Broiler Farm Manager - Gawler & Northern Adelaide

Baiada is a privately owned Australian Company providing premium quality poultry products throughout Australia. We operate throughout Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia with our Head Office based in Pendle Hill. Our brands include Lilydale Free Range and Steggles and we have a proud reputation for upholding traditional family-oriented values. At Baiada Poultry our primary objective is to provide our customers with the highest quality products and excellent service.

Baiada Poultry is seeking an experienced and motivated Broiler Farm Manager to oversee the day-to-day operations of our broiler farms located in the Gawler and Northern Adelaide region.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage the Broiler Livestock Department to achieve productivity and performance targets

• Manage budget and costs, including reporting and corrective actions

• Manage and analyse data in achieving KPI’s

• Project manage specific activities and projects

• Lead and supervise staff including performance management, problem solving and conflict resolution

• Provide Operational and strategic direction for broiler farming activities

• Coordinate with key stakeholders including farm managers, contractors, veterinarians, feedmill, hatcheries, processing plants and other internal departments

• Ensure animal welfare, health, biosecurity and food safety standards are maintained as per company standards

• Ensure compliance with company policies, WHS, environmental, quality and Chain of Responsibility requirements

• Ensure compliance of company and contract farms with third party standards

• Monitor and analyse flock condition including feed, water, temperature and health to maximise performance

• Drive continuous improvement and maintain effective stakeholder relationship

Required skills (Must have):

• Minimum 5 years' experience in poultry husbandry

• Strong animal husbandry and livestock/poultry knowledge

• Leadership and staff supervision experience

• Strong planning, organisational and time-management skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication

• Experience in managing KPIs, budget and costs

• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadline

Important: Due to bio-security reasons candidates are not permitted to have any form of pigs, poultry and/or birds at your place of residence.

To be eligible for this role, you must have legal right to work full-time (without restrictions) in Australia at the time of application. As part of the recruitment process and on-going employment, you may be required to undergo background checks to assess your suitability for the position. These checks may include verification of work rights, police check, medical assessments and/or drug and alcohol testing.  

*No agencies please