Manager Hatchery - Tennessee Hatchery (Lafayette, TN)

Position Summary

The expectation of this position is to lead and direct a GP PS Hatchery team to provide quality products by meeting customer expectations and achieving financial and business objectives.

Essential Functions

• Provide quality products to customers globally.
• Achieve production and financial objectives.
• Develop and maintain effective communication with customers, shared services, and other hatcheries.
• Achieve HR and safety objectives that support hatchery facilities.
• Develop, evaluate, and implement new processes and technology.
• Maintain compliance with domestic and international entities regulating Cobb business activities.
• Serve as a liaison between the hatchery and Cobb's corporate office.
• Ensure the team is qualified, trained, and effectively managed.

Core Competencies

• Interpersonal Savvy
• Drive for Results
• Directing and Leading
• Problem Solving
• Time Management
• Organizational Agility
• Ethics and Values
• Motivating Others
• Delegation
• Conflict Management
• Written Communication
• Developing Self and Others
• Listening Skills
• Peer Relationships
• Approachability
• Comfort with Higher Management
• Managerial Courage
• Business Acumen
• Decision Quality
• Decision Timeliness
• Informing
• Creativity
• Building Effective Teams
• Verbal Communication

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent work experience (typically acquired through four (4) years of college-level education).
• Experience: Four (4) or more years of poultry management-related experience.
• Computer Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals using standard computer applications.
• Supervisory Responsibilities: Direct oversight of: Two (2) or more salaried team members, One (1) management support position, Approximately 20+ hourly team members.

Travel

Domestic travel approximately four (4) times per year.

Biosecurity Requirements

• Work is performed in a biosecure environment requiring showering prior to entering the facility and possibly multiple times throughout the workday.
• Appropriate clothing and footwear are provided by the company.
• Jewelry is not permitted on the job site, except for medical ID jewelry.
• Must be willing to sign an agreement to avoid contact with avian species (e.g., chickens, ducks, birds).
• Must follow all company Animal Welfare policies and Cobb Farms Hatcheries Biosecurity Standards at all times.

Physical Requirements

• Must follow safe lifting techniques.
• Regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands and fingers, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, talk, and hear.
• Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• Must follow all required safety procedures and wear appropriate personal protective equipment when visiting facilities.

Relocation Assistance

Eligible: Yes

Work Shift

1ST SHIFT (United States of America)