Poultry Farm Manager
Visa sponsorship
Trade · Tamworth, NSW, Australia · Full-Time · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored
Running a commercial broiler farm means looking after birds, crew and equipment all at the same time, and this Tamworth post is for a manager who can balance the three. You would own every stage of production, lead the farm crew and work alongside operational and technical specialists to meet targets.
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Key Responsibilities
- Run the complete broiler cycle, from placement right through to collection, and compile rosters for farm staff
- Lead the crew each day and hand out duties to meet production needs
- Keep track of bird health, welfare, growth and flock results, and take action when results drift
- Manage feeding, watering, ventilation and conditions inside the sheds
- Keep biosecurity effective, observe animal welfare and workplace health and safety standards, and organise shed preparation, cleaning and turnaround
- Supervise maintenance of feeding, drinking, ventilation and generator systems, and arrange repairs when problems appear
- Keep farm, production and compliance records, and follow performance through farm management systems and production data
- Liaise with veterinarians, technical specialists and processor representatives, and give senior management clear performance updates
- Join the after-hours and on-call roster and help drive continuous improvement
Requirements & Eligibility
- Commercial broiler poultry background, hands-on
- You have worked as a Poultry Farm Manager or as an experienced 2IC
- You can supervise and lead a farm team
- You understand poultry production and flock management from experience
- You know ventilation and climate-control systems
- You understand poultry biosecurity and welfare requirements
- You read production data and turn it into practical operating decisions
- You communicate and organise well, keep good records and are comfortable with computers and farm management systems
- You stay calm and dependable when operational challenges come up
- Current driver's licence
- Willing to live on site and to join an after-hours and on-call roster, with a genuine commitment to animal welfare, workplace safety and production standards
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