Job Opportunities in Canada

Responsibilities:

• Manage all catching/loading operations personnel through planning, scheduling and support
• Create and communicate weekly catching schedules for required parties.
• Ensure humane handling of poultry to meet all industry, customer and regulatory requirements.
• Control/reduce or eliminate all costs pertaining to labor, equipment, mortality, break downs, etc.
• Maintain excellent producer relations
• Hires, trains, encourages and disciplines all Alberta catching operations personnel
• Follows all safety, transportation, humane handling, industry, govt. policies and protocols
• Organizes multiple daily, weekly and monthly projects and activities
• Assigns catching and daily work schedules to live operations personnel
• Deals with vendors/personnel to proactively maintain and repair all live operations equipment
• Ensures safety and training for catching personnel
• Analyzes catch and haul records to ensure proper controls are being utilized
• Investigates and reports all significant safety, humane handling, employment violations
• Maintains proper human resource/payroll records
• Conducts positive communication with farm growers on all issues
• Maintain communication with sub-contractors, oversee and direct sub-contractors staff
• Responsibilities assigned by Director Live Operations
• Participate in the Sunrise Farms Animal Care Committee – ensuring completion of provincial requirements
• Work with Fleet/Safety Manager(s) to resolve issues and ensure effective operations

Performance Measurements:

• All scheduled farm start times met for catcher and loaders
• Ensure catching and loading of trailers at one hour per load or less (when trucks on time)
• Organize sufficient catching personnel to meet performance measurements for each farm
• No damage to barns, equipment and farm property
• Zero tolerance for inhumane handling of birds – pinched wings, necks, heads in mods, inappropriate handling of birds by catchers, etc.
• All on farm personnel trained and signed off for safety, catching and humane handling
• No complaints from producers regarding Sunrise operations on farm property
• Effective and timely communication with all personnel to complete daily tasks and planning
• Daily reporting of any/all issues pertaining to Director Live Operations
• Weekly catching/crewing schedules completed and delivered one week in advance.
• Timely completion of all producer/barn credits.
• Meet all Humane audits by organizing and maintaining all required forms & documents.

Requirements:

• Five years progressive management experience
• Knowledge working with poultry/live animals
• Strong leadership, ability to lead people and get results
• Proven communication skills
• Good problem solving skills
• Safety track record
• Class 3 or willingness to obtain Class 3 licence required.
• Be available for off-hour scheduling and emergency issues: usually Sunday – Thursday.
• Must be prepared to travel to farms as required throughout Alberta
• First aid/safety and all required animal/humane handling/transportation courses
• Performs other related duties as required.