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Senior Vaccinator
RCL Foods – Manderston, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
Full-Time | Agriculture
Closing date yi 27 ka May 2022
PURPOSE
- The KZN Agriculture Breeder team is on the hunt for a Senior Vaccinator to join the Consumer division with a direct report to the Vaccination Foreman.
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.
SKILLS & COMPETENCIES
- 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.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Preparation of auto vaccinator and related equipment prior to vaccination to ensure timeous start-up.
- Preparation of scales, working area prior to grading/vaccination to ensure timeous commencement.
- Bird transfer, co –ordinate and monitor staff, liaises with the parent stock breeding farm manager to ensure that there are no time delays in the process.
- Monitoring bird welfare during the grading/vaccination process to conform to KFC standards of welfare.
- Maintaining biosecurity procedures by staff member while on site.
- Monitoring the administration of the correct vaccines in the correct quantities as prescribed by the program and the VCM to eliminate waste and to contain the cold chain for vaccines.
- Maintaining of auto vaccinators, hand applicators, scales and beak-trimming equipment to ensure faultless operation and no time delays.
- Cleaning and disinfection of equipment at the end of the shift to ensure the best bio-security standards.
- Movement of equipment to the next site to ensure smooth operation and no time delays.
- Ensure highest level/standards of keeping an accurate stock level of PPE.
- Ensure people entering and exiting transit showers adhere to the strictest levels of bio-security and other rules.
- Keep grounds and surrounding area always neat and tidy.
- Reporting of equipment failures in the chicken houses to Farm Manager and Maintenance.
- Physically able to work.
- Basic numeracy and literacy.
- Willingness to work overtime.
- Vaccination farm experience and Poultry experience would be an added advantage.
- A self-starter.
- Team player.
- Proactive. Attention to detail.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- We are committed to Employment Equity when recruiting internally and externally.
- It is company policy to promote from within wherever possible.
- Therefore, please be aware that internal candidates will be considered first before reviewing external applicants, provided that this supports achievement of our Employment Equity goals.
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