Senior Farm Manager

Role Overview

Festive, one of South Africa's leading integrated poultry producers within the Astral Group, is seeking a Senior Farm Manager for their broiler division. The role will focus on completion of commercial production cycle, site structure, biosecurity, and operational teams across large-scale poultry unit.

• The Role will report to Operations Manager:
  East Rand.
• Taking responsibility for seven Broiler sites.
• Do Routine site visits and audits.
• Use data-driven insights to identify risks, trends, and opportunities for operational
• Track key production metrics such as feed conversion ratio (FCR), average daily gain (ADG), and mortality rates, recommending corrective actions where needed.
• Managing staff, Production, Maintenance and Health & Safety.
• Controlling own budget.
• Maintaining the Company’s assets and constantly striving to improve results.

• A Matric Qualification.
• Relevant Degree / Diploma in Agriculture will be an advantage.
• 3 - 5 years relevant Broiler experience or experience in managing a large Poultry Production complex.
• Computer knowledge will be an added advantage.
• The ideal Candidate must have high standards towards housekeeping and attention to detail.
• It is essential that the Candidate should have the passion for implementing 20 Keys.
• The successful applicant must be self-motivated and have excellent people skills.

• A competitive, market-related salary package.
• Opportunity to work within Astral Group anywhere within South Africa if positions arise.
• Growing career opportunity within the company and also within the whole Astral Group as the biggest poultry company in South Africa.
• Learning and development opportunities.