Assistant Ranch Drive On - Kamm Ranch

Foster Farms; California, Northern (MO, KY); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Foster Farms is seeking a dedicated Ranch Manager to oversee fryers and manage day-to-day ranch operations. You will supervise staff, ensure animal health and welfare, and maintain sanitation and safety standards at all times.

The role requires leadership, the ability to manage costs, and willingness to work overtime, evenings, holidays, and weekends to protect flock health and productivity.

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.
• Direct the grow out of fryers through setup of the ranch, brooding, temperatures, ventilation, mortality, vaccinations, medications.
• Maintain sanitation procedures and report abnormalities.
• Maintain ranch facilities and coordinate with maintenance department for needed materials and service calls.
• Control ranch production costs including labor, fuel, supplies, utilities, medications, and maintenance.
• Maintain accurate records of feed, mortality, fuel, production, and energy consumption.
• Provide training and delegation of duties to ranch personnel; enforce safety and animal welfare guidelines.
• Respond to emergencies affecting the chickens day or night.
• Follow and enforce company standards, guidelines and policies; work at other ranches as needed.

Skills

Supervisory skills

Leadership

Mathematical skills

Communication skills

Independence

Physical ability

Education

Chicken Grow Out Training Program

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.
• Assistmanager 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 sanitationprocedures 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, performother 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 andlift 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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