REARING FARM 2IC

Permanent, full-time position

Goulburn & Southern Tablelands NSW / South West Sydney NSW

Australian-owned Industry Leader

Cordina Chicken Farms is an Australian owned family business with over 70 years’ experience in the Poultry Industry.

Cordina Farms are the Australian market leaders in the extremely competitive 'Value Added' or 'Convenience' sector. Our tasty Value Added range of fresh meal options is quite simply unmatched, which is why we supply the majority of supermarkets in this important retail sector. From our modern offices located at Girraween (NSW), we process, prepare, and distribute chicken meat products.

We are currently searching for a Rearing Farm 2ic at our Rearing facility based in the Goulburn area in NSW. The successful applicant must be prepared to work directly with livestock, after hours and on weekends.

Reporting to the Farm Manager, you will be required to manage all aspects of the day-to-day operations as well as use sustainable livestock management practices to develop and implement appropriate strategies that meet longer-term production goals and deliver incremental gains towards profitability, efficiency and quality.

Reporting to the Farm Manager, this role will see you responsible for, but not limited to:

Management of the day-to-day operation of the farm aimed at delivering optimum performance of the flock

Ability to oversee and supervise staffing requirements and prioritising of workload

Proficiently operate all machinery, plant and equipment

Monitor feed management and bird collection

Daily shed servicing and grounds maintenance

Weekly accurate weighing of birds

Ensure accurate record keeping

Manage contract vaccination crews and grading crews

Monitor animal welfare and production quality

Respond to alarms on site at any time of the day or night

Understand WH&S practices

Have the ability to analyse and improve the overall efficiency of the operation

Stand in when the manager is off or on leave and take full responsibility of the rearing farm

Skills and Experience

The ideal candidate will have experience in the poultry industry in a supervisory role.

You must be able to work both independently and as a team and be committed to providing sustainable livestock management practices.

You will be able to demonstrate your effective communication and leadership skills, as well as your commitment to the support, development and positive engagement of your team.

Self-managing and proactive, you must have a good working knowledge of WHS requirements and be efficient with excellent site management. capabilities, ensuring all quality and maintenance standards are upheld.

An attractive and competitive package will be negotiated with the successful applicant.

If you are a flexible, resilient candidate with a can-do attitude, who is creative and self-sufficient then APPLY NOW.

Cordina Core Values

The core values of the company are DOING THE RIGHT THING, LEADING BY EXAMPLE, WORKING AS ONE, BEING YOUR BEST, CREATING NEW & BETTER WAYS. Our values are a statement about what we stand for.