Ranch Grow-Out Operations Lead

Foster Farms; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Foster Farms is seeking a Field Operations team member to support the Ranch Manager in overseeing fryers and ranch activities. You will help manage grow-out operations, brooding, temperatures, ventilation, and health monitoring to meet high quality standards.

Applicants must have completed the Chicken Grow Out Training Program, show leadership, and be capable of working independently. The role requires physical strength, flexibility for overtime, and willingness to work at multiple ranches if

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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Responsibilities

• Contribute to and assist Ranch Manager to oversee all ranch activities and functions of assigned fryers and fryer ranch.
• Assistmanager 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 sanitationprocedures 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, performother duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Leadership

Basic English

Mathematical skills

Communication skills

Education

Chicken Grow Out Training Program

Job description

Foster Farms is seeking a Field Operations team member to support the Ranch Manager in overseeing fryers and ranch activities. You will help manage grow-out operations, brooding, temperatures, ventilation, and health monitoring to meet high quality standards.

Applicants must have completed the Chicken Grow Out Training Program, show leadership, and be capable of working independently. The role requires physical strength, flexibility for overtime, and willingness to work at multiple ranches if