This vacancy has been closed.

Closing Date: 22 May 2024
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Site Supervisor Hopefield  Hopefield
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Rainbow Agric Western Cape is looking for a Site Supervisor(s) to manage Breeding (Rearing) operations, resources and manpower.

Role Purpose:

  • To manage the operations, resources and manpower of a site thereby ensuring the optimal number of the right quality birds at the right time and at the lowest cost.  

Required Qualifications:

  • Minimum Grade 12
  • Certificate or diploma in Agriculture preferred
  • Driver license (to enable driving tractor; attend meetings) 

Required Experience:

  • 5 years experience in the Laying / Rearing environment of which 2 years in a supervisory position such as Assistant Farmer 

Required Knowledge and Skills:

  • Knowledge:
    • Poultry production inclusive of breeder and broiler management
    • Understand basic poultry nutrition, growth, anatomy and reproduction
    • Agricultural and farm operations and processes
    • Ability to recognize ventilation, brooding, feeding and water requirements of the birds and make the correct adjustments
    • Operation of farm equipment
    • Lighting programmes for optimal performance
    • Calculation of feed requirements
    • Ability to make feeding decisions to obtain target weight
    • Troubleshooting to achieve targets and objectves
    • Understand disease and biosecurity fundamentals as well as vaccination and immunity principles
    • Labour relations legislation and procedures
    • ISO and health, safety and environmental legislation
    • National best practice standards
    • Systems for SHERQ
  • Skills:
    • Verbal and written communication
    • Interpersonal 
    • Numeracy
    • Negotiation 
    • Management 
    • Logical thinking
    • Problem solving
    • Analytical thinking
    • Decision making
    • Stockmanship


 

Closing Date: 22 May 2024