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Monroe, North Carolina, United States

Monroe, North Carolina, United States

- Oversee 2.8 million square feet of housing and manage independent contract growers, ensuring efficient resource use, compliance, optimal performance, and implementing best practices for productivity and quality control.- Monitor and enforce animal welfare processes to ensure proper comfort and husbandry practices in line with industry standards, accurately documenting any welfare concerns and advising growers on areas for improvement.- Oversee farm operations including flock placements, bird health diagnosis and remedy if needed, feed consumption, weight projections, farm sanitation, mortality, and final processing logistics.- Lead on-farm visits for leadership teams, showcasing the Monroe Complex’s operations and best practices, providing insights that are leveraged at neighboring complexes, leading to improved company performance.

Candor, North Carolina, United States

- Actively manage nine growers totaling 20 contracts, and over one million birds through documented weekly flock visitations and effective communications between leadership, hatchery, feed mill, live haul, and producers.- Implement and monitor company processes that promote proper bird comfort, animal husbandry, and animal welfare procedures that are consistent with industry standards and customer requirements.- Improved producer performance by 25% - resulting in flocks of the highest quality and lowest cost due to above average feed conversion rates and lower mortality; demonstrating effective producer management.

Candor, North Carolina, United States

- Participated and learned in an 11-month comprehensive, structured, rotational development program that ensures a strong foundation and understanding of the poultry industry through education, exposure, and experience - Contributed to the entire vertically integrated process, gaining competency in the following areas: Live Operations, Processing Operations, and Sales & Support

Candor, North Carolina, United States

- Pioneered a flock performance project, comparing house performance and efficiencies between various contracts to drive action and understanding from leadership on effective grower management and farm efficiency metrics.