Job description
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Job description:
Job Summary
Crown Chicken Ltd is seeking an experienced and motivated Trainee Breeder / Rearing Area Manager to join our Agricultural Division, overseeing a portfolio of poultry farms across Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex. This is an excellent opportunity for a proven poultry professional with strong leadership skills to join us as an Area Manager to play a key role in maintaining exceptional standards of bird welfare, farm performance and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
· Champion the highest standards of bird welfare across all sites and ensure effective management of ventilation, heating, feed, water, litter and lighting systems in line with company standards.
· Set and agree farm KPIs with senior management and support teams to achieve targets.
· Lead, motivate and develop farm managers and teams to deliver outstanding performance.
· Work collaboratively with other Area Managers to coordinate cover and resource requirements across the region.
· Promote a strong health and safety culture across all sites and ensure hazards, near misses and incidents are reported, investigated and managed appropriately.
· Participate in the alarm-call rota, responding promptly to alarms and ensuring any faults are rectified without delay. Requirements, Experience and Person Specification
· Strong poultry farming experience.
· Possess strong people management skills.
· Have experience working with regulatory bodies such as RSPCA and Red Tractor
· Knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety, and ability to demonstrate this within your day-to-day duties
· Undertake additional responsibilities as required to support the needs of the business.
Competitive salary
Benefits:
Company car
Company pension
Gym membership
Health & wellbeing programme
On-site parking
Store discount
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