Role Purpose: Ensure setters and hatchers are calibrated to 100%, in order to produce first grade quality chicks, Required Qualifications: Matric/ Grade 12 Diploma in Agricultural will be an advantage Code 10 drivers’ licence Required Experience: Interpersonal skills Five years hatchery experience Knowledge of the incubation process Knowledge on technical based on Maintenance, problem solving, hatchery Key Responsibilities Receiving and Grading: Receiving of eggs from laying farms or external Ensure that 100% clean eggs are received from Laying Sites Verification that correct total amount of eggs received from Laying Sites Verify eggs received and despatched Recording of egg core temperatures Co-ordinating and management of the egg bank Use torch to check for hairline cracks on eggs Physical verification of stock daily Accurate labelling of eggs when receiving Egg/Cold room: Egg stock management/retention Daily reconciliation of stock Monitoring of temperatures in egg/cold room Daily egg core temperature checks and verification Maintain daily housekeeping Ensure cold room are kept clean Weekly washing and disinfection of egg room Hygiene monitoring - swabs to be taken as per Sampling Schedule Turning of eggs in cold room Preparation of eggs to be set Setting and weighing of eggs for incubators Use of UV light to check quality (clean/dirty) eggs Control and management of egg age Rejecting, discarding and sales of old eggs Use of Moba grater to determine egg grams on young flock Physical egg stock count weekly Setter Incubators: Monitoring of environmental conditions and pressures including hygiene Planning and monitoring of setting of eggs in the incubators Planning and monitoring of transfers into the hatchers Monitoring of embryo temperatures Record and monitor water loss. Monitor and record accuracy of incubators Fogging of setter incubators Monitoring and recording of temperatures and humidity in Incubators 18 day weighing of eggs 10 Day Candling of eggs to check for fertility Transferring of eggs to the hatchers Check shell/embryo temperatures with Braun Scan Calibration of setter’s incubators for optimize operation Ensure calibration equipment are send for annual calibration Do spides (short period of incubation) as per procedure for old eggs Hatcher Incubators: Ensure baskets are dry during transfer off eggs into the hatchers Ensuring fumigation is done as per schedule and procedure Monitoring and recording of temperatures and humidity in Hatchers Ensure Hatch window are done as per procedure Taken samples on a weekly base as per sampling schedule in the Hatchers Calibration of Hatchers are correct Chick Take Off/Chick holding room: Chick quality (chick assessment, vent temperatures, chick hatch weight) Hatch Report (chick movement and hatchability) See to the smooth operation of this department Check correct eggs being transferred into hatchers. Supervise chick take off Dispatch chicks to farms as per customer arrangement and requirement Be familiar with the RPM and employment procedures as applicable to his section Accountable for the training and development of his labour, maintenance of standards and discipline Accountable for the security of products, materials and assets in his section Accountable for the immediate remedial action and reporting of variance from standard He has an obligation to be on call in the cases of emergency in addition to his normal schedule and must leave contactable telephone numbers when off site Management of the house keeping areas as specified by the manager Verification of eggs when transferring and recording of egg breakages to records. He must ensure that correct eggs are transferred Egg breakouts to be conducted on Hatch day or following day to determine poor hatches. Eggs will be sent to the laboratory on poor hatches for analyses regards to disease status, plus results reported to Hatchery manager Spot check counts in boxes daily Ensure that labourers are thorough in the removal of cracks at transfer via manual or Embrex machine Check hatchers are operating correctly before and after transfer Monitor chick quality during take-off and bring to the attention of the foreman incubation or Hatchery manager any variances in quality and quantity immediately. Eggs must be collected for breakout, 3 egg trays of 132 egg trays Maintenance of vaccine ordering, preparation, application and usage control Liaison with Production clerk and Agric planner regarding chick dispatch Maintenance of plant and equipment in his section Timely daily reporting of complement and recording in attendance register Ensuring accurate documentation in his section General: Incubators to be checked and calibrated, to obtain maximum hatchability to meet our breed standards Be familiar with all aspects of incubation, plant-, equipment- and hatchery management so that he is competent to manage the hatchery in the absence of the manager Assist the manager in project training, training of staff and labour and maintenance and improvement of operating standards He/She will be required to supervise a section whilst a foreman is on leave, sick or normal day off, including night duties and public holidays He/she will be familiar with all aspects of managing the hatchery He/she will be familiar with RPM and employment procedures He/she is obligated to report to the hatchery in the event of a power failure regardless of normal work schedule, He/she is also obligated to be on call in the event of an emergency. He/she must leave contactable telephone numbers when off site Management of the following: Sick reports, leave rosters, non-salaried register, WCA claims and accident register, induction and SQ (housing) register Loose asset register Key cabinet and key control Diesel stock Month end stock take return Water meter reading Stationery Buying and stores requisitions and stock levels in store First Aid Box and replenishment Protective clothing and stock sheets Physically check first and second grade eggs stock twice per week Hygiene procedures Security procedures Weekly duties: Test run the stand-by generator once per week Setter test Egg candling and breakout Buying and stores requisitions Compile and following up on outstanding work requests Update key register Calibration of hatchers Visual stat check of setters Completion on salary and wages attendance registers Loose asset checks Protective clothing check and control
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