Manager, Hatchery

Sofina Foods Inc.; Ontario; On-site; CAD 82,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food company is seeking a Hatchery Manager for their Abbotsford site. This role involves overseeing hatchery operations, ensuring quality and compliance, and leading a dedicated team. The ideal candidate will have a degree in business management and extensive experience in the poultry industry. Join us to help shape the future of food production.

Benefits

Full benefits (health, dental, vision, disability)

Pension plan with company match

Referral bonus

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience in the poultry industry.
• Demonstrating increasing responsibility and success in various roles.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to exceed financial and operational goals.
• Negotiate supply and price with Producer Associations.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and quality of chicks.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Sustainability

Education

Degree/Diploma in Business Management

Tools

MS Office Applications

Job description

Abbotsford Hatchery, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

Job Description

Posted Monday, May 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM

Join Us!

Our team is looking for a Hatchery Manager for our site in Abbotsford, BC.

Join our family of diverse, talented and dedicated people and become part of an industry-leading company as we strive to be the most successful food company in the world.

Title: Hatchery Manager

Location: Abbotsford, BC

Job Type: Salary

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Director, Hatchery operations, the Hatchery Manager is accountable for leading a team of people to exceed and deliver on key performance indicators for cost, safety, regulatory compliance, maintenance and the overall successful operation of the Hatchery. The Hatchery manager will collaborate with various Producers Associations, value chain partners and other internal and external cross functional teams. The incumbent strives to exemplify all components of the Sofina Builders profile and behaves in accordance with the Sofina values of Accountability, Integrity and Respect while holding others to the same expectation.

Main Duties:

• Accountable for achieving financial and operational goals of the Hatchery;
• In conjunction with the Director, Hatcheries, negotiate supply and price with the Producer Associations and Breeder Boards (chicken and turkey);
• Accountable to develop and operate continuous improvement processes and practice sustainability;
• Accountable for the quality of chicks while meeting regulatory and animal welfare requirements;
• Work with Provincial Hatchery Association to establish operational and political mandates (i.e. quality of hatching eggs, hatching egg supply balance and allocations, etc.) to negotiate collectively with Producer Associations;
• Accountable for coordinating broiler chick/poult placements, to ensure proper volume and quality products for our external/internal customers (i.e. plant requirements);
• Accountable to ensure all components of the collective bargaining agreement are respected and work collaboratively with the Union;
• Accountable for ensuring a safe work environment for all hatchery employees.

Requirements:

• A degree/diploma in business management or related discipline, and a minimum of 5 years experience in the poultry industry, demonstrating increasing responsibility and success in various roles;
• Ability to work with procurement and service representatives to solicit and maintain producers;
• Proficiency with MS Office Applications (Word, Excel, Outlook).

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities:

• Normal physical effort.
• Normal sensory effort.

What we have to Offer:

• Full benefits (health, dental, vision and disability.)
• Pension plan with company match.
• Referral bonus.

Hiring Range: $82,827 – 154,058

Please note that the hiring range provided is derived from a group of like roles within Sofina. The final offer amount for this role will be dependent on geographical region, applicable experience, skillset of the candidate and internal equity.

Sofina Foods, Inc. is a privately owned Canadian company headquartered in Markham, Ontario, Canada dedicated to providing great-tasting, high quality food products for consumers.

Our workforce is exceptionally diverse with professional opportunities across many functional areas of our business.

Consider applying for one of our exciting opportunities today.