Farm Manager at Eastern Plains Integrated Farms Limited

Job Description

• Ensures strict adherence to the standard operating procedure (SOP) for the layer farm to achieve set targets for the farm.
• Oversees the operations of the feed mill, rearing and layer production houses.
• Ensures the welfare of the layer birds by assessing the quality of feeds and care offered, including vaccinations and medications.
• Ensures compliance with relevant health, safety, and regulatory requirements, including biosecurity and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) procedures to prevent the entry and transmission of pathogens in the farms.
• Monitors the performance of layer production and ensure appropriate records are kept for all activities in the farm.
• Recognizes and responds in a timely manner to bird’s health (including diseases) and production related issues.
• Plans and oversees preparation and stocking procedures pertaining to layer farm, rearing and production.
• Facilitates the creation of a conducive work environment for farm personnel and authorised external parties.
• Ensures that operations of equipment and other infrastructures are carried out in the farm in accordance with prescribed operating procedures.
• Ensures high quality, cost-effective and value-added feed products are produced from the feed mill.
• Translates the strategy for the layer farm into actionable annual plans and drives implementation.
• Supports the ESG supervisor in conducting periodic assessments of risks associated with operations in the layer farm in order to design mitigating controls.
• Responsible for preparing the annual budget of for the layer farm.
• Communicates sourcing plan of layer farm inputs, including day-old chicks, feed mill inputs, etc. to procurement team for execution.
• Manages and motivates the team members.
• Observes and evaluates performance of workers to ensure achievement of sectional targets.
• Provides periodic (daily, weekly etc) reports on production figures, inputs utilization figures, mortality and any other required measurable metrics in layer farm.
• Performs any other duty as may be assigned by the COO.

Qualifications

• HND / B.Sc in Animal Nutrition, Production or Veterinary Medicine with minimum of 7 years experience a poultry farm with at least three years experience as a poultry farm manager.