HATCHERY MANAGER

Peco Foods; Walnut Grove (AL); On-site; USD 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Peco Foods is seeking a Hatchery Operations Supervisor in Walnut Grove, AL to direct hatchery and trucking fleet activities, supervise a team, and ensure high-quality chick production. The role requires coordinating with managers and training staff on safety, animal welfare, and regulatory compliance.

The position emphasizes maintaining staffing levels, producing daily and weekly reports, and upholding company values and procedures to achieve optimum hatchery results.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising hatchery or production staff.
• Knowledge of animal welfare and biosecurity programs.
• Ability to compute hatchery reports and manage records.

Responsibilities

• Directly supervise 2+ employees and indirectly supervise 14+ employees.
• Direct hatchery operations and trucking fleet management.
• Coordinate procedures with assistant hatchery managers to obtain optimum results.
• Provide the best broiler chick quality to customers.
• Coordinate annual employee training on safety, DOT provisions, and maintenance.
• Ensure compliance with animal welfare and biosecurity programs.
• Prepare hatchery reports and spreadsheets to monitor objectives.
• Maintain adequate staffing and comply with government regulations.

Skills

People supervision

Safety compliance

Operations coordination

Job description

Description:

• Overall responsibility is to pick up hatch eggs, hatch and deliver quality chicks at a competitive cost.

Peco team member safety is a core value and top priority.

Conducts all responsibilities in a manner that aligns with Peco's vision, mission and core values

• Directly supervises at least 2 employees and indirectly supervises at least 14 employees.

Responsible for directing, controlling, coordinating and maintaining all aspects of the hatchery operation and trucking fleet.

Works closely with the assistant hatchery managers to develop and ensure the proper procedures are implemented to obtain optimum results.

Provide the broiler department with the best broiler chick possible.

Responsible for coordinating annual employee training involving safety, DOT provisions, and maintenance.

• Computing daily and weekly hatchery reports and spreadsheets in their relationship to objectives.
• Coordinating set times, proper hatcher/incubator machine ftmction and monitors room controllers.

Follow animal welfare and biosecurity programs and ensure that employees are trained and following these standards.

• Handles and ensures employees handle various chemicals, vaccines, and medications safely,

Maintain adequate staffing.

Ensure compliance with all applicable government agencies and regulations.

Physical Demands:

e Sitting/standing/walking and driving 100% of the workday.

e Working in normal room environment, outside environment, and in cold, hot, humid, and dusty conditions.

• Lifting various weights on an as needed basis.

Physically able to climb a ladder at various heights.

NOTE: This job description is not all inclusive of what the employee may be asked to do while performing the duties described above. The company reserves the right to modify this job without prior notice.