Layer Production Manager

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

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation after hire

Holidays and floating holidays

Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision, &

Free healthcare clinics

401(k) with company match

Wellness reimbursement

Referral bonus

Product discounts

Job summary

Cooper Farms in Fort Recovery, OH seeks a Layer Production Manager for our 1st shift to lead the chicken production department and drive continuous improvement while ensuring animal welfare and high-quality production. You’ll interact with egg processing, sales, transportation, purchasing, finance, HR, and IT to align plans with company goals.

The role emphasizes leadership, team development, and collaboration across departments, with bonuses tied to company performance and a focus on achieving

Qualifications

• Leadership, decision-making and problem-solving skills are required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of poultry and egg production practices and industry standards.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Ability to lead teams, build relationships, and work effectively across departments.
• Commitment to continuous improvement, operational excellence, and achieving business goals.
• Strong focus on developing team members and fostering a positive work environment.
• Ability to travel and interact professionally with customers and business partners.

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 basis.
• Partner with veterinarians, nutritionists, feed operations, hatcheries, processing, sales, and other departments to align production plans with business needs.

Skills

Leadership

Decision-making

Problem-solving

Communication

Poultry production

Cross-department collaboration

Continuous improvement

Travel

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Brief Description

Cooper Farms is a family-owned farm and food company based in Northwest Ohio for over 85 years. A commitment to teamwork and quality has made us one of the top turkey, hog and egg companies in the U.S. and awarded the company and its team an excellent reputation. Our Fort Recovery Feed & Animal Division in Mercer and Darke counties, in Ohio, produces and delivers feed while providing support to our contract farmers raising animals for production. Cooper Farms is currently seeking a 1st shift Layer Production Manager to join our team in Fort Recovery.

This role is responsible for leading and managing the chicken production department. The successful candidate will provide leadership in planning, decision-making, and daily operations while ensuring high standards for animal welfare, flock health, and overall production performance.

The position focuses on driving continuous improvement, supporting positive team morale, and meeting or exceeding department goals. The individual will ensure proper animal care and husbandry practices while working closely with departments such as egg processing, sales, transportation, purchasing, finance, HR, and IT to support company objectives and achieve business results.

The individual will ensure proper animal care and husbandry practices while working closely with departments such as egg processing, sales, transportation, purchasing, finance, HR, and IT to support company objectives and achieve business results.

SHIFT HOURS

Monday through Friday, 1st shift

SALARY

Commensurate with Experience

ADDITIONAL PAY

Monthly and year-end profit-sharing bonuses (dependent upon company performance)

Job Functions

• 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.

Requirements

• Strong leadership, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of poultry and egg production practices and industry standards.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Ability to lead teams, build relationships, and work effectively across departments.
• Commitment to continuous improvement, operational excellence, and achieving business goals.
• Strong focus on developing team members and fostering a positive work environment.
• Ability to travel and interact professionally with customers and business partners.

Summary

Cooper Farms consistently works to be more than a workplace to our team members. We provide…

• Generous paid vacation immediately after hire
• Six (6) paid holidays, plus two (2) floating holidays
• Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• FREE healthcare clinics
• 401(k) plan with company match
• $300 yearly wellness reimbursement
• Referral Bonus
• Great deals on Cooper Farms deli and turkey products