Layer Production Lead — 1st Shift, Growth & Impact

Cooper Farms; Fort Recovery (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous vacation

Holidays & floating holidays

Medical, Dental, Vision & Life보험

Wellness reimbursement

401(k) plan with company match

Referral bonus

Product discounts

Job summary

Cooper Farms in Fort Recovery, Ohio, seeks a 1st shift Layer Production Manager to lead the chicken production department, drive continuous improvement, and ensure animal welfare, flock health, and high production performance.

This role collaborates with egg processing, sales, transportation, purchasing, finance, HR and IT to meet business goals while maintaining safety and welfare standards.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience and decision-making ability.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of poultry and egg production practices and industry standards.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Ability to collaborate across departments to achieve goals.
• Willingness to travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Oversee live production operations across contract producer farms to ensure animal health, welfare, biosecurity, productivity, and quality standards are consistently achieved.
• Lead and develop field service personnel responsible for monitoring flock or herd performance and implementing best management practices.
• Manage contract producer relationships by providing clear expectations, operational guidance, performance feedback, and ongoing support.
• Ensure producer compliance with company policies, production contracts, animal welfare standards, biosecurity protocols, and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure that through quality checks, egg quality issues are addressed by production team and shared with processing and sales on a regular and ongoing basis.
• Partner with veterinarians, nutritionists, feed operations, hatcheries, processing, sales, and other departments to align production plans with business needs.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Poultry production knowledge

MS Office

Cross-department collaboration

Travel willingness

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Cooper Farms in Fort Recovery, Ohio, seeks a 1st shift Layer Production Manager to lead the chicken production department, drive continuous improvement, and ensure animal welfare, flock health, and high production performance.

This role collaborates with egg processing, sales, transportation, purchasing, finance, HR and IT to meet business goals while maintaining safety and welfare standards.