PLEASE NOTE: We will not be able to reply to you if your resume does not meet the position requirements. There is NO closing date. This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nJOB DESCRIPTION:\r\n\r\nHansen Agri-PLACEMENT is representing an established poultry hatchery business searching for a Location Manager. The Location Manager manages the day-to-day operations of the hatchery, compliance, and breeders in their area. Works with sales and other location managers to book orders and coordinate products between locations.\r\n\r\nESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES\r\n\r\n- Required to follow, implement, and educate employees on all Bio-Security, Animal Care, and Welfare Policies, safety programs, and SOPs.\r\n- Manage all employees within the Location.\r\n- Develop and oversee location-based Hatchery Manager, Compliance Manager, Breeder Manager, Drivers, and Maintenance who directly report to the Location Manager.\r\n- Responsible for all performance and actions of the Location.\r\n- Manage costs and employee hours to standards.\r\n- Input data into Poultry Suite and understand how to generate performance reports, create Egg Delivery Ticket, Source Information, and Chick Delivery Ticket.\r\n- Manage local egg flow and customer pullet orders in Poultry Suite.\r\n- Works with other Location Managers and Egg Flow Coordinators to complete customers’ orders as outlined in Poultry Suite, whether transferring eggs or chicks between locations.\r\n- Responsible for scheduling egg pickups and chick deliveries to customers, following DOT rules and regulations.\r\n- Work with Flock Service Manager to continually monitor flock performance and evaluate opportunities for improvement.\r\n- Manage Grower and Producer contracts, along with programs being followed on farms.\r\n- Work with Hatchery Manager to continually monitor hatch performance and evaluate opportunities for improvement.\r\n- Work with Hatchery Manager on hiring, disciplining, and terminating personnel, along with maintaining employee files.\r\n- Work with Compliance Manager to ensure all Bio-Security, Animal Care and Welfare Policies, safety programs, and SOPs are being followed on farms, Hatchery, and by truck drivers.\r\n- Work with the Administrative Assistant to ensure payroll, invoicing/payables, and other duties are completed to standards.\r\n- Audit local farms and Hatchery as instructed per SOP.\r\n- Communicate regularly with the sales team on chick deliveries, chick quality, hatch number issues, and order changes.\r\n- Communicate regularly with the Director of North America Production.\r\n- All other duties and responsibilities as assigned by a Director.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nQUALIFICATIONS\r\n\r\n- Bachelor’s degree in poultry or animal science or a related field is preferred or equivalent professional experience.\r\n- Minimum three to five years’ management experience in a poultry environment, or an equivalent combination of education and life experience.\r\n- Valid Driver’s License.\r\n- Required to follow company Bio-Security, Animal Care, and Welfare Policies and company SOPs.\r\n- Comply with OSHA regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas.\r\n- Computer skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.\r\n- Ability to learn and utilize the internal database and internal company programs as Poultry.\r\n- Suite, HATCHCOM, HATCH NET, surveillance system, etc.\r\n- Understanding of DOT rules and regulations.\r\n- Must be self-motivated and able to work independently.\r\n- Ability to manage multiple tasks at a time.\r\n- Ability to manage and mentor people.\r\n- Must be able to communicate clearly in person, over the phone, and via email.\r\n- Bilingual (Spanish) is a plus.\r\n- Must possess a strong personality to ensure programs and policies are followed.\r\n- Must have good organizational and math skills.\r\n- Willingness to learn and continue education in job-related fields\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nALL INQUIRIES ARE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL. NO FEES TO APPLICANTS.\r\n\r\nIf 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.\r\n
