Overview

NPG Farms Hatchery & Agro-Allied Services – We are an agricultural establishment that is committed to producing and marketing the best quality poultry and farm products. We have been in operations for close to two decades.

  • Job Position: Farm Supervisor
  • Job Location: Ibadan, Oyo

Job Description

  • The successful candidate will report to the Farm Manager and will be responsible for the day-to-day operations and assigns duties to farmworkers and ensures that they are carried out in an efficient manner.
  • He ensures the safety and efficiency of poultry farm operations. In consultation with the farm manager, prioritizes tasks and decides on the necessary amount of machinery and number of workers.
  • He will also record information on inbound, outbound birds and creates and submit reports on worker attendance, budget, supplies, and animal growth and mortality.

Job Responsibilities

  • He assigns duties to farmworkers and ensures that they are carried out in an efficient manner; duties might include feeding poultry, shipping eggs, or maintaining buildings.
  • Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in raising poultry, Confers with the farm manager to ascertain production requirements and to discuss the condition of equipment and status of supplies
  • Provides care to injured or ill poultry
  • Enforce workplace sanitation practices to prevent the spread of disease.
  • Assigns workers to duties, such as collecting and candling eggs, feeding and vaccinating poultry, crating and shipping fryers, and cleaning and fumigating chicken houses.
  • Directs maintenance and repair of facilities and equipment, such as chicken houses, automatic feeders, and layer nests.
  • Update birds record on daily basis
  • Train new workers and ensure old farm attendance are refreshed of their responsibilities and obligations,
  • Prepares worker attendance, egg production, feed consumption, and poultry mortality reports.

Job Requirements

  • HND / OND in Agriculture, Animal Science, or equivalent. A lower degree with extensive knowledge and experience in Agricultural and Animal Science or equivalent can also apply.
  • 3 – 7 years work experience.
  • Extensive experience in a farming/poultry-related field preferably in a well organized and recognized Farms.
  • Management experience would be a plus
  • A passion for Agriculture and life care of stock.

Skills:

  • Effective poultry attendance management skills
  • Supervisory skills and management ability.
  • Sound writing and arithmetic/analytical skills is a must
  • Superb communication and interpersonal skills
  • Computer skills.

Ability:

  • To carry out manual duties
  • To work under pressure and outside work hours
  • Self-motivation, with the ability to motivate others
  • The ability to make decisions in stressful environments.
  • Integrity – Job requires being honest and ethical.
  • Leadership – willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
  • To give attention to detail – being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.

Competences Required
Knowledge:

  • Vast knowledge of poultry care, vaccination, prevention of mortality and schedule of birds growth and maturity.
  • Knowledge and impact of weather and environment on the well being and growth of birds
  • Knowledge of Poultry/food production and an awareness of customer demand, food standards and sustainability
  • A good understanding of modern farming methods
  • A commitment passion for poultry welfare
  • An understanding of the ways in which farming impacts the environment.

Closing Date
31st March, 2021.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: npghr@gmail.com using the “Job Title” as the subject of the email.

Note: If you are qualified for the above position and willing to work and live in Oyo state, please forward your CV.

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