Lewisburg, West Virginia30+ days ago
Manage and coordinate, through supervisory personnel, hatchery activities: egg pick-up and deliveries, care, incubation and hatching, grading, vaccination, and preparation and shipping of chicks Manage and coordinate, through supervisor personnel, maintenance of facility and equipment Manage chick care, maintenance, packing and transfer activities Oversee Quality Assurance/Quality Control program Communicate with and assist Breeder Manager to project egg needs Communicate and coordinate with contract service providers where applicable Manage and maintain weekly hatch schedules providing proper number of birds to processing plant Monitor and manage facility equipment and repairs, addressing maintenance issues Maintain hatchery sanitation Establish and manage safety policies and procedures Maintain current knowledge of industry trends and information regarding hatchery equipment and operations Manage reports, review and analyze, performing corrective measures Responsible for hatchery budget Manage quality of Embrex program Manage Animal Welfare Program Comply with safety and corporate guidelines on business ethics Comply with all company policies, NCC Animal Welfare Guidelines, and local, state and federal laws, and regulations Job Qualifications: Direct supervision of 2 – 4 salaried employees (Superintendent, Supervisor, Clerk, etc.) Oversee supervision of 20 – 25 hourly and salaried employees This is a Leader of People position with required competencies: Delegation, Conflict Management, Planning, Sizing up People and Customer Focus Bachelor’s Degree in Poultry Science, Agricultural Science, Biology, Management or related field from an accredited institution OR 8 years equivalent education and experience Minimum 4 years’ progressive hatchery experience or combination of hatchery and relative poultry industry experience Minimum 2 years’ supervisor experience within similar environment Extensive maintenance knowledge (e.g. Primary responsibility for this role will be planning, developing and implementing policies and practices for operation of hatchery, ensuring attainment of goals and profitable operation, direct strategic operational plans in hatching eggs and chick production.