Eastern Plains Integrated Farms Limited is an integrated Farm situated in Igbariam, Anambra state. We are presently focused on poultry production but have plans in place to expand into other areas of Agriculture.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Pen Supervisor
Location: Anambra
Employment Type: Full time
Key Responsibilities
- Directly supervises the pen attendants to ensure the Pen houses and the surroundings are always clean and hygienic.
- Assigns duties to farm attendants and ensures that they are carried out in an efficient manner; duties such as feeding, vaccinating poultry, cleaning and disinfecting /fumigating chicken houses, running of manure belts, shipping eggs or maintaining buildings.
- Assist the Poultry technical Manager in maintaining high standard of biosecurity in the Farm.
- Assist the Poultry technical Manager in ensuring that vaccination and drugs are correctly administered to avoid and treat avian diseases.
- Keeps accurate record and renders timely report on all the activities in the Pen House to the TM – mortality, suspected avian disease symptom, birds condition, feeding, water intake etc.
- Cooperates with the TM to ensure that the birds are adequately fed to achieve good body weight for optimum production.
- Liaises with maintenance team to ensure effective litter and manure disposal.
- Leads and ensures that the attendance adhere and comply with the standard operating procedures.
- Records data and creates reports on worker attendance, budget, supplies and animal growth.
- Liaises with the maintenance team to ensure the machinery that performs certain tasks, such as egg collection, feeding, water lines are functional
- Training new workers, providing care to injured or ill livestock and enforcing workplace sanitation practices to prevent the spread of disease.
- Participates in work activities to expedite workload.
- Prepares worker attendance, egg/broiler production, feed consumption, and poultry mortality report and renders daily report to the Technical Manager
Job Requirements
- An OND / Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science or related fields.
- 2+ years relevant experience.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Strong knowledge of poultry farming best practices.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills.
Application Closing Date
30th May, 2024.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: kelechi.olehi@easternplainsng.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.