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QUALIFICATIONS:

Education & Experience:

Bachelor's Degree or 2 years of hatchery experience.

Required Skills & Abilities:

• Must have proficient computer application skills to include Word and Excel.
• Bilingual a plus.
• Must be self-motivated with the ability to perform tasks accurately and efficiently.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively lead staff and work with management.
• Ability to work well in a group.
• Leadership qualities.
• Desire to excel in your position.
• Strong work ethic and ability to work in a fast paced, indoor, environment.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to stand and walk for long periods on hard surfaces.
• Ability to lift, stoop, kneel, walk for prolonged periods of time.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Hansen Agri-Placement is representing a worldwide industry leading multi-species animal breeding organization, to hire a Co-Hatchery Manager for one of our hatcheries located in NE. This Co-Manager will assist the Hatchery Manager in all aspects of hatchery operations, personnel and processes to ensure efficient production while meeting all regulatory standards.

Responsibilities:

• Supervise and assign tasks to staff.
• Communicate and coordinate product flow among Location Manager, Flock Manager, and customers.
• Oversee and ensure all operations are documented and performed in the Mtech ERP system.
• Implement and develop animal welfare-oriented workforce with a focus on quality to our customers.
• Handles communications of all emergency breakdown situations and work in conjunction with management to minimize downtime and effects on production systems and customers.
• Oversee on-call weekend checks and assignment of responsibilities for the facility. Schedules appropriate staff for this function.
• Coordinate communication with management regarding needed capital investments and schedules of such investments.
• Manages oversight of incubation processes for the hatchery.
• Oversee Maintenance Staff and maintains facility in excellent working order.
• Maintains inventories of products needed for production of day-old chicks as directed by manager.
• Manages oversight of incubation processes for the hatchery including familiarizing and learning the operation of all single and multi-stage setters and hatchers, ventilation systems, and all other systems in the facility as directed by Hatchery Manager.
• Assist management in quality control, evaluations of 14-day breakouts, moisture loss of eggs set, and all parameters important in contributing to viability of day-old chicks produced.
• Develop a firm knowledge of poultry diseases and administration and inventory of vaccines for use in day old chicks.
• Assists in implementation of a world class C&D program and biosecurity protocols for the hatchery.
• Assist with hiring, training, evaluation, and disciplining hatchery staff.
• Assist in on-call weekend checks of the facility as needed.
• Implement and assist in development of S.O.P.'s for the hatchery.
• Stay up to date on all Safety, Biosecurity and Animal Welfare programs.

Additional Duties:

Cover for team members during vacations, absences, etc. which may require occasional tasks outside the scope of your job.

Perform other job duties as assigned.

ALL INQUIRIES ARE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL. NO FEES TO APPLICANTS.

If you feel that you are not a candidate for this position, but know someone who is, we do offer a Referral Bonus if we place your referral into this position.

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