Job Details

POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Assistant Production Manager at Rose Acre Farms is one that is responsible for assisting the Production Manager in a wide variety of tasks. All duties are to be performed in an exemplary and professional manner.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

* Responsible for managing the quartile at his or her farm, or house(s), ensuring that production and feed goals are followed, and for accurately reporting progress weekly.

* Report feed inventories, call in production and daily temperature readings, and make future production goals for the houses he/she supervises.

* Responsible for working with house managers and employees to ensure that everything within the houses is running smoothly.

* Responsible for filling in when employees miss, quit or take vacations.

* Responsible for ensuring that pests are kept to a minimum in the houses and that all traps and pest bait are set out weekly and regularly maintained.

* Responsible for managing employees in their quartile, scheduling them, and enforcing Rose Acre policy guidelines upon them.

* Responsible for working with production managers to ensure goals are met.

* Responsible for working with the Rose Acre Feed Efficiency Specialist to ensure that the correct feed ratio and ingredients are being utilized in the houses and that the birds are getting the proper nutrition for their age.

* Responsible for reporting any problem in his or her quartile that is beyond normal duties to the Production Manager immediately.

* Responsible for filling out all necessary paperwork and ensuring that it is distributed and sent to the correct areas. This may include using a computer and fax machine. (General computer training will be provided if needed.)

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

* High school education is preferred but not required - previous experience in layer house operations, farming or grain operations, or general agricultural experience is also preferred.

* Must be able to work with live animals and consider their health and well-being as one of the most important essential functions of the position. (All house workers must monitor three essential items - feed, water, and temperatures to insure that all three are within the necessary parameters.)

* Must be able to perform basic management position functions such as being able to make quick and rational decisions in dealing with personnel, equipment, and the like, and must be able to direct questions or problems that are above the quartile manager's jurisdiction to a higher level manager in a timely fashion.

* Must have excellent communication skills, the ability to work with other people, and be able to motivate other house employees to perform their job functions to the best of their ability.

* Must have a basic knowledge of electricity and its function in the layer houses.

* Must be capable or be capable of learning how to perform maintenance on a variety of equipment - such as egg and feed conveying systems.

* Must be able and willing to fill in when other house employees are absent, miss or take vacations.

* Must be capable of treating ALL employees and people outside of Rose Acres whom you may come into contact with, with respect and courtesy.

* Must familiarize yourself with the Rose Acre Employee Handbook policies and any updates and insure that all policies are followed. It may be your responsibility to correctly reprimand any employee whom you supervise who violates Rose Acre Policy. Please be aware that your failure to properly reprimand an employee may be considered to be a dereliction of your responsibility and that you may be reprimanded for your failure to do so.

* Must follow all Rose Acre safety and biosecurity standards thoroughly, and MUST report ANY violation of these policies to the complex manager without delay.

* Must have an ability to handle multiple tasks at once, and the ability to work under stress and pressure.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

* Must possess the ability to work in an agricultural environment, indoors, outdoors, office, warehouse, processing, and farm production areas each varying in temperature, and other environment specific atmospheres.

* Must be willing and able to work past the scheduled leave time to complete the job, if needed.

* Must possess the ability to work in an open office setting.

* Must maintain professionalism with coworkers.

ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITMENT:

* Rose Acre Farms is fully committed to providing our animals with a safe and healthy environment, free from abuse and treated humanely in all aspects.

* All team members are obligated by moral duty, Rose Acre Farms requirement (refer to Animal Abuse Policy in Rose Acre Farms Handbook), and legal obligation to uphold the strictest animal welfare structured environment and are obligated to report any incidents of abuse, neglect, or breach of biosecurity for the health and welfare of our animals.

NON-SMOKING WORKPLACE:

* No smoking allowed in workplace, break areas, or on any company property.

* No smoking in company provided vehicles.

Rose Acres is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic data, sexual orientation, gender identity or other legally protected status.

Disclaimer: Although this job description lists and identifies the primary duties of the listed position, it is not an exclusive list. As with all positions at Rose Acre Farms, the very nature and diversification of an egg production facility requires that all team members remain flexible to cover a wide variety of duties that may need covered.

The Information contained in this job description is not only to inform you of the requirements of this position but will also be used to evaluate your work performance. This will include assisting in a determination of whether you will be entitled to certain bonuses and/or raises, and whether or not performance related disciplinary action would be taken against you.