Team Leader

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Capable of doing manager duties while manager is or is not present
• Understanding Programs, Policies, and Work Instructions
• Assist mobile teams as necessary
• Assist in opening/closing farm
• Farm Set-Up/Clean-Out planning
• Safety: program implementation and compliance, development and monitoring.
• Quality: Responsible for the quality of work performed on the farm as well as the quality of the product produced.
• Strain Security: Insure that all possible controls are in place to preserve and protect the purity and security of our bloodlines from possible contamination and/or theft.
• Bio-security: rodent and pest control, clean-out protocols, people and equipment traffic restrictions
• Assist with employee training and job performance monitoring.
• Regular equipment adjustments: Feeders, drinkers, ventilation and lighting.
• Assist with organization, implementation and coordination of staff, programs, supplies, records, communication and training necessary to properly manage facility.
• Animal husbandry: welfare, environmental control, disease awareness and vaccinations.
• Proper inspection and documentation of all chicks received into and all birds leaving the farm in any way and all means as deemed by company protocols.
• Written and Verbal Communication (within and outside the department) including flock records involving environment, mortality and performance.
• Daily Mortality Spreadsheet
• Alarm Checklist
• Sort sheet
• Water Medication Checklist
• Daily Production differences
• Weekly Report
• Daily Water Testing
• Temperature Readings
• Cooler Management
• Weekly Bodyweights
• Vaccination Records
• Maintenance Work Order
• Warehouse Orders
• Understanding Pen Plan
• Feed Ordering/Feed Quality
• Male and Female Replacement Records
• Monthly Inventories
• Animal Welfare Injury Reports

• Coordination and work closely with other departments in achieving company objectives.
• ISO Compliance and Implementation as needed to achieve and maintain certification.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language Skills:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s. Ability to perform these operations using units of weight measurement. Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals with or without a calculator.

Reasoning Skills:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.

Computer Skills:

Basic Microsoft Word and Excel

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

Forklift Training, OSHA 10, Lock-Out Tag-Out

Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and/or skills required of all personnel so classified.