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Role Purpose:

• To assist the Farmer in managing the operations, resources and manpower of a site.  To take full responsibility of the site when the Farmer /Site Supervisor is not on site.

 Required Qualifications:

• Minimum Grade 12; Tertiary qualification will be an advantage
• Physically fit with no allergies to bird feathers and dust 
• Valid code EB drivers' license

Required Experience:

• 3 years’ experience in the Poultry environment with 1 year experience/exposure in a supervisory capacity 

Knowledge and Skills

• Strong people management skills
• Communication
• Attention to detail
• Passion for animals
• Proactive
•  Good analytical skills

House Preparation prior to placement in order to create ideal conditions for bird production. Chick Placement – co –ordinate and monitor staff, liaises with the hatchery, chick placing foremen, Post placement of chicks (Brooding conditions) – Evaluation of chick quality, recording of vent temperatures, temperature setting, Growing conditions – Daily monitoring of the bird performance which entails feed intake, water recordings, temp and humidity recordings, mortality recordings Ventilation management – Adjust ventilation static pressure to achieve minimum and maximum bird requirement. Water Management - Water sampling prior to placement, flushing of the water lines three times in a week, sanitation of house water reticulation, daily water pressure setting and nipple heights Feed management – Receiving and Recording of feed deliveries relative to feed programme; daily bin stock counts; management of feed heights; adjustment of feeder levels according to bird’s size; monitoring of feed quality(% of fine feed); sampling of feed when the truck arrives. Outsource activities – Preparation of the house environment prior to catching commencing; all documentation relative to catching need to check accuracy with the broiler planner; good communication and planning with the catching team and logistics to minimize any holding time. Biosecurity and Farm sanitation – Maintaining an effective biosecurity programme by practicing good hygiene, vaccination, and disease prevention. Drive AI prevention strategies Bird Health – Daily monitoring and activity of birds, and sending of post mortems to the laboratory as per VCD; Record Keeping – Keep the documentation files updated that is KFC, health and safety files; feed recording; house chart records; rodent control, mortality records,  Staff management – Keep and update daily registers, mdwt’s, disciplinary records, training records; review meetings

 

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