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The Operations Manager is responsible for overseeing end-to-end poultry operations, ensuring high standards of productivity, bird health, biosecurity, operational efficiency, and profitability. The role requires a strong combination of technical poultry expertise and managerial capability.


Key Responsibilities

  • Oversee daily poultry operations, including rearing, feed, hatchery, slaughtering/processing, and production performance.
  • Manage operations within cage-based poultry systems and ensure proper feeding, watering, ventilation, lighting, and environmental controls.
  • Monitor bird health, mortality, growth rates, FCR, production efficiency, and biosecurity.
  • Coordinate vaccination, medication, disease prevention, and veterinary programs.
  • Supervise farm managers, supervisors, and operational teams while ensuring compliance with SOPs, safety, animal welfare, and food safety standards.
  • Oversee feed usage, inventory, equipment, facilities, maintenance, and operational resources.
  • Analyze production data, control costs, prepare performance reports, and implement operational improvements.

Desired Candidate Profile

Qualifications & Experience
Bachelor s degree in Animal Science, Poultry Science, Agriculture, Veterinary Science, or a related field.
Minimum 15+ years of relevant poultry operations experience, preferably within large-scale poultry companies.
GCC experience is highly preferred.
Strong hands-on experience in commercial poultry operations and cage systems.
Experience supervising multiple areas of the poultry value chain, particularly rearing, feed, hatchery, and slaughtering/processing.
Preference for candidates with substantial experience working within large, established poultry organizations, rather than primarily in consulting or small-scale operations.

Key Skills
Strong technical knowledge of poultry production, health, nutrition, biosecurity, and operational best practices.
Proven leadership, team management, and decision-making skills.
Strong ability to analyze operational and production KPIs.
Commercial awareness with a focus on efficiency, cost control, and profitability.

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