husbandry, personnel management. This person will provide management oversight of day-to-day operations and long-term production work and activities. Oversee areas of animal husbandry, flock management, bird scheduling, and movement. Work with specialty leaders and teams on activities, projects, and issues that address Production personnel, financial, processing, feed management, and other Production matters to ensure strategic and tactical priorities are successfully addressed. The Production Manager will also ensure proper execution of all Production SOPs.Essential Job Functions:
- Supply the leadership required to motivate hourly employees to work as a team in meeting corporate and production goals and objectives.
- Provide leadership, direction, and development to the hourly employees
- Responsible for the daily feeding schedule, availability of water, appropriate ventilation, and proper care of the birds.
- Responsible for general daily cleanliness of the layer houses (interior and exterior)
- Oversees proper extraction and disposal of mortality
- Responsible for coordinating maintenance and repairs of layer facilities (exterior and interior).
- Includes all equipment throughout the layer houses and all ancillary equipment associated with any activity required for the proper functioning of the layer houses (Trucks, Skid Loaders, Tools, etc.)
- Responsible for maintaining rodent, fly, and pest control program
- Responsible for working with production staff to ensure quality product coming from the layer houses.
- Includes taking all measures to determine and minimize checks originating at any point before entering the processing plant.
- Includes adequate production results as determined by bird strain guidelines and company policies and goals.
- Work with Production Manager or BUL in coordinating with the feed mill to ensure timely feed delivery and proper feed formulation.
Responsible for the general bird health, including;
- Alerting the BUL, SLPM, GM, Compliance, Corporate Veterinarian and COO of any issues and following the guidance of the veterinarian and / or nutritionist as needed.
- Ensuring availability of yourself or experienced staff during off-hours in case of emergency.
- Working with compliance/veterinarian/nutritionist to ensure proper vaccination and any testing as needed or required.
- Supports SLPM/LPM in maintaining record-keeping as required by management, compliance, scheduling of bird placement in concordance with the pullet facility, scheduling of production staff, and scheduling of production needs as determined by customer demand/management forecast.
Stewardship
- Responsible for hourly employee training, documentation, coaching and counseling.
- Promotes a culture of safety
- Maintain compliance with all FDA, EPA, USDA, FSMA regulations, Good Manufacturing Practices and SQF Program as well as the SE Prevention, Animal Welfare, and Bio-Security Programs.
- Accountable for the financial stewardship of the operation through the development of a yearly budget and implementing effective systems of control over the operating expenditures of the plant.
Preventative Maintenance Programs
- Overseeing the troubleshooting, diagnosing, installation, restoration, and maintenance of equipment
- Ensuring the identification and correction of root cause of repetitive failures
- Overseeing ordering and manage parts inventory
- Ensuring equipment is in safe and good working conditions.
- Responsible for proper handling of litter in accordance with company policy and any local, state, or federal regulations.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Skills:
- Bachelor's degree in animal science or related field or commensurate experience.
- 1-2 years' leadership supervisory in previous experience in the daily operations of Live Haul, Feed Haul, and Feed Mill, Breeder, and Broiler production including Hatchery experience preferred. Previous experience in the daily operations of large-scale animal agriculture.
- Good Communication (Written / Verbal) skills, organized, goal-oriented, accountable. Good Leadership skills. Must be competent in the Microsoft Office suite of products.
- Bilingual in English Spanish preferred.
- Agile, able to lift 50lbs. Must be able to perform all job duties of processing supervisors. Also, must be able to work in various climate conditions, including extreme cold.
- Must be able to work nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.