Chicken Farm Manager
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Job Location:
Zeerust - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
14 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Introduction:
The Chicken Farm Manager is responsible for the effective management of day-to-day
chicken house operations. The role ensures optimal animal welfare productivity hygiene
and staff supervision while maintaining strict compliance with health safety and biosecurity
standards. The position plays a key role in achieving production targets reducing losses
and maintaining efficient farm operations.
Job Purpose:
To manage and oversee chicken house operations to ensure healthy livestock efficient
production effective staff management and compliance with operational welfare and safety
standards.
The Chicken Farm Manager is responsible for the effective management of day-to-day
chicken house operations. The role ensures optimal animal welfare productivity hygiene
and staff supervision while maintaining strict compliance with health safety and biosecurity
standards. The position plays a key role in achieving production targets reducing losses
and maintaining efficient farm operations.
Job Purpose:
To manage and oversee chicken house operations to ensure healthy livestock efficient
production effective staff management and compliance with operational welfare and safety
standards.
REQUIREMENTS
Minimum education (essential):
Animal Health and Welfare
Market related
Area
Zeerust OR Koster
Minimum education (essential):
- National Senior Certificate (Grade 12)
- 3-5 years experience in poultry farming (poultry or dairy preferred)
- Hands-on management of poultry or livestock operations
- Monitoring animal health growth and welfare
- Managing staff in a farm or agricultural environment
- Implementing biosecurity hygiene and safety procedures
- Knowledge of poultry health welfare and biosecurity practices
- Understanding of feeding ventilation. Temperature and hygiene controls
- Basic health and safety knowledge
- Record-keeping and basic administrative skills
- Physically fit and comfortable working in a farm environment
- Ability to work long or irregular hours when required
- Strong communication skills
- Reliable accountable and able to work independently
Animal Health and Welfare
- Ensure chicken health and welfare standards are consistently met
- Monitor mortality illness and abnormal behaviour and act promptly
- Ensure correct administration and recording of medication
- Maintain mortality rates within agreed farm targets
- Achieve production and growth targets per cycle
- Maintain feed conversion ratios within target range
- Ensure effective preparation for placement and harvesting cycles
- Implement corrective actions to reduce losses and improve output
- Ensure strict adherence to hygiene and biosecurity protocols
- Maintain clean and sanitary chicken house environments
- Ensure pest control measures are implemented and effective
- Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations
- Supervise train and manage chicken house staff
- Ensure staff understand and follow operational procedures
- Monitor attendance performance and discipline
- Promote safe and productive working practices
- Maintain accurate records of mortality feed usage medication and production data
- Submit reports to management accurately and on time
- Monitor stock levels and place orders when required
- Ensure farm data supports informed decision-making
Market related
Area
Zeerust OR Koster
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
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