Assistant Hatchery Manager

Job title:

Assistant Hatchery Manager

Company

Pilgrim’s

Job description

Assistant Hatchery Manager (Temporary role)This position is to support the hatchery management team in all aspects of hatchery management including, but not exclusively, Egg Handling, Incubation, Chick and Egg Despatch. The Assistant Hatchery Manger assists in the overall running of the factory unit and takes an active role in people management, equipment i.e. incubators, transport and customer liaison. On call cover will also be required at night and week ends on a rota basis living accommodation is provided on site.What will you be doing?

• Produce Day Olds:

• Organise supplies of eggs to hatchery to suit production
• Organise setters and hatchers to match
• Record ‘clears’ and hatchability of eggs and farm supplying eggs
• Ensure all welfare requirements are maintained and reported
• Organise sexers to process hatched chicks
• Organise the transport of day olds to farms and customers
• Ensure chicks are sexed at correct speed and accuracy prior to despatch
• Ensure that correct vaccinations and treatments are given prior to despatch
• Boxing of Eggs:

• Organise supplies of eggs to hatchery to suit productions
• Organise team for packing of eggs
• When required, organise transport for egg export
• When required, organise paperwork and certificates required for egg export
• Transfer of eggs:

• Organise/supervise team for transfer of eggs from setters to hatchers
• Organise vaccination requirements for customers
• Organise machines as required
• Records kept promptly

What will I need to have?

• 3rd Level Qualification.
• Hatchery Experience
• Keen interest in Agriculture
• Valid driving licence

Pilgrim’s Pride Limited is a division of Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation, our business is part of the second largest food company in the world, whose team farm, process, prepare, package and deliver fresh, frozen and value-added food products for sale in more than 100 countries.We are proud to partner with more than 1,000 UK farmers who share our belief in the highest standards on animal welfare, efficiency, and quality. Our own farming operation is 100% RSPCA Higher Welfare, making us the largest producer of higher welfare pork globally, delivering 25% of pig meat to UK consumers.

Expected salary

Location

Dungannon, Co Tyrone

Job date

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 06:21:13 GMT

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