• Application Deadline: Thu, 31 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Commercial Broiler Farm Manager


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 7 years


• Location Oyo


• City Ibadan


• Job Field Agriculture / Agro-Allied 
  

Job Description

• Plan, organize and execute commercial broiler farming tasks and projects of the organisation.


• Oversee operation of Commercial Broiler Farm Operation department,set goals and objectives, and design a framework for these to be met;


• A minimum of seven production cycles per year.


• Average body weight of 2kg with narrow range of 1.8kg to 2.2kg using maximum of 3.2kg of professional feed per bird within 4.5 weeks.


• FCR of 1.56.


• Mortality not exceeding 3%.


• Low Staff turnover and overhead.


• Follow Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for pen house and farm preparation, stocking, rearing and harvesting.


• Adaption of stocking densities if necessary.


• Preparation of stocking calendar in consultation with approved hatchery(ies), Abattoir Manager and Sales Manager.


• Managing staff in order to enhance farm performance and cost effectiveness.


• Resolving staff conflict and disagreement .


• Liaising with feed and day-old chick procedures, ensuring positive working relationships are maintained.


• Using different shed management techniques in order to find optimum bird growing requirement.


• Maintaining a high level of farm presentation at all times.


• Maintaining all farm assests.


• Designing and ensuring bio-security, health and safety, environment and animal welfare procedures and adhered to all times.


• Operational Oversight of all pen house regarding preparation and maintenance, feeding, health and quality assurance, growth and harvesting; overall responsibility for operations of our farming estates with their pen house.


• Manage and monitor metrics, Key Performance Indicators(KPI) tracking, and reports.


• Oversight of business expansion of the broiler production through identification of acquisition targets (e.g. farming estate, smaller competitors), organic growth (expansion of own pen house and estates) and consolidation of operations(consolidation of estates if financially operationally beneficail)


• Other functions as prescribed by the management.

Requirements and Skills

• B.Sc / HND in Animal Science, Agronomy, Agriculture, or related field.


• 7+ years experience


• Strong decision-making.


• Problem-solving.


• Communication.


• The ability to work with people.


• Leadership.


• Administration skills.


• Knowledge of key equipment practices.