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Turkey Service Representative

Prestage, Bladenboro, North Carolina, United States, 28320

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Prestage Farms is looking for a

Turkey Service Representative

who will inspect farms for compliance with contract and cooperative agreement standards and advise grower’s regarding development programs to aid in producing quality poultry products by performing the following duties.

Responsibilities

Tour farms to inspect facilities and equipment for adequacy, sanitation and efficiency of operations

Examine turkeys for evidence of disease and growth rate (according to weight and age) to determine effectiveness of medication and feeding programs

Recommend changes in facilities, equipment, and medication to improve production

Inform growers of new procedures and techniques, government regulations and company and association production standards to enable them to upgrade farms and meet requirements

Recommend laboratory testing of diseased turkeys, feeds, and supplements or gather samples and take them to the plant laboratory for analysis

Report findings of farm conditions, laboratory tests, recommendations and grower’s reaction to keep superior apprised of grower’s efforts to furnish quality products

The employee will be required to follow all company policies and safety rules

Qualifications

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals

Ability to write routine reports and correspondence

Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of our organization

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals

Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs

Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations

Education

B.S. in Poultry Science, Associate’s degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

ADA Requirements

Ability to perform constant walking, bending, and lifting weight in excess of 125 lbs

Occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell

Occasionally lift and /or move more than 100 pounds

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

Benefits

Sick Pay

Vacation Pay

Holiday Pay

401(k) Plan

Medical Insurance

Voluntary Insurance options such as Dental, Vision, Etc.

For more information on our team here at Prestage Farms, click here: https://www.prestagefarms.com/our-team

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