Supervisor - Flock

The primary responsibility of the Flock Supervisor  is to make regular, routine visits to producer farms to evaluate flock health, bird growth and development, egg production, hatchability, environmental conditions and the physical equipment and facilities for all assigned farms positively representing our company.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Supports Allen Harim’s vision, mission and values
Monitor all aspects of poultry husbandry including, but not limited to ventilation, flock health, lighting, feed and feeding practices, water consumption, sanitation, equipment operation, physical facilities and egg pack.
Communicate findings, recommendations, and requests to producers and management as well as other related departments such as feed milling, transportation, egg pick-up and health services to ensure that production programs and company policies are being adhered to.
Monitor chick placements, bird weights, feeding programs, lighting programs, sanitation programs, vaccination programs, nutrient/waste management programs, mortality and rate of lay.
Assess bird health, administer vaccine, prescribe medications, necropsy birds to identify disease states, weigh chickens, pull blood samples, identify states of flock maturity and uniformity and utilize these findings as tools to determine proper goals for management.
Verbally and in written form, communicate to producers their flock performances and flock management recommendations on current and future flocks in such a way that Allen's management objectives and time schedules are carried out.
Document any and all extraordinary findings, management errors, production information (water, feed, weights, eggs, etc.), inventories recommendations, visitations, etc. and submit these reports to management on a regular and timely basis.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Note for level:

Basic: Incumbent is able to use their knowledge/skill with support by more experienced individuals.
Advanced: Incumbent is able to independently use their knowledge/skill.
Expert: Incumbent is able to train others on their knowledge/skill.
Possess superior interpersonal and communication skills. 

Education and/or Experience

Two-year degree in Agri Business, Poultry Science or related field OR equivalent work experience.
Excellent written and verbal communication, organizational, analytical skills.
Excellent interpersonal and follow-up skills.

Knowledge/Skills

MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Superior written and verbal communication skills
Strong organizational skills
Must possess strong problem resolution skills.
Must be able to deliver business results under pressure while championing performance improvement 
Must have expert customer service skills with a focus on problem resolution to complex issues.
Certificates, Licenses and Registrations

NA

Demonstrated Competencies to be Successful in the Position

Thinking - information search and analysis, problem resolution skills
Engaging - understanding others, team leadership, developing people
Inspiring - influencing and building relationships, motivating and inspiring, communicating effectively
Achieving - delivering business results under pressure, championing performance improvement, customer focusng new solutions to complex issues. - Expert

Supervisory Responsibilities

List the supervisory responsibilities this position must perform; include the department or position titles responsible for and the level of authority exercised in performing the responsibilities.

N/A

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position does a lot of walking through the farms while performing their daily tasks.  Must be able to stand, sit or bend of extended period of times. 

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The work environment is mostly outdoors and inside farms, area will be oderous, hot or cold.