Ranch Operations Assistant — Night Shift

Foster Farms; Snelling (SC); On-site; USD 22,041 - 28,929; Full time

Job summary

Foster Farms is seeking a Ranch Worker to support the Ranch Manager in overseeing fryer ranch activities, ensuring conditions meet the highest quality and productivity standards while maintaining strict sanitation and animal welfare.

You will assist with grow out program setup, monitor temperatures and ventilation, maintain records of feed, mortality, and energy use, and coordinate with maintenance for materials and service calls.

Qualifications

• Must have completed the Chicken Grow Out Training Program.
• Preferably, will have poultry raising experience.
• 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 the ability to move and lift 50 pounds.
• Must be willing and able to respond to alarms and adverse conditions affecting the chickens.
• Must be able to work as scheduled, including 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.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to, assist and relieve the Ranch Manager to oversee all ranch activities and functions of assigned fryer ranch activities and functions.
• Assist manager to direct the grow out program 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 and productivity.
• Assist in maintaining the ranch facilities and equipment for optimal usage and good appearance: arranging with the maintenance department for needed materials and service calls. Follow, assist and enforce to maintain strict sanitation conditions and disease protection procedures, and 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.
• Assist with maintaining 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.
• Maintain a high awareness of industrial safety and report any problem(s) directly to Field Supervisor.

Skills

Leadership skills

Mathematical skills

Self-motivation

Team coordination

Ability to lift

Overtime readiness

Safety compliance

Adaptability

Education

Chicken Grow Out Training Program

Job description

Foster Farms is seeking a Ranch Worker to support the Ranch Manager in overseeing fryer ranch activities, ensuring conditions meet the highest quality and productivity standards while maintaining strict sanitation and animal welfare.

You will assist with grow out program setup, monitor temperatures and ventilation, maintain records of feed, mortality, and energy use, and coordinate with maintenance for materials and service calls.