Ranch Operations Lead – Chicken Growout

Foster Farms; Denair (CA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Foster Farms in California is seeking a Ranch Supervisor to oversee all ranch activities, including fryers management, care, vaccination, and sanitation, ensuring high-quality poultry and efficient operations. Candidates should have supervisory skills, ability to lift, and basic English communication; willingness to reside in company housing and work irregular hours, including evenings and weekends.

The role includes wages ranging from $17.10 to $20.10 per hour with night diffs and on-call

Qualifications

• Must have supervisory and leadership skills.
• Must be self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Must have good mathematical and organizational skills.
• Must have good written and verbal communication skills (Basic English).
• Must be able to move and lift 25 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to and oversee all ranch activities and functions of assigned fryers and fryer ranch.
• 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 sanitation procedures being constantly aware of the bird's health; report any abnormalities to the Field Supervisor.
• React responsibly to emergencies that could adversely affect the chickens, day or night.
• 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.
• Provide proper training and delegation of duties to all ranch personnel. Adhere to and enforce company safety, animal welfare and disease prevention guidelines.

Skills

Supervisory skills

Leadership

Self-motivated

Math and organization

Written and verbal communication

Ability to lift 25 pounds

Education

Chicken Grow Out Training Program

Job description

Foster Farms in California is seeking a Ranch Supervisor to oversee all ranch activities, including fryers management, care, vaccination, and sanitation, ensuring high-quality poultry and efficient operations. Candidates should have supervisory skills, ability to lift, and basic English communication; willingness to reside in company housing and work irregular hours, including evenings and weekends.

The role includes wages ranging from $17.10 to $20.10 per hour with night diffs and on-call