Catching Crew Supervisor

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JOB SUMMARY:

A Catch Crew Supervisor is responsible for ensuring timely, safe, and humane loading of Bell & Evans broilers, pullets, and breeders.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain good communication with catching manager.

• Direct the catching crews to catch the chickens in a timely, safe, and humane manner to supply the plant with sufficient product.

• Assign farm schedules.

• Operate Forklift as needed.

• Take a proactive role in assuring safe, quality products are produced by immediately addressing any safety or quality concerns.

• Take a proactive role in assuring the highest animal welfare standards through training and promoting those policies established by the company.

• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.

• Responsibilities include training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work, disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

• Ensure standards of humane handling are followed.

• Ensure company biosecurity standards for crew and catching equipment movement.

• Transport fan trailers during warmer weather

• Maintain open line of communication with appropriate live production and transportation departments pertaining to customer supplier relationships.

• Actively work with other areas of live production as needed to improve loading and handling.

• Manage maintenance of equipment as needed.

• Enforce company policies.

• Promote good company/employee and grower relations by using good human relation techniques.

• Other duties may be assigned.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• Must be able to work (8 to 10) hours or longer.

• Actual catching time will be approximately (8) hours.

• Mechanical inclination/experience preferred.

• Bell & Evans forklift certification.