Vacancies Available at Country Bird Holdings Ltd (CBH)

Minimum Requirements

• Experience as a Laying Manager in a Broiler Breeder environment
• Exceptional people / team leadership skills 
• A good understanding of modern farming methods, a commitment to animal welfare
• Excellent computer skills in Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint & Word) 
• Knowledge of Poultry Computer Programmes such as Avihance would be beneficial 
• Proficiency in English is essential in this position

Duties and Responsibilities

Production & Operational Management

• Manage all production activities to ensure compliance with standard operating procedures and achieve optimal output efficiencies.
• Oversee operational planning, including bird placements and depletions, to meet production targets cost-effectively.
• Ensure the highest standards of fertile egg production to optimize hatchability and production efficiency.
• Accurately calculate and issue feed and water requirements to meet nutritional needs, and effectively manage feed stock levels.

Biosecurity & Animal Welfare

• Enforce and maintain a rigorous biosecurity program, ensuring strict hygiene, vaccination, and disease prevention protocols.
• Ensure all livestock are treated humanely and in line with company and regulatory standards.

Performance Monitoring & Reporting

• Drive improvement in flock performance, focusing on uniformity, point of lay cost (POLC), health, and welfare up to 65 weeks.
• Conduct post-mortems and report findings to senior operations management and the group veterinarian.
• Record and monitor weekly husbandry parameters.

Farm Maintenance & Housekeeping

• Ensure thorough cleanout and sanitation of poultry houses, maintain short grass, clean drains, remove waste, and keep all buildings well maintained.
• Ensure that breakdowns are reported and attended to timeously

People Leadership & Safety

• Attending to HR/IR matters (i.e. planning leave, time sheets, disciplinary measures, interviews etc.)
• Engage and motivate your team to deliver safety excellence, identify and mitigate risks, and uphold safety standards.
• Coach & Train employees on production, animal welfare, food safety, and quality requirements to build a high-performing team

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Minimum Requirements

Experience & Qualifications:

• Grade 12
• Tertiary Education will be to your advantage

Duties and Responsibilities

• The incumbent of this position will be responsible to assist with managing the Hatchery and day to day operations, by producing day old chicks at the correct quantity, quality at the lowest cost
• Managing and coordinating hatchery activities
• Monitoring facility equipment, repairs and maintenance
• Ensure that all bio-security standards and procedures are in place and are strictly adhered to
• Manage and maintain weekly hatch schedules
• Direct supervision of employees 
• Health and Safety

Planning of:

• Egg plan
• Transfer
• Set plan
• Hatch
• Orders and Loading of trucks

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Minimum Requirements

• A Matric Qualification
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a management role
• Excellent computer skills in Microsoft Office Products (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint & Word). – IT skills are essential alongside the capability to analyze operational reports, monitoring compliance with policies and procedures.
• A good understanding of modern farming methods, a commitment to animal welfare and an interest in, and understanding of, the ways in which farming impacts the environment.
• A strong interest and understanding of the Agricultural & Farming sector
• Have an excellent understanding of bird welfare
• Proficiency in English is essential in this position.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate at all levels in the business
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• An ability to cope under pressure
• Must be able to work weekends and public holidays when required
• Valid Driver’s license & own transportation.
• Strong analytical skills relating to breeder technical aspects.
• Microsoft Office Products (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint & Word)
• Knowledge of the Petersime programme.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Filling   
• Maintaining Employees leave balances 
• See that all relevant documentation i.e., leave notes is completed before submitting to payroll or HR 
• See that all relevant documentation i.e., time sheets are completed before submitting to payroll or HR 
• Attending to staff queries 
• Distributing payslips. 
• Daily and Month end stock updates are done 
• Staff reports are done 
• Preparing hatch reports 
• Fertility reports updated 
• Weekly staff planning 
• Hatcher planning 
• Updating of graphs 
• Cleaning and disinfecting of responsible department 
• Sampling of areas as per SOP’s 
• Submitting hygiene samples 
• Check and confirm set for Sunday and Monday 
• Confirm turning angels on machines that was set 
• Temperature and Turning checks are done 
• 10 day candling 
• Breakouts 
• Egg core temperatures 

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Minimum Requirements

• Relevant Accounting / Financial degree
• SAIPA / SAICA articles (will be an advantage)
• Minimum three (3) years’ relevant working experience
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Intermediate to advanced computer skills (e.g. MS Office, etc)
• Experience working with the Syspro system (will be an advantage)
• Cost Awareness and managing risk
• Analytical thinking and Attention to detail
• Problem solving skills
• Teamwork and cooperation

Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare and process monthly standard journals in the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system for all the relevant companies of CBH.
• Information gathering of IFRS 16 contract register.
• Information gathering and preparation of Fixed Asset acquisitions, disposals & transfers documents.
• Assist with budget information and compile budgets for smaller companies

For the relevant smaller companies of CBH

• General responsibility for accurate & timeous recording, reconciliation, maintenance and reporting of all financial accounting records
• Responsible for month end roll-overs and financial reporting to Head Office.
• Monthly reconciliation and administration of general ledger accounts – accurate detailed balance sheet recons
• Cash book maintenance.
• Perform daily bank reconciliations on system.
• Update daily cash flow on Finnivo.
• Analytical review and maintain accurate cost allocations
• Administration and reconciliation of Fixed Asset Register, acquisitions, disposals & transfers.
• Perform accurate fixed asset depreciation and Wear & Tear runs monthly.
• Administer fixed asset verification and useful life reviewing process.
• Completion of information on the system used for group consolidation and reporting.
• VAT calculation, reconciliation & submission to Revenue Services.
• Year-end information gathering and classification of certain expenses for tax and audit purposes.
• Administer Financial Year End Audit requests.
• Information gathering for insurance purposes.
• Review creditor reconciliations before payments are made to suppliers.
• Close engagement with Financial Accountant.
• Continuous improvement suggestions & improved way of working implementations.
• Relief in absence of relevant team members
• Adhoc tasks as and when required