Operations Manager - Live Haul (copy)
About The Position
Sunrise Farms is a group of companies with primary focus in the poultry industry, servicing customers in the retail, food service, and industrial sectors. They are proud of their support of Canadian farms and their investment in the latest equipment and technologies across Canada. Their test kitchens replicate commercial establishments to ensure product performance. They have long-standing partnerships with family-owned Canadian chicken farmers. The Live Haul Operations Manager is responsible for the efficient and effective daily and long-term catching, loading, and transporting operations for Sunrise Alberta. This role directs and works with all personnel, equipment operators, vendors, and producers to ensure the timely and safe arrival of poultry to the Lethbridge and Taber processing plants. The position operates in a fast-paced environment with potential for rapid changes due to climate, equipment availability, staffing, and farm challenges. Proactive planning and actions are crucial to maintain costs and meet or exceed all regulatory, humane handling, safety considerations, and performance measurements.
Requirements
- Five years progressive management experience
- Knowledge working with poultry/live animals
- Strong leadership, ability to lead people and get results
- Proven communication skills
- Good problem solving skills
- Safety track record
- Class 3 or willingness to obtain Class 3 licence required.
- Be available for off-hour scheduling and emergency issues: usually Sunday – Thursday.
- Must be prepared to travel to farms as required throughout Alberta
- First aid/safety and all required animal/humane handling/transportation courses
- Performs other related duties as required.
Responsibilities
- Manage all catching/loading operations personnel through planning, scheduling and support
- Create and communicate weekly catching schedules for required parties.
- Ensure humane handling of poultry to meet all industry, customer and regulatory requirements.
- Control/reduce or eliminate all costs pertaining to labor, equipment, mortality, break downs, etc.
- Maintain excellent producer relations
- Hires, trains, encourages and disciplines all Alberta catching operations personnel
- Follows all safety, transportation, humane handling, industry, govt. policies and protocols
- Organizes multiple daily, weekly and monthly projects and activities
- Assigns catching and daily work schedules to live operations personnel
- Deals with vendors/personnel to proactively maintain and repair all live operations equipment
- Ensures safety and training for catching personnel
- Analyzes catch and haul records to ensure proper controls are being utilized
- Investigates and reports all significant safety, humane handling, employment violations
- Maintains proper human resource/payroll records
- Conducts positive communication with farm growers on all issues
- Maintain communication with sub-contractors, oversee and direct sub-contractors staff
- Responsibilities assigned by Director Live Operations
- Participate in the Sunrise Farms Animal Care Committee – ensuring completion of provincial requirements
- Work with Fleet/Safety Manager(s) to resolve issues and ensure effective operations
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
