Assistant Farmer at RCL Foods

Minimum Requirements    

• Grade 12 (Matric)
• Relevant Experience would be advantageous
• Willingness to work overtime, public holidays and standby

Duties & Responsibilities    

• House Preparation prior to placement in order to create ideal conditions for bird production.
• Chick Placement – co –ordinate and monitor staff, liases with the hatchery, chick placing foremen,
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 catching commencing; all documentation relative to catching need to check accuracy with the broiler planner; good communication and planning with the catching team and logistics to minimize any holding time.
• 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, 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: 28th, June 2022