ASSISTANT HATCHERY MANAGER – ZAMHATCH (1)

The Required Skills for this Role Include:

• The Supervisor reports to the Hatchery Manager, or in his absence, to the Production Manager, Breeding and Hatchery.
• The Supervisor must be familiar with all the equipment, activities, functions, and procedures within the hatchery. He/she must also be familiar with all aspects of incubation.
• He/she must be familiar with the Hatchery SOP.
• He/she assists with the training and development of the labour, and the maintenance of standards and discipline.
• He/she is accountable for immediate remedial action and reporting of variances from standards.
• He/she has an obligation to be on call in the case of an emergency in addition to the normal schedule and must leave contactable telephone numbers when off site.
• Management of the housekeeping areas as specified by the Hatchery Manager.
• Physical verification of eggs received and despatched into and out of cold room against relevant documentation. Report any variance found when receiving eggs from sites to the Manager and notify the driver.

The Required Qualifications are:

• Full Grade 12 certificate with 5 credits.
• An electrical qualification or studying towards and electrical qualification.
• 5 years working experience in a Broiler Hatchery.
• 2 years of experience in a supervisory role.
• MS Excel and Outlook proficient.

The Required Attributes Include:

• Good numeric and writing skills required.
• Good communication ability in English required.
• Excellent problem-solving skills required.
• Excellent knowledge of the incubation process.