Broiler farm manager
Ibadan, Oyo
Posted 14 days ago
- Company:
- Ascentech Services limited
- Company Description:
- Ascentech Services Ltd is the most sought-after Human Resource Solution Provider with its Head Office in Lagos, Nigeria. We have a reputation for satisfying and surpassing clients expectations through our core offerings: - Recruitment and Selection - Outsourcing - Training and Development To accomplish these we leverage on creating and managing change in organizations by improving efficiency through our proven and dynamic HR solutions.
- Contract Type:
- Full Time
- Experience Required:
- More than 10 years
- Education Level:
- Bachelor
- Gender:
- Any
- Number of vacancies:
- 1
Job Description
Location: Oyo State
Salary: Open Budget
Job Field: Agric Farming / Manufacturing
Job Description
• Plan, organized and execute commercial broiler farming tasks for EC pens and open houses
• Handle Operations of Commercial Broiler Farms, setting goals and objectives, and designing a framework for these to be met
• A minimum of seven production cycles per year.
• Average body weight of 2kg with narrow range of 1.8-2 kg using maximum of 3 kg of professional feed per bird within 4.5 weeks.
• FCR of 1.5.
• Mortality not exceeding 5%.
• Follow Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for pen house and farm preparation, stocking, rearing and harvesting.
• Preparation of stocking calendar in consultation with hatchery, Abattoir Manager and Sales Manager.
• Adaption of stocking densities if necessary.
• Managing staff in order to enhance farm performance and cost effectiveness.
• Low Staff turnover and overhead.
• Liaising with feed and day-old chick procedures, ensuring positive working relationships are maintained.
• Resolving staff conflict and disagreement .
• Using different shed management techniques in order to find optimum bird growing requirement.
• Maintaining a high level of farm presentation at all times.
• Maintaining all farm assests.
• Designing and ensuring bio-security, health and safety, environment and animal welfare procedures and adhered to all times.
• Operational Oversight of all pen house regarding preparation and maintenance, feeding, health and quality assurance, growth and harvesting; overall responsibility for operations of our farming estates with their pen house.
• Oversight of business expansion of the broiler production through organic growth (expansion of own pen house)
• Other functions as prescribed by the Management.
Requirements and Skills
• B.Sc / HND in Animal Science, Agronomy, Agriculture, or related field.
• Minimum 7+ year’s experience
• Strong decision-making.
• Problem-solving.
• Communication.
• Ability to work with cross functional teams
• Leadership.
• Administration skills.
• Knowledge of key equipment practices