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Chicken Farmers of Ontario's (CFO) team members are critical to CFO’s success in providing high quality, high impact solutions to Ontario’s chicken farmers, industry value chain stakeholders, and Ontario consumers.

The Ontario chicken industry is one of the most successful supply-managed industries in the country and accounts for over $5.3 billion in overall economic activity in the province.

CFO has a long-standing strategy of rewarding talent and experience which has been designed to attract, retain and motivate high performers and strategic thinkers. At CFO, team members work collaboratively; enjoying competitive wages and benefits while immersed in a sustainable culture that stimulates leadership, accountability, excellence, collaboration and innovation.

CFO is leading a trusted, prosperous, and sustainable chicken industry. Representing over 1,300 family farms in the province, CFO is responsible for a growing, profitable and sustainable chicken industry.

Farming Operations Representative – Brantford/Woodstock area

The Chicken Farmers of Ontario’s (CFO) Farming Operations Representative (FOR) role is to be a trusted advisor to stakeholders while effectively delivering and ensuring compliance with Chicken Farmers of Canada (CFC) and CFO’s on-farm regulatory programs and other initiatives. FORs support chicken production and marketing including relationship building with farmers, processing plants, industry stakeholders and other CFO departments.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Auditing On Farm Programs

• Audit farms according to mandatory standards in the On-Farm Food Safety and Animal Care Programs
• Plan and execute audits, workflows, corrective actions, penalties, and quality assurance within prescribed timelines
• Train new farmers on the On-Farm Food Safety and Animal Care Programs
• Establish and maintain transparent and collaborative relationships with farmers
• Ensure best practices are shared across the industry
• Weekly report on progress to complete all program audits/inspections required over a calendar year

Inspections

• Inspect new farms/barns, barn additions, processing plants, scales, and transporters to ensure compliance with CFO policies and regulations
• Plan and execute inspection workload within prescribed timelines
• Establish and maintain transparent and collaborative relationships with processors

Artisanal Inspections

• Coaching and inspections of Artisanal farms as required in the areas assigned Issue Management/Complaint Response
• Conduct inspections, investigations, and trigger audits as required in response to issues
• Flexibility to respond to issues after hours

Digital Improvements

• Be an advocate for CFO’s digital platforms by actively supporting farmer and processor use, and proactively training and ensuring the use of services
• Be at the forefront of digital developments and rollouts, ensuring farmers, processors, and other stakeholders understand, implement, and use on an ongoing basis
• Systems use (SAP CRM, Microsoft Dynamics 365) and reports to monitor audit/inspection workload completion, interactions, and task creation/management

Trusted Advisor to Stakeholders

• Provide farmers, processors, and other stakeholders with advice on CFO Policy and Regulations to improve efficiencies while maintaining a separation from audit functions
• On-board new farmers through formal coaching on CFO Policies and Regulations and CFC onfarm programs
• On-board industry stakeholders through coaching and inspection, ensuring digital communications are timely, accurate and compliant with CFO regulations

Emergency/Disease Response

• Actively participate in response to and recovery from emergency situations as a case officer, liaison between farmers and the response service contractor
• Implement Incident Management System protocols during emergency response
• Act as on-call ‘Officer of the Week’ for poultry disease emergency hotline on rotation with other FORs
• FORs take on additional duties to support development and recognize capability. Projects include system troubleshooting, audit template management, Occupational Health and Safety representative, farm mapping, emergency management coordinator back-up, and others

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Minimum 2 years post-secondary education in agriculture with 2 years’ experience in the agricultural industry; or
• Minimum 2 years post-secondary education, not in agriculture, with 3 years’ experience in the agricultural industry

Experience

• Experienced in the poultry/livestock/agricultural industry
• Experienced with quality/audit systems
• Experienced with inspections

Skills and Abilities

• Decisive under pressure
• Operate with integrity in all situations
• Self-motivated to achieve high-quality standards and targets/metrics with minimal supervision
• Adhere to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) during work planning and completion
• Build relationships with farmers and industry stakeholders
• Problem-solving skills to determine root cause and potential resolution
• Conflict management and resolution skills with an ability to recognize potential conflict and work for resolution and de-escalation of the situation
• Ability to operate within a team and also work independently on workload planning and management
• Valid G-class driver’s license with a clean driving record

Competencies

• Results-oriented and highly organized
• Software competency with Microsoft 365 Suite, Adobe Acrobat and a desire to learn
• Diplomacy and Interpersonal skills
• Ethics and Values

Interested in joining our Team? Submit your application by clicking on APPLY TO THIS POSITION.

CFO's Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:
At CFO, we are committed to diversity and inclusion, reflecting our industry and the communities where we live and work. We work together, unified by our respect for each other, CFO values, and the pursuit of our business strategy. Diversity at CFO is understanding, recognizing, and valuing the differences that make each person unique.