Flock Supervisor/Service Technician

Allen Harim Foods, LLC • Seaford, DE

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The primary responsibility of the Flock Supervisor is to make regular, routine visits to producer farms to evaluate flock health, bird growth and development, hatchability, environmental conditions and the physical equipment and facilities for all assigned farms positively representing our company.

Requirements

• Two-year degree in Agri Business, Poultry Science or related field OR equivalent work experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, organizational, analytical skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and follow-up skills.
• MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Superior written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Must possess strong problem resolution skills.
• Must be able to deliver business results under pressure while championing performance improvement
• Must have expert customer service skills with a focus on problem resolution to complex issues.

Responsibilities

• Supports Allen Harim’s vision, mission and values
• Monitor all aspects of poultry husbandry including, but not limited to ventilation, flock health, lighting, feed and feeding practices, water consumption, sanitation, equipment operation.
• Communicate findings, recommendations, and requests to producers and management as well as other related departments such as feed milling, transportation, health services to ensure that production programs and company policies are being adhered to.
• Monitor chick placements, bird weights, feeding programs, lighting programs, sanitation programs, vaccination programs, nutrient/waste management programs, mortality and rate of lay.
• Assess bird health, administer vaccine, prescribe medications, necropsy birds to identify disease states, weigh chickens, pull blood samples, identify states of flock maturity and uniformity and utilize these findings as tools to determine proper goals for management.
• Verbally and in written form, communicate to producers their flock performances and flock management recommendations on current and future flocks in such a way that Allen's management objectives and time schedules are carried out.
• Document any and all extraordinary findings, management errors, production information (water, feed, weights, etc.), inventories recommendations, visitations, etc. and submit these reports to management on a regular and timely basis.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees