GC Nightwatch Admin

Rose Acre•Guthrie Center, IA

53d•Onsite

About The Position

POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Night Watchman is responsible for overseeing the welfare and security of the entire complex, including pullet farm. Specifically, the Night Watchman makes scheduled rounds of the layer houses and pullet farms to make sure that the hen flocks are receiving adequate feed, water and air; monitors the computerized environmental management system. The houses MUST be checked every few hours (the complex manager will make a designated schedule for house checks.) Other duties include keeping the line area, lunchroom neat, clean, and organized at all times (i.e., empty trash cans, sweep and mop office and lunch room area and clean bathrooms). The complex manager will explain in detail all specific cleaning duties. Under direction of the complex manager, provides security, cleaning and light maintenance services to the assigned location.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Good communication skills (i.e. written and verbal).
Be available to work flexible hours - including nights and weekends.
Ability to quickly address critical and urgent situations.
Possess good decision-making and organizational skills.
Must be able to understand, read, write, and speak English.
Good communication skills (i.e. written and verbal).
Be available to work flexible hours - including nights and weekends.
Ability to quickly address critical and urgent situations.
Possess good decision-making and organizational skills.
Willing to comply with all Rose Acre's safety, employment, and GMP policies including working in a 100% smoke-free environment.
Ability to comply with the strictest standards for animal welfare and to report incidents of abuse, neglect, or breach of bio-security in order to preserve the health and welfare of our birds.

Responsibilities

Perform scheduled night checks of layer houses and pullet farms, and processing plant (i.e., walk each of the layer and pullet houses front to back, all areas of processing, making sure that birds have the appropriate amounts of feed, water, and air).
Properly document scheduled night checks. Sign charts, make note of problems and ensure that they are taken care of properly.
Routinely access the computerized environmental system and quickly address situation, which require attention.
Properly scan bar codes at the front end of each house (where bar codes/system are in place).
Routinely check all alarms to make sure that they are working properly and attended to when there is an emergency.
Ensure that only scheduled personnel are in the plant area or the houses at any given time. (Make sure that visitors do not enter the layer houses, pullet farm, or processing and those visitors go NO FARTHER than the front office).
Routinely check alarms and check areas where alarm is indicating a problem.
Ensure that all disinfectant dip pans are cleaned out and refilled with water and disinfectant.
Maintain lunchroom neat, clean, and organized on a daily basis (i.e., empty trash cans, sweep and mop office and lunch room area and clean bathrooms).
Alert (within a reasonable time frame) Complex Manager or other designated manager to any urgent or emergency situations which require immediate attention or approval
Familiarize self with and conform to all Rose Acre Farms Policy Handbook policies, Rose Acre Farms Biosecurity Program policies, Good Manufacturing Practices Handbook (GMP), and Rose Acre Farms' safety policies and procedures.
Perform any other duties deemed necessary.
Must be able to lift 60 lbs. Must be able to reach areas only accessible by ladder. Must be able to climb to and perform repairs on equipment in hard-to-reach places.
Patrols facilities and chicken houses to monitor for conditions or situations, which pose a risk to the safety of people or property.
Investigates, documents, and alerts management of any alarms or security incidents.
Alerts Complex Manager or other designated manager to any urgent or emergency situations which require immediate attention or approval
Makes sure all entrances to buildings are clear of debris. IE: Snow/Ice.
Performs cleaning duties as assigned by management.
Provides access to facilities and enforce visiting regulations. Ensure that only scheduled personnel are in the area at any given time.
Reports any suspicious disturbances to the Police and management.
Properly documents scheduled night checks (Sign charts, make note of problems and takes care of them properly.
Performs any other duties deemed necessary or vital to Rose Acre Farms' operations.
Must be able to lift 45 lbs.