Breeder Services Specialist

The Opportunity:

The primary role of the Breeder Service Specialist is to represent the Hatchery, while working with the Hatching Egg Industry (Hatching Egg Producer and Breeder Grower), to maintain hatching egg quality. The Breeder Service Specialist will provide technical service and expertise, maintain open lines of communication, and report findings to the Hatchery.

Any MLF team member interested in being considered for this role are encouraged to apply online by January 23. Applications received beyond that date are not guaranteed consideration.

Reason for vacancy:
Existing Headcount

Base Salary: $58,000 – $87,000 CAD base pay annually

• Work closely with the hatchery, hatching egg producers/BG veterinarians, feed mill to maintain flock health, production and hatchability.
• Work with the producer to maintain hatching egg quality
• Providing recommendations directly to the producer to enhance on farm programs – biosecurity, rodent control, pathogen reduction, barn sanitation, disinfection, vaccination schedules, cocci programs, deworming, spiking programs, provide support or submitting birds for health challenges
• Acting as a liaison between the hatchery and HEP to resolve issues – egg quality and hatchability problems completing trouble shoots.
• Maintain contact with primary breeder companies and other industry organizations to communicate flock management recommendations based on breed and product advancements.
• Communicating with Primary breeders for chick quality, completing 14 day mortality, requesting chick credits, proving flock performance data, following primary breeder recommendations
• Provide Flock Management recommendations regarding brooding for cocci management, feeding, lighting, body weight, fleshing, disease prevention, egg production/quality, fertility, flock health, knowledge of equipment for trouble shooting in barn issues or flock performances
• Collect and analyze production data and reporting of information pertaining to overall flock performance, to assist hatchery in resolving hatch/performance issues and providing continuous communication and follow up between hatchery and HEP to ensure issues are resolved.
• Communication to the hatchery providing updates with fertility concerns and performance to assist with planning and forecasting.
• Process required transactions in SAP – verification or correct flock order amounts for chick placements, vaccines, spiker orders.
• Using CHEQ support, provide Environmental Management recommendations regarding ventilation, water treatment, lighting, litter management and pest control, ,
• Enforce and provide euthanasia training to growers/ producers
• Monitor bird welfare and overall flock condition – providing recommendations and guidance to resolve issues and update program as required with external parties (vaccine/pullet moving crew.
• Provide information and solutions to animal welfare violations and involve corporate Maple Leaf Animal welfare team as required.
• Communicate with production coordinator at hatchery regarding flock performance for egg supply to validate compliance with OBHECC regulations in regard to egg allocation and hatch performance.
• Work directly with the Maple leaf Internal lab, Vet and AHL in Guelph for coordinating and executing all bird health and quality programs and providing the necessary support to resolve any flock health issues.
• Communicate and participate in team meetings to review flock results and provide feedback towards the improvement of the Breeder Service Program.
• Representing Maple Leaf at industry meetings and working collaboratively with all Maple Leaf hatcheries to provide support as required – Hanover, New Hamburg and Wetaskiwin.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  - SAP for vaccine inventory for NH hatchery- coordinate vaccines with Hanover Lab for ordering vaccine, medication and supplies. Receiving vaccine in SAP and preparing vaccine for each flock for New Hamburg growers/ producers, conducting weekly inventory counts, preparing vaccine for outside contract vaccination crew and delivering vaccine, Cleaning and organization of N.H vaccine lab, processing unused vaccine for crew back into inventory,…