Posted 15 days ago
Poultry Specialist
ElkmontRemoteFull-time
AI Summary
Supervises contract poultry farms, resolves grower conflicts, and ensures biosecurity, animal welfare, and health & safety compliance.
About this role
Job Description Summary:
We are looking for responsible, qualified and experienced candidate for the post of Poultry Specialist. This job will be Responsible and accountable for supervising all aspects of contract farms.Job Description:
- Supervising all aspects of contract farms
- Resolving contract grower conflicts
- Biosecurity, strain security, animal welfare, and health & safety are major responsibilities
- Assisting with placements, vaccinations, and disinfection
- May perform other tasks as deemed necessary by supervisor
Job Qualifications:
- BS in Poultry Science or related field (preferred)
- Basic computer skills
- Ability to calculate feed, manage and weigh birds, prioritize work schedules, solve problems relating to growth, performance, etc.
- Ability to work flexible hours including some weekends – on call 24 hours a day
- Must be self-motivated with ability to perform tasks with accuracy and efficiency
- Good communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills
- Team-oriented
- Current driver’s license
- Two years of poultry experience preferred
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Skills
Animal WelfareBiosecurityBird WeighingComputer SkillsConflict ResolutionDisinfectionDriver's LicenseFeed CalculationGrowth Performance AnalysisHealth & SafetyPoultry ScienceVaccinationsWork Scheduling
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