Rearing Farm Managers

**REARING FARM MANAGERS**
- **Permanent, full-time position**:

- **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 for three (3) Rearing Farm Managers at three of our new Rearing facilities based around the Goulburn area in NSW. The successful applicants must be prepared to work directly with livestock, after hours and on weekends. A Company house on site will be provided to the successful applicant.

Reporting to the Breeder 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 Breeder 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

**Skills and Experience**
- 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 WH & S 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.
- **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.

**Salary**: $90,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift