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  • Posted: May 18, 2022
    Deadline: Not specified
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    RCL FOODS is a leading African food producer in South Africa with a market capitalisation of R13 billion and employing more than 20 000 people in operations across South and Southern Africa. We manufacture a wide range of branded and private label food products which we distribute through our own route-to-market supply chain specialist, Vector Logistics. ...
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    Assistant Farmer

    Minimum Requirements    

    • Grade 12
    • Relevant qualification in Agricultural diploma or degree would be an advantage.
    • Code 10 driver’s license would be an advantage.
    • Minimum of 3 years relevant poultry experience.
    • Minimum of 3 years management experience with IR would be an advantage.
    • Staff Supervisory and leadership experience.
    • Ability to work shift work/ standby/overtime.
    • Willing to live on site.
    • Strong people management skills
    • Attention to detail.
    • Passion for animals.
    • Proactive.
    • Good analytical skills.
    • Willing to work a continuous operation.

    Duties & Responsibilities    

    • Assist in the monitoring of the day to day activities at the farm.
    • To act as Farm Manager in the absence of Farm Manager.
    • House Preparation prior to placement in order to create ideal conditions for bird production.
    • Chick Placement – co –ordinate and monitor staff.
    • Post placement of chicks (Brooding conditions) – Evaluation of chick quality, recording of vent temperatures, temperature setting.
    • Growing conditions – Daily monitoring of the bird performance which entails feed intake, water recordings, temp and humidity recordings, mortality recordings.
    • Ventilation management – Adjust ventilation static pressure to achieve minimum and maximum bird requirement.
    • An operating MDWT environment.
    • Water Management - Water sampling prior to placement, flushing of the water lines three times in a week, sanitation of house water reticulation, daily water pressure setting and nipple heights.
    • Water management.
    • Feed management – Receiving and Recording of feed deliveries relative to feed programme; daily bin stock counts; management of feed heights; adjustment of feeder levels according to bird’s size; monitoring of feed quality(% of fine feed); sampling of feed when the truck arrives.
    • Outsource activities – Preparation of the house environment prior to depletion.
    • Biosecurity and Farm sanitation – Maintaining an effective biosecurity programme by practicing good hygiene, vaccination and disease prevention.
    • Bird Health – Daily monitoring and activity of birds, and sending of post mortems to the laboratory as per VCD;
    • Record Keeping – Keep the documentation files updated that is KFC, health and safety files; feed recording; house chart records; rodent control, mortality records.
    • Staff management – Keep and update daily registers, MDWT’s, disciplinary records, training records; review meetings.

    Closing Date: 27th, May 2022

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to RCL Foods on rcl.erecruit.co to apply

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