Farm 32 Operator

Simmons Foods•Kansas City, MO

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The purpose of this position is to follow Simmons guidelines and best management practices before, during, and after flock replacement to ensure a quality broiler is sent to the processing plant while maintaining farm performance and appearance standards. This is a Salary Exempt position.

Requirements

Ability to read and understand training material and policies in English.
Must have a good command of the English language, both written and spoken.
2 years related experience.
Ability to learn and apply processes and procedures and set work instructions.
Must be able to work in extreme weather conditions and dark environments as needed.
Must be able to be on call 24/7 as needed.
Move about in broiler/breeder houses and surrounding properties under extreme weather conditions as needed.
Walks 160,000 square foot house/farm several times a day to perform duties.
Able to lift and carry 50 lbs.
Works on feet under temperature extremes and low light conditions.
Outside employment is not allowed while employed as a Farm Operator.

Nice To Haves

Preference for poultry, agriculture, farming, or food processing organization.
Military experience is valued.

Responsibilities

Conducts farm operations daily, including walking around broiler farms several times a day to inspect the installation and ensure good husbandry of flocks.
Maintains farm, well house, and dwelling house appearance by mowing, weed eating, and trash pickup and disposal.
Responsible for testing and disinfecting water, providing good air quality, proper feed, and clean water for the birds.
Responsible for rodent control measures.
Accountable for farm performance, working independently to meet established mortality rates.
Applies Simmons Best Management Practices and follows all Animal Welfare and Biosecurity guidelines.
Attends all required meetings including safety meetings as directed.
Monitors equipment functionality and performs minor repairs as needed.
Periodically checks generators manually to ensure they are operational.
Observes flock behavior several times a day and makes adjustments accordingly to ensure birds are comfortable, communicating any anomalies to Service Technicians.
Ensures feed and water are always accessible and available.
Picks up mortality a minimum of once daily (more often if directed by Service Technician).
Reports mortality rate as well as gas and water readings daily.
Reports feed inventory twice per week.
Fills in forms and mortality cards required in a timely manner.
Reports the status and welfare of birds daily.
Assists the vaccination crew as needed.
Accompanies Service Technicians and Company Farms Manager when they visit the farm to observe farm management practices.
Ensures farms are clean and ready to receive flocks when needed.
Culls birds as needed (in accordance with animal welfare standards).
Participates in the ongoing development, communication, and implementation of team concepts, programs, and policies; coordinates work to ensure best practices with all team members.
Attends appropriate team meetings.
Fosters strong cohesiveness regarding all major issues; e.g., direction, annual plan, budget, policy changes, etc.
Accepts responsibility to quickly identify any areas that lack cohesiveness, bringing them to the attention of the team leader and working with the team in a supportive manner to resolve issues and actively look for ways, and reinforce actions needed, to achieve synergy possible within the larger organization.
Is familiar with Simmons’ established operating systems (e.g. quality, security, office environment, company policies, LEAN); understands the responsibility to maintain familiarity with the systems and this position’s role in support of these systems - including a consideration of the impact of individual actions on the systems and the responsibility to communicate concerns and improvement ideas.
Performs other duties as necessary in support of business objectives.