Hatchery Supervisor- Cedar Hatchery

Company Description

Foster Farms has been serving families since 1939. Since the founding days, Foster Farms has always been committed to providing consumers with the highest-quality, best-tasting poultry products available. Our commitment to excellence, honesty, quality, service, and our valued TEAM Members will shine through in everything we do.

Foster Farms is always looking for talented individuals to join the Foster Farms TEAM. We offer the experience of a large organization; however, we operate like a family business. More than half of our job openings are filled by internal promotion, and we encourage TEAM Members to gain a variety of experiences across different functional groups.

Job Description

Pay Range: $65,000-$75,000 per year 

• Supervise, analyze, guide and control all aspects of hatchery production to produce the highest quality chick at the lowest possible cost. 
• Responsible for hatch, transfer, chick quality, productivity, safety and cost.
• Supervise production and quality and humane handling of up to 760,000 chicks daily.
• Supervise transfer and quality of up to 774,000 eggs daily.
• Establish and maintain labor efficiencies.
• Provide safety training for all employees, perform safety inspections and audits monthly.
• Control inventory of eggs, chemicals and supplies.
• Control inventory of vaccine about $2,453,000.
• Responsible for the supervision, development and training of employees and drivers.
• Provide Animal Welfare training to all employees.
• Coordinate labor needs with other hatcheries.
• Management of Employee timecards and working schedules.
• Evaluate employee performance, take any disciplinary action needed.
• Establish and execute hatchery programs, procedures and safety standards.
• Sanitation and equipment operation.
• Inovo Injection.
• Test and develop more efficient techniques and processes.
• Ensure all vaccination equipment is operating correctly.
• Attend Department Meetings.
• Responsible for annual payroll up to $1,850,000
• Manage up to $350,000 annual supply cost
• Have working relationships with:
  • Hatchery Management, Department Lead Persons and TEAM members
  • Scheduling Department and Truck Shop
  • Breeder Management and Grow-out Management.
  • Personnel Department and Accounting Personnel.
  • Health Service and medical Services.
  • Outside Vendors/Contractors and egg hauling companies.
  • Chemistry Lab/Microbiology Lab.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• BS in Poultry Science, Engineering, or Business; or equivalent work experience, preferably in the poultry industry.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Must be able to understand, follow and enforce all Company and Department policies and procedures including safety, productivity standards, wage and hour laws and bio-security. 
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
• Must be highly goal and results oriented. Have the ability to effectively execute tasks and exercise sound judgment and critical thinking in changing and demanding work environment.
• Self-motivated and directed with minimal supervision.
• Must poses basic computer skills including knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word Programs.
• Must be detailed oriented. Have strong mathematical and analytical aptitude.
• Ability to operate automation equipment safely and efficiently.
• Ability to work weekend and graveyard shifts.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Foster Farms is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities, Females, Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Foster Farms participates in E-Verify during the hire process at all locations for all new TEAM Members.