Fort Smith, AR - Pullet Service Technician

Overview

Bachoco Group is a leading multi-business and multiprotein producer, and one of the top ten largest globally, with over 40,000 employees. We offer a wide portfolio of products, including chicken, eggs, pork, beef, pet food, and more. Through Bachoco USA, we deliver high-quality chicken products to the U.S. market, serving retail, food service, and national accounts through our fully integrated operations, which include farms, hatcheries, feed mills, and processing plants.

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Summary: Works closely with contract Pullet producers to produce the maximum number of hatching eggs at the lowest possible cost to ship to Bachoco USA Farms Hatcheries and to monitor and maintain quality bird health.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Maintains an open and working relationship with contract producers.
• Weighs birds according to schedule.
• Administers vaccine on schedule.
• Draws blood according to state and federal programs.
• Monitors farm conditions.
• Monitors bird health.
• Orders feed on a weekly basis.
• Reports farm issues to Pullet Manager as needed.
• Makes feed decisions to increase or decrease based on production and weight standards.
• Works closely with hatcheries on the hatchability for each house.
• Other duties may be assigned according to program changes, weather conditions, or service area changes.
• Must hold a valid Driver's License and Qualify for the company driver program.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Directly supervises the Breeder Contract Producers. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include appraising performance, addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Education and/or

Experience:

Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language

Skills:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical

Skills:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Must have a valid driver’s license and must qualify for the company driving program.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or…