• Application Deadline:
• Position: Breeder Farm Manager


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 7 years


• Location Ogun


• Job Field Agriculture / Agro-Allied 
  

Responsibilities

• The day to day management of the farm, including animal husbandry and staff management


• Maintaining a safe working environmentand reporting on farm operations.


• Planning and prioritization ofworkand managingworking hours, authorization.


• Ensuring performance, quality, animal welfare and cost objectives are achieved


• General maintenanceof all aspects of the farm.


• Ensuring all aspects of running the farm are met


• Managing and motivating a team.


• Ensuring welfare of livestockand monitor farm conditions.


• Feed and ventilation management


• Production performance& record keeping


• Monitors and ensures that the adjustments ofventilation, drinkers, feeders, dead bird disposal and lightingadheres to best practices and standards.


• Monitors male spiking, fertility, hatchability, culling, and production percent.


• Monitors and tracks egg production& quality


• Advises regarding best practices, policies and procedures, bio-security procedures, etc.


• Monitors bird weights and bird health and follows vaccination program.


• Review & implement strict bio security measures & enforce high standards of safety, cleanliness and maintenance on personnel and properties


• Ensure the training of development of all Breeder Technicians.


• Oversee and manage assigned breeder operations, ensuring required quantity and quality of hatch eggs are available for hatcheries.


• Monitor pullet placements, moves, vaccinations and ensure hatch egg numbers.


• Provide performance and cost numbers to accounting and management.


• Ensure maximum operational and financial performance of the breeder farm business


• Responsible for all associated field management activities administration of livestock record-keeping, upkeep of the fixed & movable property facilities associated with livestock production and husbandry of the animal assets.


• Monitor pullet and breeder flock health and adherence to blood testing procedures.


• Maintain pullet growing agreements and breeder flock agreements.


• Report farm issues to Senior Managementas needed.


• All other duties as assigned.

Skills & Qualifications

• HND / BSc in Agriculture (Animal Production / Poultry Science)


• Must possess the ability to work in a highly dynamic environment, under time constrains, and to a very high standard of accuracy.


• Minimum 7 years’ poultry breeder operational experience.


• Minimum 3+years’ supervisory/management experience within a similar environment.


• High sense of organization and structure.


• Sound knowledge of breeder operations


• Great communication skills and able to influence teams


• Experience in managing poultry or similar livestock operation would be advantageous