Poultry Farm Manager at SAO Group

SAO Group is one of Africa’s leading Social Impact Investment and Advisory firm operating exclusively in the agriculture sector across Africa, particularly in Nigeria. We are seeking to create positive economic impact and long-term value for private investors from the project planning to commissioning stage executed by carefully selected experts specific to each project and business unit within the Group.

We are a firm with a national and global outlook that focuses on the strategic development of transformational projects that create a sustainable economic impact for our investors, the companies we invest in, and the communities in which we work.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Poultry Farm Manager

Location: Ore, Ondo
Job Type: Full-time

Job Description

• As Poultry Manager, you will be a core member of SAO Agro’s Practice, working alongside some of the world’s top minds in the industry.
• The focus of this role will be bringing expert-level credibility to support our ambitious growth targets across the agricultural sector.

Impact of the Role

• Maximize your Potential.
• Tackle the World's Toughest Problems.
• Build Expertise in Areas that Matter to you.
• Become a Global Development Leader.

Duties and Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for preparing and administering work orders.
• Ensuring work orders are completed on time and within budget.
• Ensuring all workers are trained on the proper use and handling of chemicals and equipment.
• Interviewing, hiring, evaluating performance and administering disciplinary actions.
• Overseeing employee and food safety programs.
• Ensuring achievement of productivity and efficiency
• Conferring with management personnel to establish quality control standards.
• Planning and directing processing activities, establishing processing priorities for products, coordinating processing activities with procurement and maintenance, and consulting with engineering personnel relative to the modification of machines.
• Supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in raising poultry, collecting eggs, crating fryers, and maintaining equipment and facilities on the poultry farm.
• Ascertain production requirements and discuss the condition of equipment and status of supplies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Agricultural Science, Animal or Poultry Science or Food Science.
• 5 - 8 years of relevant working experience in the field.
• Current or previous experience working within the poultry industry.
• A strong interest and understanding of the Agricultural & Farming sector.
• Excellent management skills.

Personal Characteristics:

• Intrinsically motivated by the mission of SAO Agro.
• Results-orientated and pragmatic with exceptional quantitative and analytical ability and attention to detail.
• Independent thinker and worker who can multi-task simultaneously with fast-changing priorities.
• Flexibility to roll up your sleeves and attack problems and projects as they arise.
• Comfortable and effective in managing and communicating with team members and stakeholders.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Cover Letter and CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.