Manager Hatchery - Tennessee Hatchery (Lafayette, TN)

Cobb•Lafayette, TN

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The expectation of this position is to lead and direct a GP PS Hatchery team to provide quality products by meeting customer expectations and achieving financial and business objectives. This role involves ensuring the team is qualified, trained, and effectively managed, while also developing, evaluating, and implementing new processes and technology. The position requires maintaining compliance with domestic and international entities regulating Cobb business activities and achieving HR and safety objectives that support hatchery facilities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent work experience (typically acquired through four (4) years of college-level education).
Four (4) or more years of poultry management-related experience.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals using standard computer applications.
Work is performed in a biosecure environment requiring showering prior to entering the facility and possibly multiple times throughout the workday.
Appropriate clothing and footwear are provided by the company.
Jewelry is not permitted on the job site, except for medical ID jewelry.
Must be willing to sign an agreement to avoid contact with avian species (e.g., chickens, ducks, birds).
Must follow all company Animal Welfare policies and Cobb Farms Hatcheries Biosecurity Standards at all times.
Must follow safe lifting techniques.
Regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands and fingers, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, talk, and hear.
Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Must follow all required safety procedures and wear appropriate personal protective equipment when visiting facilities.
The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

Interpersonal Savvy
Drive for Results
Directing and Leading
Problem Solving
Time Management
Organizational Agility
Ethics and Values
Motivating Others
Delegation
Conflict Management
Written Communication
Developing Self and Others
Listening Skills
Peer Relationships
Approachability
Comfort with Higher Management
Managerial Courage
Business Acumen
Decision Quality
Decision Timeliness
Informing
Creativity
Building Effective Teams
Verbal Communication

Responsibilities

Provide quality products to customers globally.
Achieve production and financial objectives.
Develop and maintain effective communication with customers, shared services, and other hatcheries.
Achieve HR and safety objectives that support hatchery facilities.
Develop, evaluate, and implement new processes and technology.
Maintain compliance with domestic and international entities regulating Cobb business activities.
Ensure the team is qualified, trained, and effectively managed.