Assistant Ranch Foreperson - Dwelling - Floral 5

Foster Farms•Helm, CA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves contributing to and assisting the Ranch Manager in overseeing all ranch activities and functions of assigned fryers and fryer ranches. The Assistant Ranch Foreperson will help direct the grow-out of fryers by managing ranch setup, brooding, temperatures, ventilation, mortality, vaccinations, and medications to ensure the highest quality conditions. This position also requires maintaining ranch facilities, enforcing strict sanitation procedures, and monitoring bird health, reporting any abnormalities to management. The role includes responding responsibly to emergencies affecting the chickens, managing and controlling ranch production costs, and maintaining accurate records of all ranch activities. Additionally, the Assistant Ranch Foreperson will assist in providing proper training and delegation of duties to ranch personnel and adhering to company safety, animal welfare, and disease prevention guidelines. Regular contact with feed mill personnel, maintenance, other ranches, and field supervision is expected.

Requirements

Must have completed the Chicken Grow Out Training Program.
Must be self-motivated and able to work independently with a minimum of supervision.
Must possess supervisory and leadership skills.
Must have good mathematical and organizational skills.
Must have good written and verbal communication skills (Basic English).
Must be able to move and lift 50 pounds.
Must be willing and able to respond as necessary to alarms and adverse conditions affecting the chickens.
Must be able to work as scheduled/needed to include overtime, evenings, holidays and weekends.
Must be able to follow and enforce company standards, guidelines and policies on anyone working on his/her ranch complex.
Must have the ability to work at other ranches/complexes as needed.

Nice To Haves

Preferably, will have a mechanical aptitude.

Responsibilities

Contribute to and assist Ranch Manager to oversee all ranch activities and functions of assigned fryers and fryer ranch.
Assist manager to direct the grow out of fryers through the setup of the ranch, brooding, temperatures, ventilation, mortality, vaccinations, medications, so that conditions are maintained to meet the highest possible level of quality.
Maintain the ranch facilities, to include appearance, arranging with the maintenance department, needed materials and service calls.
Follow and enforce strict sanitation procedures being constantly aware of the bird's health; report any abnormalities to the Manager or Field Supervisor.
React responsibly to emergencies that could adversely affect the chickens, day or night.
Assist Ranch Manager to manage and control all ranch production costs, to include all labor, fuel, supply, utility, medication, and ranch maintenance costs.
Maintain accurate and complete records pertaining to all ranch activities, (i.e., feed, mortality, fuel, production, and energy consumption).
Assist Ranch Manager to provide proper training and delegation of duties to all ranch personnel.
Adhere to and enforce company safety, animal welfare and disease prevention guidelines.
Have contact with the feed mill dispatchers, feed mill drivers, and maintenance repair personnel, personnel from other ranches and field supervision.