Assistant Ranch Drive On - Applegate 2 Ranch

Foster Farms; Atwater (CA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Foster Farms is seeking a Ranch Worker to support the Ranch Manager in overseeing fryers and the fryer ranch in Atwater, CA. You will assist in grow-out operations, maintain brooding, temperatures, ventilation, and participate in vaccination and medication processes.

The role requires strong supervisory skills, basic English communication, the ability to lift 50 pounds, and flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays. Safety and animal welfare guidelines are essential.

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.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all ranch activities and functions of assigned fryers and fryer ranch.
• Assist Ranch Manager to direct grow out of fryers through setup of the ranch.
• Maintain conditions to highest quality (brooding, temperatures, ventilation, mortality, vaccinations, medications).
• Maintain ranch facilities and sanitation; report abnormalities and coordinate with maintenance.
• React to emergencies affecting the chickens day or night.
• Manage and control ranch production costs (labor, fuel, supplies, utilities, medications, maintenance).
• Maintain accurate records of feed, mortality, fuel, production, energy consumption.
• Provide training and delegation of duties to ranch personnel; enforce safety and disease guidelines.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Mathematical ability

Mechanical aptitude

Physical strength

Independent work

Safety awareness

Education

Chicken Grow Out Training Program

Job description

Job Description

(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)

• 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.
• Additional Functions include, but limited to, perform other duties as assigned by management.

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.

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