Assistant Farm Manager

Baiada Poultry; Hawkesbury; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Baiada Poultry is seeking an Assistant Farm Manager for the Glossodia site in New South Wales. The role focuses on maximizing productivity and liveability of broiler farms while ensuring safety and compliance with Baiada standards.

You will contribute to set-up, chick placement, grow-out, pick-up and clean-out operations, maintain SQF and biosecurity practices, and work a flexible roster. Leadership skills and poultry experience are highly regarded.

Qualifications

• Experience in broiler farm operations or live bird production.
• Commitment to safe work practices and standards.
• Willingness to obtain required poultry processing qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Maximize productivity and liveability on broiler farms.
• Meet KPIs and maintain safety standards.
• Set-up, chick placement, grow-out, pick-up, and clean-out operations.
• Familiarity with SQF, Bio Security, WHS, EMS and CoR.
• Flexible roster availability.
• Ensure welfare and compliance for all birds.
• Manage and operate within budgets.

Skills

Livestock management

Safety leadership

Driver's license

Poultry industry experience

Tractor operation

Education

Cert III in Poultry Processing

Job description

Baiada is a privately owned Australian Company providing premium quality poultry products throughout Australia. We operate throughout Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia with our Head Office based in Pendle Hill. Our brands include Lilydale Free Range and Steggles and we have a proud reputation for upholding traditional family-oriented values. At Baiada Poultry our primary objective is to provide our customers with the highest quality products and excellent service.

We are currently seeking a dedicated and skilled Assistant Farm Manager to join our team at Glossodia site.

The position of Assistant Farm Manager is primarily responsible for achieving maximum productivity and liveability from broiler farms, (as measured against agreed Key Performance Indicators), and ensuring that all work is carried out in a safe manner and adhere to Baiada standards and systems.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure maximum productivity and liveability from broiler farms
• Meet key performance indicators and maintain safe adherence to standards
• Involvement in set-up, chick placement, grow out, pick up, and clean out operations.
• Experience with SQF Quality Standards, Bio Security, WHS Systems, Environmental Management Systems (EMS), Chain of responsibility policies and procedures (CoR)
• Able to work a flexible roster.
• Ensure birds are grown to all required internal and external welfare and compliance requirements.
• Managing & working to budgets.

Required Skills:

• Previous experience in livestock management
• Commitment to ensuring a safe work environment and active promotion of safe working practices on the job
• Current driver's license (ability to drive a tractor where appliable)
• Strong leadership capabilities
• Experience in the poultry industry (desirable but not essential)
• Cert III in Poultry Processing (or willingness to obtain)

Please note:

Due to our strict biosecurity requirements, you must not have anybirds, pigs or poultryat home and be willing to maintain our quarantine policy and procedures.

To be eligible for this role, you must have legal right to work full-time (without restrictions) in Australia at the time of application. As part of the recruitment process and on-going employment, you may be required to undergo background checks to assess your suitability for the position. These checks may include verification of work rights, police check, medical assessments and/or drug and alcohol testing.