Assistant Ranch Fore Drive-On - Dept 446 - Grantland Ranch 2 (Shift Varies)

Foster Farms; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in poultry production seeks a Ranch Supervisor to assist in managing ranch activities and ensuring the health of fryers. Candidates should have strong leadership and organizational skills, alongside a completed Chicken Grow Out Training Program. The role includes supervising ranch personnel and maintaining high standards of animal welfare.

Qualifications

• Self-motivated, able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds and respond to alarms affecting chickens.
• Must be willing to work overtime, evenings, holidays, and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Assist Ranch Manager overseeing ranch activities and managing production.
• Maintain sanitation procedures and ranch facility appearance.
• Supervise production functions, ensuring adherence to animal welfare guidelines.

Skills

Supervisory Skills

Leadership Skills

Mathematical Skills

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Completed Chicken Grow Out Training Program

Job description

Company Description

Foster Farms has been serving families since 1939. Since the founding days, Foster Farms has always been committed to providing consumers with the highest-quality, best-tasting poultry products available. Our commitment to excellence, honesty, quality, service, and our values Team Members will shine through in everything we do.

Foster Farms is always looking for talented individuals to join the Foster Farms team. We offer the experience of a large organization; however, we operate like a family business. More than half of our job openings are filled by internal promotion, and we encourage Team Members to gain a variety of experiences across different functional groups.

Job Description

Pay Rate: $18.75 per hour

(Additional $1.00 per hour for hours worked between 7:00pm and 11:59pm. Additional $2.00 per hour for hours worked between 12:00am-4:59am)

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Contribute to and assist Ranch Manager to oversee all ranch activities and functions of assigned fryers and fryer ranch.
• Assist manager to direct the grow out of fryers through the setup of the ranch, brooding, temperatures, ventilation, mortality, vaccinations, medications, so that conditions are maintained to meet the highest possible level of quality.
• Maintain the ranch facilities, to include appearance, arranging with the maintenance department, needed materials and service calls.
• Follow and enforce strict sanitation procedures being constantly aware of the bird's health; report any abnormalities to the Manager or Field Supervisor.
• React responsibly to emergencies that could adversely affect the chickens, day or night.
• Assist Ranch Manager to manage and control all ranch production costs, to include all labor, fuel, supply, utility, medication, and ranch maintenance costs.
• Maintain accurate and complete records pertaining to all ranch activities, i.e., feed, mortality, fuel, production, and energy consumption.
• Assist Ranch Manager to provide proper training and delegation of duties to all ranch personnel.
• Adhere to and enforce company safety, animal welfare and disease prevention guidelines.
• Several times weekly, have contact with the feed mill dispatchers, feed mill drivers, and maintenance repair personnel, personnel from other ranches and field supervision.
• Supervise and direct the essential functions of production on their assigned ranch, such as set-up/clean-up, brooding, vaccination crews, maintenance repair, feed delivery and relief personnel.
  
  

Qualifications

• Must have completed the Chicken Grow Out Training Program.
• Must be self-motivated and able to work independently with a minimum of supervision.
• Must possess supervisory and leadership skills.
• Must have good mathematical and organizational skills.
• Must have good written and verbal communication skills (Basic English).
• Must be able to move and lift 50 pounds.
• Preferably, will have a mechanical aptitude.
• Must be willing and able to respond as necessary to alarms and adverse conditions affecting the chickens.
• Must be able to work as scheduled/needed to include overtime, evenings, holidays and weekends.
• Must be able to follow and enforce company standards, guidelines and policies on anyone working on his/her ranch complex.
• Must have the ability to work at other ranches/complexes as needed.
  
  

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Foster Farms is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities, Females, Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Foster Farms participates in E-Verify during the hire process at all locations for all new Team Members.