Senior Flock Advisor - Field Leader with Vehicle

Perdue Farms; Byron (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Perdue Foods seeks a Senior Flock Advisor in Byron, GA to serve as the company’s field representative and key partner to contract producers. You will oversee poultry inventory across your route, drive strong communication and performance between the company and growers, and support healthy flocks and consistent supply.

The role combines technical poultry knowledge with relationship-building to strengthen producer success and the company’s competitive position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Poultry Science, Animal Science or Agribusiness Management.
• 3-5 years related experience.
• Must have a valid driver’s license with no points.
• Strong reading, math, writing communication skills (oral and written), analytical skills and a statistical background.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with assigned contract producers to improve company profitability and competitive position by implementing production programs and documenting producer compliance at each visit to the farm.
• Maintain assigned route square footage to meet the demands established by sales to fulfill customer orders.
• Maintain route compliance to poultry welfare, food safety and environmental Best Management Practices to maintain a strong brand image.
• Monitor chick placements, bird weights, flock movements, mortality and feed inventories.
• Assess bird health, administer proper field vaccinations, prescribe treatment and perform various testing on birds to identify disease and relay finds to management.
• Support other departments within the company that are impacted by the producers on assigned route by maintaining good open lines of communication between all parties.
• Comply and follow company requirements regarding biosecurity, food safety and poultry welfare programs and policies at all times.
• Operate company vehicle in a safe manner complying with all company policies, state and federal requirements.
• As a Housing Manager, work with new prospects and existing growers to add the square footage needed to meet the needs of the complex.
• Manage the average service cost of the complex to not exceed the current average by strategically locating new farms as close as possible to the plant locations.
• Facilitate the construction of square footage by evaluating new sites, introducing prospects to lenders, working with builders and equipment to provide quotes to prospects, arranging grading bids and managing the scheduling of contractors to attain the most equate footage in the least amount of time.
• Develop new grading contractors, builders, equipment vendors and electricians to facilitate the additional expansion.
• Work with lenders, zoning, university staff and extension to help facilitate the expansion project.

Skills

Analytical skills

Written communication

Oral communication

Statistics background

Math proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Poultry Science

Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science

Bachelor’s degree in Agribusiness Management

3-5 years related experience

Job description

Perdue Foods seeks a Senior Flock Advisor in Byron, GA to serve as the company’s field representative and key partner to contract producers. You will oversee poultry inventory across your route, drive strong communication and performance between the company and growers, and support healthy flocks and consistent supply.

The role combines technical poultry knowledge with relationship-building to strengthen producer success and the company’s competitive position.