LEAD 2

OPAL FOODS COOPERATIVE INC • Neosho, MO

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Opal Foods is accepting applications for a Lead 2 at our Timberview Pullets Farm in Neosho, MO. This position is a hands-on working position that oversees any issues related to the pullets’ feed, water, air, and overall health, as well as supervising all Animal Caretakers at the assigned facility. This position ensures proper training of Animal Caretakers and their compliance with all company policies and governmental regulations.

Requirements

• Demonstrated good work ethic
• Are you willing and able to comply with Opal Foods biosecurity policies requiring employees to have no contact with any bird species of any kind, other than the laying hens owned by the company, including but not limited to domestic ducks, geese, wild birds, chickens, and pet birds of any kind?
• Must be available to be scheduled for work 7 days a week including holidays

Responsibilities

• Ensure people are fulfilling roles, and that all farm machinery is working properly
• Assign tasks to househands and provide overall guidance
• Ensure quality spray vaccination of pullets by properly mixing vaccines and water, and evenly distributing vaccine to all pullets at the time determined by the Pullet Vaccination Program
• Ensure the house-hand team follows feed and water program and accurate record keeping
• Ensure househands have needed supplies
• Ensure househands are trained on job responsibilities
• Euthanize sick/debilitated birds when necessary following company humane animal handling procedures and policies as well as train new members to do so according to these standards (Team members must be trained properly before completing this task)
• Help clean out and prepare houses between flocks
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• PTO
• holiday pay
• options for medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, dependent life insurance, and disability that will all become effective the first of the month after your hire date
• referral program
• matching 401K plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed