Farm Manager - Proving Grounds │Pocomoke Farms (Pocomoke City, MD)

Tyson Foods•Pocomoke City, MD

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Farm Manager provides operational leadership and accountability for flock performance and farm operations across multiple Proving Grounds sites in the Pocomoke Farms complex. Proving Grounds is a multi-site network of breeding, production, and support facilities that validates product performance, generates management insights, and supports the introduction of future products. The role ensures accurate results, high-quality flock performance, and a reliable environment for product evaluation, and supports the Associate Director, Production by assuming that role’s duties as needed. The position leads farm teams in executing validation programs and maintaining operational excellence, biosecurity, animal welfare, and cost control. It monitors flock and team performance across sites and ensures farms produce actionable data that supports research, development, and commercial objectives. The role directly supervises salaried team members, including farm supervisors and technicians, and oversees management support positions and hourly team members. Minimal domestic travel is required.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, with at least 4 years of progressive experience in poultry production, breeding, or a related field; or an advanced degree, if required, with at least 2 years of progressive experience.
Standard computer skills.
Experience working with Excel spreadsheets and data across multiple computer applications.
Willingness to sign an agreement to avoid contact with avian species, including chickens, ducks, and birds.
Ability to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
Ability to use safe lifting techniques.
Willingness to follow biosecurity protocols, including showering before entering facilities, and to follow company animal welfare policies.
Willingness to wear required personal protective equipment and follow facility safety procedures.

Responsibilities

Manage flock performance across assigned sites to achieve established production, performance, and validation targets.
Review flock data, including mortality, body weight and uniformity, feed intake, egg production, fertility, and hatchability; identify deviations and take corrective action.
Ensure validation trials and programs follow protocol and that data collection and reporting are accurate, timely, and complete.
Collaborate with Genetics, Technical Service, and Production teams on flock management practices and trial requirements.
Maintain the integrity, security, and traceability of genetic materials, production data, and validation results.
Monitor the work quality and performance of farm supervisors and team members across sites; set expectations, provide feedback, and address performance gaps.
Develop, coach, and retain farm teams through training, onboarding, and succession planning for key farm roles.
Promote safety, teamwork, and continuous improvement, and drive consistent execution of procedures and best practices across sites.
Support daily operations of GP, GGP, and PS facilities and supporting infrastructure across multiple sites.
Support biosecurity, animal welfare, environmental compliance, and genetic integrity objectives.
Monitor key performance indicators and implement corrective actions to achieve operational, technical, financial, and project objectives; escalate issues to the Associate Director, Production as needed.
Identify and communicate operational and biological risks that could affect flock performance or validation outcomes.
Support facility maintenance and capital projects and assist in developing and managing operational and capital budgets.
Support continuous improvement and adoption of technologies that enhance flock monitoring and operational effectiveness.
Assume Associate Director, Production duties as needed.
Follow site biosecurity protocols, company animal welfare policies, safety procedures, and PPE requirements.
Use approved AI tools responsibly, safeguard sensitive information, follow company policies, critically evaluate generated outputs, and apply professional judgment; as a people leader, support responsible adoption and accountability for AI-supported outcomes.