{"id":57940,"date":"2021-06-02T10:05:25","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T10:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/?p=57940"},"modified":"2021-06-02T10:05:25","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T10:05:25","slug":"healthy-foods-agro-ltd-jobs-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/healthy-foods-agro-ltd-jobs-2021.html","title":{"rendered":"Healthy Foods Agro Ltd Jobs 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Healthy Foods Agro Limited is a registered agribusiness firm of professional, young, energetic, passionate, and hardworking entrepreneurs determined to contribute a significant quota to Africa\u2019s food security through mechanized commercial farming. Healthy Food Agro Ltd is recruiting an experienced Farm Manager\u00a0to work on a commercial layer farm at Amasaman in the Ga West District, Greater Accra.<\/p>\n<p>The successful candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the farm and its team according to the below specifications:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Title: Farm Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oversee general maintenance and upkeep of the poultry farm on a regular basis<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Monitor and evaluate egg production trends and targets achieved<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Monitor biosecurity protocols by ensuring restricted entry of visitors, using proper disinfectants, minimising vehicle movements, undertaking prevention measures for minimizing infections, etc in accordance with workplace standards<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oversee the proper running and maintenance of the facility for enhanced healthy poultry production<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Establish work relationships with resource suppliers and potential buyers through formal meetings to understand market competition<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Analyze the list of available suppliers in the market with the required resources and ensure the right supplier is selected at the right cost<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Prepare effective bookkeeping records for the facility and poultry production and report to management regularly. Record keeping should also include mortalities, egg production, spoilt eggs etc.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Keep track of egg production in relation to feed consumption in order to know when to dispose off birds<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Supervise the vaccination of birds as per schedule<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ensure proper disposal of waste and other potentially hazardous substances<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Identify, document and report problems such as rodents and pest infestation to management<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Supervise the work of labourers<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Conduct workplace checklist audits before and after work to ensure safety and hygiene<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Prepare and present production reports on a regular basis to management<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ensure regular disinfection\/fumigation of the farm<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Manage the milling machine and feed production for the birds<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Keep accurate records on the activities of the feed production unit of the farm<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ensure repair of tools and equipment including parts of milling machine on a timely basis when required<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Qualifications and Experience<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Minimum of a Diploma in Agriculture<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A Bachelor\u2019s degree in Agriculture or Animal Science will be an added advantage<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Minimum 3 years\u2019 experience in poultry production in a similar role<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Experience in animal husbandry is desirable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Required Skills<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Effective people management skills<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Proficient computer skills in MS Word, Excel, and Power Point<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ability to carry out manual duties<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Good understanding of poultry farm biosecurity system<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Excellent networking and communication skills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How To Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To apply for this exciting opportunity, please e-mail your CV and covering letter (preferably in PDF format), including two referees to:\u00a0<strong>sadick@hfagro.net<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.<\/p>\n<p>Both men and women are encouraged to apply.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Healthy Foods Agro Limited is a registered agribusiness firm of professional, young, energetic, passionate, and hardworking entrepreneurs determined to contribute a significant quota to Africa\u2019s food security through mechanized commercial&#8230;..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6721,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[159],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-f4w","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57940"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57940"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57940\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}