Job Description

Summary

The expectation of this position is to lead and direct a team to achieve pedigree farm objectives. Essential functions include achieving selection targets, maintaining genetic security and purity, promoting a culture of biosecurity, animal welfare, and safety, developing qualified and effective team members, communicating and collaborating on pedigree-related objectives, and producing selection reports.

Requirements

Education and Experience

• College degree or equivalent experience required.
• Minimum of 2 years of progressive experience in the field of expertise.
• Knowledge of farm machinery and operation, water pumps, and wells preferred.

Accountability

• Responsible for supervising a team composed primarily of non-exempt team members.
• Duties include mentoring exempt team members, providing training to non-exempt team members, monitoring work quality, coaching team members on performance, and contributing to team member pay-related decisions and changes.
• Accountable for the quality of results produced by the team.

Computer Skills

• Proficiency in data collection and management using Microsoft Office applications is required.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Supervises a team of hourly team members, including lead positions.

Travel

• Minimal domestic travel required.

Biosecurity

• The job site is a biosecurity-controlled environment that requires showering before entering the facility and may require multiple showers throughout the workday.
• Appropriate clothing and footwear are provided by the Company.
• No jewelry may be worn on the job site, except for medical identification jewelry.
• Must be willing to sign an agreement to avoid contact with any avian species, including chickens, ducks, and other birds.
• The Company Animal Welfare Policy must be followed at all times.
• Must be willing to comply with all Cobb Farm and Hatchery Biosecurity Standards.

Physical Requirements

• Must use safe lifting techniques.
• While performing the duties of this position, the team member is regularly required to:
• Stand, walk, and sit.
• Use hands to handle, touch, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Reach with hands and arms.
• Balance and stoop.
• Talk and hear.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• When visiting facilities, team members are expected to follow all required safety procedures and wear the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).

Relocation Assistance Eligible:

No

Work Shift:

1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

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