Relief Farm Manager

We are recruiting for an experience Farm Manager (Breeder Farms) for our well established client in Woodhall Spa.

Working 48 hours per week, 5 days out of 7 with a 6th day when required.

Salary: GBP37,121.00 pa

Job Purpose:

Overall responsibility for the management of a Company Breeder Farm, including all aspects of husbandry, ensuring that eggs produced are of the correct standard and specification. The position encompasses commercial aspects of managing the farm, which involves working to budgets, targets and management of people.

The role:

You ll gain a good working knowledge of the farm and understand poultry within the company. With animal welfare being at the forefront, you will ensure all health, safety and hygiene processes are adhered to and that the Assistant Farm Manager and Farm Assistants are able to carry out their daily duties. You ll be responsible for managing and monitoring ventilation, heating, feed, water and lighting patterns within agreed guidelines to ensure the highest quality environment so that the birds can thrive. Organised and IT literate, you will maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all matters relating to birds, food, and suppliers, ensuring that an adequate supply is maintained and controlled to acceptable levels, including management of alarms, which may require call outs. You ll maintain budgets and ensure that all costs are recorded to highlight the profit and loss information.

With previous experience in a similar role, you will be a sound decision maker, who can work autonomously. You ll ideally have supervisory and people management skills and will be able to coordinate the work of other individuals to ensure the continuous working of the farm.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Above statutory holiday entitlement
• Pension scheme
• Flexible working
• Continuous training provided
• Free on-site parking
• Discounted employee shop
• Life cover
• Shopping discounts