Hatchery Assistant Manager
CurrentChick ProcessingDeveloped process of most accurately counting and distributing chickens based off of outlines given.Monitor chicken quality, making sure that our broiler farms are getting the best product, and making adjustments as needed.Supervising and strictly enforcing all animal welfare issues to company standards.Monitor hatch percentages and identifying problems that may have reduced it as well as changes made to increase it.Developed effective ways to track all data… Show more Chick ProcessingDeveloped process of most accurately counting and distributing chickens based off of outlines given.Monitor chicken quality, making sure that our broiler farms are getting the best product, and making adjustments as needed.Supervising and strictly enforcing all animal welfare issues to company standards.Monitor hatch percentages and identifying problems that may have reduced it as well as changes made to increase it.Developed effective ways to track all data that may effect hatch.Managing and effectively communicating trucking schedules, deciding how many houses per day based off projected hatch and how many drivers are needed.Oversee 1 supervisor and 15 employees in this areaEmbrexDeveloped a way to reduce embrex paperwork from 10 hours a week to 3-4 hours, as well as taking over these duties to provide supervisor with more floor time leading to better efficiency.Developed an accurate way to project the next weeks hatch based on Live percentages from Embrex. My margin of error is usually less than .25% out of 2 million chicks per week.Works with supervisor to make sure they have all needed tools for success.Oversee 1 supervisor and 10 employees in this area.Egg SettingTracks egg inventory and routes truck drivers based on what is needed.Helped put processes in place to reduce the amount of alarms in the incubators which put less stress on maintenance and helps hatch.Projects hatch 3 weeks out based off data collected, patterns, and different variables. My margin of error is usually between .25 and 1%.Oversee 1 supervisor and 1 employeeGeneral HatcheryOversee waste and sanitationTracks data from the QA, changes made in profiles, internal egg temperatures, and anything else needed to identify problems or increase hatch.Reduces labor cost when possible.Helped develop the budget based on previous years spending, going through usage of material, labor, and anything else given to accurately find out how much is needed. Show less