Live Production Manager

DSJ Global; Salisbury (MD); In loco; USD 125.000 - 180.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

DSJ Global seeks a Live Production Manager for a poultry facility in Southeast Maryland. You will lead end-to-end live production across feed, hatchery and grow-out to drive production, welfare, and financial performance.

You will mentor teams, partner with contract growers, and coordinate with feed mill, veterinary, and field leadership to optimize flock health, feed utilization, hatchability, and overall efficiency while ensuring biosecurity and regulatory compliance.

Competenze

• 8+ years of leadership experience in poultry production operations.
• Strong knowledge of poultry production systems, flock health and nutrition.
• Experience overseeing feed mill, hatchery and grow-out operations.

Mansioni

• Lead end-to-end live production across feed, hatchery, and grow-out to meet production, quality and financial goals.
• Drive continuous improvement and cost reduction through data analysis and planning.
• Partner with feed mill, hatchery, veterinary, and field teams to optimize flock health and production results.
• Develop, mentor, and manage production teams and contract growers with accountability and growth.
• Ensure biosecurity, animal welfare, safety and regulatory standards and participate in audits.

Conoscenze

Leadership

Poultry knowledge

Feed mill operations

Hatchery operations

Grow-out management

Cross-functional teams

Formazione

Poultry Science degree

Descrizione del lavoro

One of our clients in the poultry industry is seeking a Live Production Manager to support a facility in Southeast Maryland. This person will be responsible for driving operational excellence across feed, hatchery, and grow-out operations by leading teams, partnering with contract growers and cross-functional stakeholders, and ensuring animal welfare, biosecurity, regulatory compliance, cost efficiency, and continuous improvement.
Title: Live Production Manager
Location: Greater Salisbury, MD (relocation available)
Compensation: $125,000-$180,000 + bonus
Shift: 1st

Responsibilities of the Live Production Manager:

• Lead end-to-end live production operations across feed, hatchery, and grow-out functions to achieve production, quality, animal welfare, and financial performance goals.
• Drive continuous improvement, operational efficiency, and cost reduction initiatives through data analysis, performance management, and strategic planning.
• Partner with feed mill, hatchery, veterinary, and field leadership teams to optimize flock health, feed utilization, hatchability, and overall production results.
• Develop, mentor, and manage production teams, service technicians, and contract growers while fostering accountability, engagement, and talent growth.
• Ensure compliance with biosecurity, animal welfare, environmental, safety, and regulatory standards while supporting audits, inspections, and emergency response efforts.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of progressive leadership experience within poultry production operations.
• Strong technical knowledge of poultry production systems, flock health, nutrition management, animal welfare, and operational best practices.
• Proven expertise overseeing feed mill, hatchery, and grow-out operations in a large-scale production environment.
• Demonstrated success leading multi-site operations, cross-functional teams, and contract grower partnerships.
• Bachelor's degree in Poultry Science, Animal Science, Agriculture, Business, or a related discipline required; advanced degree preferred.