Assistant Ranch Drive On - Sandy Mush 2 Ranch (Days)

Foster Farms; California (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Foster Farms is seeking a hands-on Ranch/Fryer Supervisor to assist the Ranch Manager in overseeing fryers and the overall grow-out operations on the ranch. You'll set up facilities, monitor temperatures and ventilation, and enforce sanitation and welfare standards to ensure high-quality poultry production.

The role requires supervisory skills, strong math and organizational abilities, basic English communication, and physical capability to lift 50 pounds.

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.

Responsibilities

• Oversee fryers and fryer ranch and assist Ranch Manager.
• Direct grow out of fryers including setup, brooding, temperatures, and ventilation.
• Monitor health, vaccinations, medications, and mortality to maintain quality.
• Maintain ranch facilities and coordinate with maintenance for supplies and service calls.
• Enforce strict sanitation procedures and report abnormalities to Manager.
• Respond to alarms and emergencies affecting the chickens, day or night.
• Help manage production costs including labor, fuel, supplies, and maintenance.
• Keep accurate records of feed, mortality, fuel, production, and energy usage.
• Provide training and delegation of duties to ranch personnel.
• Follow safety, animal welfare, and disease prevention guidelines.

Skills

Supervisory leadership

Mathematical skills

Organizational skills

Written and verbal communication

Self-motivated / independent

Lift 50 pounds

Mechanical aptitude

Overtime willingness

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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