Ranch Operations Assistant - Poultry Care

Foster Farms; Denair (CA); On-site; USD 52,293,696 - 66,124,800; Full time

Job summary

Foster Farms seeks a Ranch Supervisor to oversee chicken grow-out operations, supervise staff, ensure animal welfare and sanitation, and control costs across the ranch complex. You will coordinate with management on production, training and safety, while maintaining detailed records.

The role requires completion of the Chicken Grow Out Training Program, leadership ability, and readiness to work overtime, evenings, weekends, and holidays in a fast-paced environment at our California ranches.

Qualifications

• Must have completed the Chicken Grow Out Training Program.

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.
• 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.

Skills

Supervisory skills

Leadership

Mathematical skills

Organizational skills

Written & verbal communication

Safety awareness

Ability to lift 50 lbs

Mechanical aptitude

Alarm response

Flexibility for overtime

Education

Chicken Grow Out Training Program

Job description

Foster Farms seeks a Ranch Supervisor to oversee chicken grow-out operations, supervise staff, ensure animal welfare and sanitation, and control costs across the ranch complex. You will coordinate with management on production, training and safety, while maintaining detailed records.

The role requires completion of the Chicken Grow Out Training Program, leadership ability, and readiness to work overtime, evenings, weekends, and holidays in a fast-paced environment at our California ranches.