Senior Broiler Tech

Case Farms, LLC • Holmesville, OH

5d

About The Position

Assists broiler technicians/growers with program adherence, scheduling, training, and troubleshooting.

Requirements

• Minimum 18 years of age.
• Bachelor's Degree in Poultry Science or a similar field preferred, or commensurate field experience.
• Valid Driver's License.
• Ability to work proactively, unsupervised, and be self-motivated.
• Sound work ethic, honesty, and moral character.
• Basic math functions and skills.
• Computer skills including MS Word and Excel.
• The ability to work with employees at all levels of the organization must be able to lead a group of diverse individuals to achieve departmental goals and effectively drive management’s vision to all levels of operations.
• Detail-oriented, structured, and able to communicate effectively.
• Must possess demonstrated ability to work within timelines and in pressured situations.
• Strong problem solving, negotiating, and decision-making skills, excellent follow through on assigned tasks required for this position, must be able to handle multiple and sometimes conflicting priorities.
• User-level experience with common problem-solving tools.
• Demonstrated leadership ability and strong communication skills.
• Must be able to follow workplace safety rules, including PPE, preventing, and reporting unsafe acts and conditions, Lockout Tagout procedures and process safety management related matters.

Responsibilities

• Must work with and solve contract growers' problems; establish a good working relationship between the contract growers and Case Farms.
• Educate the contract growers with current science, provided by Case Farms, to maximize breeder production.
• Will assist Broiler Technicians by covering for vacation/absences, troubleshooting various problems, verifying program adherence, introducing new programs/equipment/techniques to contract growers and Broiler Technicians, training of Broiler Technicians and Growers.
• Champion for company-wide safety programs and initiatives.
• Routinely visit farms (frequent travel).
• Properly document bird comfort, flock management, and equipment settings.
• Direct feed and light schedules.
• Monitor: bird health, egg production, body weight, conformation, monitor feed consumption.
• Pulling blood and fat samples promptly.
• Effectively coordinating bird placements to the farms and helping with catch schedules, while ensuring effective communication between Hatchery, Feed Mill, vaccination crews, and Live haul as it pertains to contract.
• Ensure the contract grower and the company complies with the production contract to produce flocks of the highest quality and lowest cost ensuring quality performance.
• Ensure USDA and other government regulations are effectively followed when handling poultry.
• All other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees