Assistant Hatchery Manager

Hendrix Genetics BV; Grand Island (NE); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Hendrix Genetics BV in Grand Island, Nebraska seeks a Hatchery Technician to manage inventories for day-old chick production and oversee incubation processes across setters, hatchers, and ventilation systems. You will support quality control, disease knowledge, and vaccine management while helping implement SOPs and biosecurity measures.

The role includes assisting with staff training, on-call weekend checks, and adherence to safety and animal welfare programs within a structured hatchery

Responsibilities

• Maintains inventories of products needed for production of day-old chicks.
• Oversees incubation processes for the hatchery including setters and hatchers, ventilation systems, and related equipment.
• Assists in quality control and evaluations of 14‑day breakouts, moisture loss of eggs set, and viability parameters.
• Develops knowledge of poultry diseases and administration and inventory of vaccines for use in day-old chicks.
• Assists in implementation of biosecurity protocols for the hatchery and world-class C&D program.
• Assist in hiring, training, evaluation, and disciplining hatchery staff.
• On-call weekend checks of the facility as needed.
• Implement and assist in development of SOPs for the hatchery.
• Stay up to date on Safety, Biosecurity and Animal Welfare programs.
• Cover for team members during vacations, absences, etc., and perform other duties as assigned.

Job description

• Maintains inventories of products needed for production of day-old chicks as directed by manager.
• Manages oversight of incubation processes for the hatchery including familiarizing and learning the operation of all single and multi-stage setters and hatchers, ventilation systems, and all other systems in the facility as directed by Hatchery Manager.
• Assist management in quality control, evaluations of 14-day breakouts, moisture loss of eggs set, and all parameters important in contributing to viability of day-old chicks produced.
• Develop a firm knowledge of poultry diseases and administration and inventory of vaccines for use in day old chicks.
• Assists in implementation of a world class C&D program and biosecurity protocols for the hatchery.
• Assist with hiring, training, evaluation, and disciplining hatchery staff.
• Assist in on-call weekend checks of the facility as needed.
• Implement and assist in development of S.O.P.’s for the hatchery.
• Stay up to date on all Safety, Biosecurity and Animal Welfare programs.

Additional Duties:

• Cover for team members during vacations, absences, etc. which may require occasional tasks outside the scope of your job.
• Perform other job duties as assigned.