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Role Purpose:
To manage the operations and resources of a number of farms thereby ensuring the optimal number of the right quality birds at
the right time and at the lowest cost and to manage and supervise the Poultryman across the Farms.

Requirements: 
• A degree or diploma in Agriculture
• Valid Code EB drivers’ license
• Minimum of 5 years relevant experience in a similar environment, 2 to 3 of which should be in a supervisory capacity

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
• Should be fully computer literate in all MS Office and related software

Skills:
• Budget planning and cost management
• Verbal and written communication
• Interpersonal
• Computer literacy
• Numeracy
• Negotiation
• Logical thinking
• Problem solving
• Analytical thinking
• Decision making
• Stockmanship

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