Agriculture Manager | General Manager | Poultry

Recruiter
Anonymous
Location
West Midlands Region
Salary
Competitive
Posted
10 May 2019
Closes
07 Jun 2019
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
We are working closely with one of the UK's largest retail suppliers of poultry who are looking to bring in a Senior Manager to their Operations and Farming teams to further the continued growth in their business. This is a brilliant opportunity to join a progressive and successful business whilst also taking that next step in your management career.
The Job:
This opportunity will see you taking responsibility for the broiler farms, hatchery's and the feed mills that supply them, taking operational control of them as one business unit. This will come with a number of direct reports alongside the opportunity to work strategically with a number of managers and contract growers. The simple goals for this role will be based around cost control and reduction whilst working to industry wide benchmarks. You will also be responsible for investigating new technologies, techniques and performance monitoring trends which will ultimately guide your unit to further success.
The end goal will be to run the business unit as efficiently as possible, across a number of intensive farms whilst also ensuring that the hatchery and feed mills are operating to the highest efficiency possible.
The Candidate:
The successful candidate will have the following:
Extensive experience in the poultry sector, specifically working with broilers, managing a number of farm managers & assistants. Experience with hatchery and feed production will be beneficial.
Team management experience will be necessary so great relationship building skills along with a proven track record of successful business unit management.
Experience with creating a great working strategy on behalf of an intensive agricultural business unit will be beneficial.
Excellent Microsoft Office skills and the ability to communicate with all levels and invested parties in the business unit.
There is a great salary on offer, which will be tailored to reflect the experience of the successful candidate. Along with a package to match this senior level role.
If you are interested and would like to find out more, please get in touch with Michael Kendall on (phone number removed) for a confidential chat