Broiler Farm Manager at Ascentech Services Limited

Ascentech Services Limited is a full-fledged Human Resource Solution Provider incorporated in 2013 with its Head Office in Lagos, Nigeria. We are committed to forging long-term partnerships with our clients by creating and delivering robust and flexible services that address the changing needs of their business.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Broiler Farm Manager

Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Plan, organized and execute commercial broiler farming tasks for EC pens and open houses
• Handle Operations of Commercial Broiler Farms, setting goals and objectives, and designing a framework for these to be met
• A minimum of seven production cycles per year.
• Average body weight of 2kg with narrow range of 1.8-2 kg using maximum of 3 kg of professional feed per bird within 4.5 weeks.
• FCR of 1.5.
• Mortality not exceeding 5%.
• Follow Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for pen house and farm preparation, stocking, rearing and harvesting.
• Preparation of stocking calendar in consultation with hatchery, Abattoir Manager and Sales Manager.
• Adaption of stocking densities if necessary.
• Managing staff in order to enhance farm performance and cost effectiveness.
• Low Staff turnover and overhead.
• Liaising with feed and day-old chick procedures, ensuring positive working relationships are maintained.
• Resolving staff conflict and disagreement .
• Using different shed management techniques in order to find optimum bird growing requirement.
• Maintaining a high level of farm presentation at all times.
• Maintaining all farm assests.
• Designing and ensuring bio-security, health and safety, environment and animal welfare procedures and adhered to all times.
• Operational Oversight of all pen house regarding preparation and maintenance, feeding, health and quality assurance, growth and harvesting; overall responsibility for operations of our farming estates with their pen house.
• Oversight of business expansion of the broiler production through organic growth (expansion of own pen house)
• Other functions as prescribed by the Management.

Requirements and Skills

• B.Sc / HND in Animal Science, Agronomy, Agriculture, or related field.
• 7+ years experience
• Strong decision-making.
• Problem-solving.
• Communication.
• Ability to work with cross functional teams
• Leadership.
• Administration skills.
• Knowledge of key equipment practices.

Salary
Open Budget

Application Closing Date
Not Specified. 

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: cv@ascentech.com.ng using the job title as the subject of the mail.