Rearing/Layer Production Supervisor

JOB SUMMARY:

The Production Supervisor for Egg Production is responsible for managing the operations of the Rearing and/or Laying sections of the company’s layer farm. He/she implements programs (biosecurity, animal husbandry, etc) and procedures in order to achieve layer operational efficiency and production targets.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

REARING and LAYING PROCESSES & ACTIVITIES

• Manages and coordinates all major activities and ensures that standard operating procedures are adhered to:
  • Pre-loading and transfer/receiving preparations (day old pullet chick-in, transfer of pullets)
    Brooding, debeaking
  • Medication and Vaccination
  • Sample Weighing for Conformity and Uniformity
  • Culling
  • Post-transfer Cleaning
  • Repairs between cycles
  • Prepares and monitor budget
• Ensure rearing and layer house systems (Feeds, Water, Ventilation, Lighting, Egg Collection, Manure Collection, Cage, etc.) are working and in good condition, specifically:
  • feeding & feed order management
  • lighting program implementation
  • temperature & humidity management
  • health checks
  • egg collection
  • mortality & manure collection
  • house upkeep & preventive maintenance
  • inventory & record keeping
  • biosecurity compliance
  • forecasting & reporting
• Implements flock health programs for the assigned farms. Applies therapeutic regimen as needed and as instructed by the Farm Veterinarian
• Conducts routine rounds in the farms to check on the facility status and health status of animals and responds to control disease situations. 
• Conducts over-all assessment of the facility and husbandry practices in the farms to evaluate factors that may influence and impact the flock health.
• Analyzes trends based on metrics and interpret results by identifying possible causes of abnormalities requiring immediate dispositions or recommendations for an appropriate course of action
• Performs necropsy and submits findings to Farm Manager and Veterinary Manager and submit necropsy findings
• Submits specimens and samples to external parties for diagnostics and analysis to check health status of the flocks as needed or based on regulators.
• Conducts regular flock health screening then recommends and implements enhancements to existing procedures and programs of the section
• Coordinates with other section supervisor and leadmen to ensure seamless integration of Rearing and Laying processes to the entire Layer production flow.
• Ensures that all animal husbandry related documents and reports are accomplished and submitted in a timely manner.

FARM BIOSECURITY POLICY

• Ensures that the company’s biosecurity policies and SOPs are strictly followed.
• Conducts regular biosecurity audits to ensure compliance on the biosecurity procedures.
• Review on processes and practices that may help improve the existing biosecurity procedures.
• Provides biosecurity recommendations to further improve the farms' biosecurity procedures.

INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

• Checks inventory of supplies (Feeds, Office Supplies, MedVax, R&M, etc) and ensures that stocks are sufficient all the time.
• Ensures that supply stocks (Feeds, Office Supplies, MedVax, R&M, etc) are available for use in the farms.
• Ensures proper management of near expiry medicines and vaccines including other supply stocks to avoid or minimize expiring stocks.
• Ensures proper implementation of biosecurity procedures for incoming stocks in the farms.
• Perform necessary System Transactions

REGULATORIES

• Prepares for regulatory documents, e.g. Animal Welfare, Animal Disease Monitoring Certificate, Biosecurity Policy, Veterinary Health Certificate, Vaccination Records, etc.
• Prepares documents and facilitates the processes necessary to secure shipping documents and other farm certificates, permits or licenses.
• Coordinates with relevant government agencies to ensure smooth and seamless transactions in the regulatory requirements

TEAM SUPERVISOR

• Supervise, monitors, and evaluates the performance of direct subordinates
• Builds PAR and provides intervention for the development and growth of direct subordinates
• Monitor the services of third party manpower service providers
• Document and reports lapses

FOOD SAFETY

• Comply with the company's quality, Halal (if applicable), health, and food safety policies, standards, and regulations.
• Responsible for reporting Halal, food safety, and quality management system issues to the appropriate authorities.

OTHER DUTIES

• Participate in all company initiated program and activities
• Appointment Membership to committees whenever necessary
• Takes charge of the expansion projects and or project improvement of the Rearing and Laying section as may be assigned.
• Controls medication and other veterinary related costs and aims to reduce them whenever necessary.
• Conducts training of farm personnel on biosecurity and animal husbandry cascades that may affect animal health. 
• Facilitates creation, development, delivery, implementation, review, monitoring, and update of documented guidelines for Poultry husbandry practices