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ANADROMOUS PRODUCTION MANAGER

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Breeder Service Technician

Breeder Service Technician

George's, Inc.

Harrisonburg, VA • On-site

$52K - $69K/yr

Full-time

Posted 16 days ago

George's Inc. rating

7.3

Company rating: 7.3 out of 10

Based on 25 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

177th of 432 rated food and drinks producers

Job description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!
We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.
Job Title: Breeder Service Technician
Department/Location: VA Breeder Hens
Reports To: Assistant Breeder Operations Manager
Exemption Status: Exempt
Published Pay Range: $52,000-$69,300
SUMMARY: The Breeder Service Technician is responsible for managing the relationship between George's and contractor growers which includes inspection of the farms for compliance with contractual agreements, animal welfare and biosecurity regulations, as well as animal husbandry practices. The Breeder Service Technician ensures each grower successfully achieves set performance metrics by recommending changes in facilities, equipment, and medication to improve production, based on knowledge of poultry farming, hatchery operations and processing.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include, but are not limited to, the following:
  • Inspect farms for compliance with contract and cooperative agreement standards and advises farmers regarding development programs to aid in producing quality poultry products.
  • Tour farms to inspect facilities and equipment for adequacy, sanitation and efficiency of operations.
  • Examine chickens for evidence of disease and growth rate to determine effectiveness of medication and feeding programs.
  • Recommend changes in facilities, equipment, and medication to improve production, based on knowledge of poultry farming, hatchery operations and processing.
  • Inform farmers of new procedures and techniques, government regulations and company and association production standards to enable them to upgrade farms and meet requirements.
  • Recommend laboratory testing of diseased chickens, feeds, and supplements or gathers samples and takes them to plant laboratory for analysis.
  • Report findings of farm conditions, laboratory tests, recommendations and farmers' reactions to keep manager apprised of farmers' efforts to furnish quality products.
  • Responsible for using proper Animal Welfare techniques and following biosecurity guidelines as deemed necessary by the manager.
  • Analyze reports for hatch, fertility, weight, etc. and creates action plans for improvement.
  • Manage full lifecycle of birds more than 18 months.
  • Oversight of production and placement of over 4mm eggs per week.
  • Operating budget over $25MM.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
This position will not have supervisory responsibility.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
  • Required
    • High School Diploma or equivalent and 3+ years of experience in live poultry operations OR Bachelor's Degree in Poultry Science, Animal Science, or related field.
    • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
    • Working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word
  • Preferred
    • MTech experience

George's is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to, among others, individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to search, apply or interview for a career opportunity with the Company, please send an email to compliance@georgesinc.com or call 479-927-7000 to let us know the nature of your request and your contact information to assist you
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disabled/Veterans

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