Analista de Proyectos

Company: AFCO Performance Group
Location: Kennesaw
Posted on: April 6, 2025

Job Description:

Company: Chickmont Foods Ltd.Job Summary: Depending on the area and complexity of the farm, farm managers are assigned the area for management. If the size of the farm is small, the manager handles the entire farm management and performs some labour work as well if required. If the farm extends in a larger area, the farm manager is responsible for maintaining only a part of the farm assigned to him such as maintaining the livestock. However, in the event of a crisis (such as a flu pandemic) which results in the farm becoming short-staffed, the farm manager may be required to perform more strenuous tasks regardless of farm size.Responsibilities:

• Cleaning of chicken houses and ensuring that the manure in each pen is windrowed for at least 7 days.
• Walking and evaluating the physical environment of the pens daily, and making any adjustments to improve production performance and ensure welfare of the flocks.
• Accurately documenting and reporting daily windrow temperatures.
• Ensuring that litter is adequately decaked and levelled prior to placing feeding equipment.
• Purchasing farm supplies such as disinfectants, pesticides and parts needed for repairs and ensuring that these items are regularly restocked.
• Communicating with the Farm Operations Manager when major repair/replacement farm related parts are needed.
• Ensuring that pens are fumigated with formaldehyde and sprayed adequately with approved disinfectants and insecticides prior to every batch.
• Thoroughly cleaning feed bins and water tanks before chick placement.
• Ensuring that all biosecurity rules as stipulated in the company's operating procedures are upheld at all times. The wheel dip at the farm's entrance must always be filled with an approved disinfectant and a food dip containing disinfectant must be placed at each entrance to every pen.
• Washing/dry cleaning of feeding equipment/water lines prior to the subsequent batch.
• Arranging the repair and maintenance of field equipment and farm buildings.
• Ensuring that grass/bush around the farm grounds are cut regularly and maintained at a satisfactory level.
• Arming of intruder detection systems before leaving the farm at the end of each day.
• Cleaning water lines thoroughly with citric acid and chlorine prior to chick placement. Citric acid must be held in the lines for at least 72 hours. Once this holding period has expired, the acidified water must be flushed out and the system then replenished with freshwater. Chlorine must then be administered and left in the lines until the day before placement.
• Ensuring that no more than a 50:1 birds/pan ratio is maintained throughout the flock.
• Ensuring that pen setup prior to placement is as follows: chick trays must be evenly distributed throughout the pen at no more than a 100:1 birds/pan ratio with at least four (4) lines of chick paper laid out to supplement the trays. Turbos must also be placed at no more than a 100:1 birds/pan ratio.
• Ensuring that ammonia emissions are maintained at a low level.
• Ordering and receiving of feed and propane gas (All feed deliveries must be accepted by the lead farm manager only once on duty.)
• Setting alarms and ensuring they are answered in a timely manner.
• Ensuring that flocks in each pen are given the below feed types and feed forms for the specified ages and feeding amounts per company guidelines.
• Ensuring that when switching flocks from one feed type/form to another that the different feeds are melded for at least two days. The farm manager must also administer citric acid to the flock before the transition period.
• Assessing physical feed quality for each delivery using a shaker sieve and returning the feed to the mill if required specifications are not met.
• Handling paperwork and keeping detailed records of flock weights, mortalities, feed stock etc, and recording this information in Excel Spreadsheets.
• Ensuring that pens are fed in advance before chick placement.
• Ensuring that the seal number on the hatchery delivery truck matches that listed on the delivery bill upon chick arrival. The number of chick crates received must also match the number listed on the bill. Any discrepancies must be reported to the hatchery manager immediately before offloading.
• Ensuring that chickens are treated in a humane manner at all times.
• Ensuring that chickens are receiving feed and water ad lib.
• Flushing of pens at least once daily for the first week once the flock has placed.
• Monitoring and analysing environmental conditions in poultry houses multiple times daily using computer based software. The farm manager utilises this data to make any necessary adjustments to environmental settings in order to maximise bird comfort.
• Conducting test pen research and analysing test pen data in order to assess flock performance.
• Removing feed from the poultry house in the event that the quality of the feed is unsatisfactory.
• Placing of the two outer automatic feeder lines once the flock reaches a bodyweight of 90 grams and the two inner lines when the flock reaches 130 grams. All chick trays must be removed once the first two feeder lines are placed and all turbos removed when the last two lines are placed.
• Dosing flocks with citric acid at least twice weekly once they have surpassed 2 weeks of age.
• Recruiting, training and supervising farm employees.
• Ensuring all staff adhere to health and safety regulations.
• Administering Vitamins/Probiotic packs to the birds when flock performance is unsatisfactory.
• Ensuring that water used for vaccination is held for 3 days prior to vaccination. This is to ensure that its chlorine content is reduced to a level that would not deactivate the vaccine.
• Administering Bursal vaccine via the water lines to flocks at the ages of 7-8 days and once again at 14-15 days. Newcastle vaccine is to be administered only at 14-15 days of age. Vaccination mustn't occur any later than the ages specified.
• Ensuring proper ventilation.
• Ensuring that all cooling pad systems are thoroughly cleaned every batch and functioning efficiently before the flock reaches 3 weeks old.
• Removing dead or sick birds twice daily.
• Monitoring flock behaviour to detect any signs of illness, including liaising with veterinarians.
• Removing caked litter from the pens as necessary throughout the rearing period.
• Maintaining facilities in good working order.
• Dosing of citric acid to the flock prior to fowl catching.
• Raising of automatic feeder lines and water lines prior to fowl catching.
• Ensuring that birds are withdrawn from feed for 4-8 hours prior to delivery to the processing plant. This ensures that the contents of the birds' intestines are purged and do not contaminate the processing plant.
• Overseeing the catching of birds and ensuring that they are caught in a humane manner.
• Monitoring the entire production activities, making sure that the actual production is in accordance with production goals set and identifying and correcting the field production issue if the actual production is not in accordance with production goals.People Management:
  • You will work closely with the Farm Operations Manager (FOM) to increase productivity and profitability within the operations.
  • Actively participate in the recruitment process for team members by identifying staffing needs and shorting potential candidates by utilising the company's HRIS (BambooHR) or any other suitable resource.
  • Analyzes the workforce requirements and subsequently liaise with the FOM and HR team members to ensure that the Farm staffing requirements are requested in a timely manner to support operational needs.
  • Identifies candidates that are not performing to the expected standards of the company and recommend what steps should be taken, up to and including dismissal, if deemed necessary.
  • Manages the performance management process within the department by providing continuous and constructive feedback, keeping communication lines open, providing clarification of expectations and identifying areas for improvement.
  • To ensure that department goals are clear and in alignment with company objectives.
  • Able to access and identify department conflicts and infractions against company policies / procedures, and understands how, when and what form of disciplinary action should be taken.
  • Plan and execute frequent team building activities, in an effort to maintain the momentum and productivity of all staff within the department.Training and Development:
    • In conjunction with the Farm Operations Manager, recommends all aspects of Training and Development and Talent Management to maximise team members potential to Training and Culture Development team initiatives and to agreed HACCP Standards.
    • Ensure that on the job training is conducted for new and existing staff.
    • Identifies and conducts assessments to determine what training needs are required for the Team Members and staff within the department to increase job knowledge.
    • Actively coaches the team member's potential and growth, helps them to develop new skills and to aid in promoting individual responsibility.
    • Recommends and assists with the creation and implementation of training plans, based on team members gaps and needs.
    • Conduct annual performance appraisals for staff, ensuring that the process is fair, free of biases, accurate, and promotes the overall purpose of the performance management system as guided by Farm Operations Manager.
    • Liaise with the Human Resources - Training and Culture Development team to support the department's development objectives and ensure staff are equipped with the necessary tools and materials to effectively execute their daily tasks.Skills and Education:
      • Effective people management skills
      • Teamwork and Leadership
      • Initiative
      • Flexibility
      • Analytical skills
      • Good communication skills
      • Electrical and Mechanical knowledge
      • Ability to carry out manual duties
      • Proficient computer skills
      • A Bachelor of Science, preferably in Agriculture, Management, Ecology or a related field
        • NVQ level 3 in poultry production or similar would be desirable.General Job Requirements:
        • Be able to work on bank holidays
        • Be able to work day and night shifts
        • Preferably have personal transport but we can work around this if the successful candidate can arrive to work on time using public transportation.
        • Must be able to answer alarms, even if they occur after hours during the night/early morning.
        • Willingness to work overtime as required
        • Ability to work in stressful situationsWorking Conditions:The working condition depends mostly on the duties assigned to the farm managers. Some farm managers have to be constantly working in a chicken house, performing the laborious tasks including physical labour, while some work partially from the comfort of offices and spend lesser time in the barns when recordkeeping, procuring parts/materials or analysing the environmental conditions of the pens via farm related software.Farm managers are involved in directing all the duties related to farm operations, which include monitoring the livestock, supervising the field employees and procuring parts for minor repairs on the farm. Along with this, they are also involved in managing farm related expenditures and handling the government policies related to agriculture based programs and operations.NB: From time to time the operating procedures will be amended.
        • Must comply with the Company's Animal Welfare program.
        • Perform any other related duties that may be assigned to you.
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