Baldwin, GA - Pullet Manager

Bachoco Group is a leading multi-business and multiprotein producer, and one of the top ten largest globally, with over 40,000 employees. We offer a wide portfolio of products, including chicken, eggs, pork, beef, pet food, and more. Through Bachoco USA, we deliver high-quality chicken products to the U.S. market, serving retail, food service, and national accounts through our fully integrated operations, which include farms, hatcheries, feed mills, and processing plants.

Join us and be part of our success!

 

Summary: The Pullet Manager provides, leadership, consultation, strategic operational plans, and direction to enable pullet service technicians to produce pullets until moved to breeder farm. Performs administrative duties in preparing and maintaining records and reviewing grow-out reports.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

 

• Directs pullet department in carrying out the approved grow-out programs.
• Directs the day-to-day pullets operation to ensure the required quantity and quality birds are available for transfer.
• Ensures the training and development of all pullet flock supervisors
• Provides guide and standards management procedures to Pullet technicians.
• Provides communication and direction for all contract pullet producers
• Maintains a working relationship with Pullet growers.
• Works with Breeder Manager in yearly pullet flock placements as well as breed selection.
• Sets up and monitors vaccination crews and moving crews.
• Actively gives updates on animal welfare and grow-out programs to contract pullet growers and technicians.

 

Supervisory Responsibilities 

 

Directly supervises employees in the Pullet Department. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

 

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.

 

Education and/or Experience 

 

Bachelor’s Degree required (i.e. Poultry/Animal Science, Biology, Operations Management, Agricultural Science or related field from an accredited institution) related field or experience equivalent to the degree.

• 3-5 years’ leadership experience.
• 3-5 years in a production environment. Poultry preferred.

 

Language Skills 

 

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

 

Mathematical Skills 

 

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

 

Reasoning Ability 

 

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

 

Computer Skills 

 

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Internet software; Spreadsheet software; Word Processing software and Presentation software.

 

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations 

 

Must have a valid driver's license and must qualify for the company driving program.

 

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.

 

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

 

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.

 

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; extreme heat; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

 

An Equal Opportunity Employer to include women, minorities, veterans and persons with disabilities.

*Notice to Third Party Recruitment Agencies: Please note that Bachoco USA and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of an executed Recruitment Services Agreement, there will be no obligation to any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without an agreement, Bachoco USA and its subsidiaries shall explicitly reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, shall be deemed the property of Bachoco USA.