Job Title: Northern Turkey Farms Area Manager
Reporting to: Assistant Production Manager
We have a great opportunity for a Farms Area Manager to join our busy Turkey Department working throughout our Northern Farms. You will be the first point of contact for our northern farms, offering support & technical knowledge to Company and Contract farms in, primarily the Midlands, Cheshire, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire areas. Attention to detail is a prerequisite to this position, you will understand the principles of brooding, ventilation, bird health, bio security & farm assurance.
You will be a good communicator who will be able to provide guidance and support on a regular basis to your group of farms. This role will involve lone working so you must be a self-motivated person who can work to deadlines and set targets.
Requirements of The Role:
You will have excellent communication skills & be able to talk to all levels within the business, you will be required to give advice & support to seasoned farmers who know their industry well.
Strong decision-making skills are necessary, but you will also be able to ask for guidance and support when required.
- To ensure your farms maintain the highest welfare standards, are always presentable, and bio security is upheld.
- To comply with our customer and company requirements concerning the growing standards.
- To work with the farms to ensure that all farm data is reported in a timely manner.
- Farm KPI’s will be monitored & improvements made where necessary.
- Keep yourself updated with production plans. Flock placement, flock depopulation, mortality, liveweights, feeding programmes, etc…
- Attend the catch at least once per month.
- Keep detailed records of flock performance, update the office as required, send weekly reports in on time.
- Some weekend working will be an essential part of this role.
- To be able to work within a well-established knowledgeable team & have a positive outlook and a can do attitude.
- Keep in regular communication the Production managers & your wider team.
- Strict confidentiality.
- Support the farms managers / contract growers with any audits (internal and external), and work alongside the managers / contractors to share best practice across the sites.
- Ensure that safe working practices are maintained across the farms adhering to Company SOPs and HSE best practice.
- Inform HR department on all staffing issues.
In Return we will provide:
- Company vehicle – This includes private use (vehicle and fuel), however please be aware this will have tax implications
- Phone & laptop
- A good starting salary, with the opportunity to progress over time.
- Management Training (disciplinary, conflict, leadership, and engagement)
- Senior Poultry Qualification (Level 3 Poultry)
- Company Profit Related Bonus Scheme
- Reduced cost staff shop
- Company Auto Enrolment pension (moving to a salary sacrifice scheme)
- Employee Monthly draw
- Private counselling support services
- Occupational Health Surveillance programme
- Long Service awards
- Staff and family events
- Monthly Employee Draw
- Full induction training programme including health and safety, bio security and hygiene, manual handling, dust mask training (respiratory guidance), PPE training, ladder training, chemical training, electrical safety training, environmental awareness training, first aid training, vaccination training.
- Safe systems of work training including understanding of COSHH to enable you to be initiative-taking in your approach to safety.
Good to know:
Gressingham has its own dedicated training department, along with a Company Training Development Manager who can support you in identifying any training needs.
Job Type: Permanent
Hours per week: 39 hours per week, additional hours may be required at busy time during the year and these additional hours will be a condition of your salary.
Working Times: Working hours will be Monday to Thursday 8 hours per day, and Friday’s 7 hours per day. Your working times will be agreed in advance between you and your manager due to the nature of the role.
Pay Rate: £38,000 per annum with an increase to £39,000 following the successful completion of the 6-month probationary period.
Interested:
Please contact the HR department by email – [email protected] to request an application form.
