Turkey Service Representative

Prestage Farms; Bladenboro (NC); On-site; USD 38,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sick Pay

Vacation Pay

Holiday Pay

401(k) Plan

Medical Insurance

Dental & Vision Insurance

Job summary

Prestage Farms is seeking a Turkey Service Representative in the United States to inspect farms for compliance with contract standards and advise growers on development programs to improve poultry production.

You will tour facilities, assess disease indicators, recommend changes, inform growers of new procedures and regulations, and ensure adherence to safety rules and company policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or higher in poultry science or related field is preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules and procedures.
• Capability to prepare routine reports and present information clearly.
• Ability to communicate effectively with growers and staff.
• Solid math skills for rate, ratio and percentage calculations.
• Experience interpreting data to support production decisions.

Responsibilities

• Tour farms to inspect facilities and equipment for adequacy and sanitation.
• Examine turkeys for disease and growth indicators to assess medication effectiveness.
• Recommend facility, equipment and medication changes to improve production.
• Inform growers about new procedures, regulations, and company standards.
• Recommend lab testing or collect samples for plant analysis.
• Document findings and growers' responses to keep leadership informed.
• Follow all company policies and safety rules.

Skills

Reading & interpretation

Report writing

Public speaking

Mathematics

Data interpretation

Problem solving

Education

B.S. in Poultry Science

Associate's degree or related experience

Job description

Prestage Farms is looking for a Turkey Service Representative who will inspect farms for compliance with contract and cooperative agreement standards and advise grower's regarding development programs to aid in producing quality poultry products by performing the following duties.

Responsibilities

• Tour farms to inspect facilities and equipment for adequacy, sanitation and efficiency of operations
• Examine turkeys for evidence of disease and growth rate (according to weight and age) to determine effectiveness of medication and feeding programs
• Recommend changes in facilities, equipment, and medication to improve production
• Inform growers of new procedures and techniques, government regulations and company and association production standards to enable them to upgrade farms and meet requirements
• Recommend laboratory testing of diseased turkeys, feeds, and supplements or gathers samples and takes them to the plant laboratory for analysis
• Report findings of farm conditions, laboratory tests, recommendations and grower's reaction to keep superior apprised of grower's efforts to furnish quality products
• The employee will be required to follow all company policies and safety rules

Requirements

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of our organization
• The ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations

Education

• B.S. in Poultry Science, Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

ADA Requirements

• Ability to perform constant walking, bending, and lifting weight in excess of 125 lbs
• Occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell
• Occasionally lift and /or move more than 100 poundsil>
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

Benefits

In addition to very competitive pay employees of Prestage Farms receive:

• Sick Pay
• Vacation Pay
• Holiday Pay
• 401(k) Plan
• Medical Insurance
• Voluntary Insurance options such as Dental, Vision, Etc.