About Our Partner

Our partner is a well-established leader in the poultry and egg production industry, operating a large-scale, fully integrated live production system focused on animal welfare, operational excellence, and continuous improvement. They are committed to investing in their people, modern production practices, and innovative technologies to support sustainable growth. As the organization continues to expand, they are seeking a Bird Health Manager to help lead live production operations and drive bird health, flock performance, and operational success.

What Our Partner Offers

Our partner offers the opportunity to join a collaborative leadership team where your contributions will have a direct impact on bird health, production performance, and the future growth of the organization.

Competitive Compensation: Competitive base salary with annual bonus opportunity.

Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability coverage.

Retirement Planning: 401(k) with company matching contributions.

Paid Time Off: Generous PTO package with paid holidays.

Career Growth: Opportunity to grow into senior operational leadership roles while working alongside experienced poultry professionals.

Collaborative Culture: Join a team that values leadership, accountability, continuous improvement, and employee development.

How You'll Contribute to Our Partner's Success

As the Bird Health Manager, you will provide leadership for bird health, animal welfare, and live production operations across pullet and layer facilities. Reporting to senior live operations leadership, you will work closely with farm management, nutrition, veterinary, and production teams to maximize flock performance, bird welfare, and operational efficiency.

• Lead bird health, animal welfare, and poultry husbandry programs across live production operations.
• Develop and execute flock management strategies including feed programs, lighting schedules, water quality, bird movement, and flock performance.
• Partner with nutrition, veterinary, production, and maintenance teams to optimize bird health, egg production, and operational efficiency.
• Monitor flock performance through data analysis, research, environmental sampling, and detailed recordkeeping while identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Provide leadership and oversight for bird movement, flock scheduling, biosecurity, safety, and regulatory compliance.
• Coach, mentor, and develop supervisors and production teams while promoting accountability and continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with animal welfare standards, food safety requirements, environmental regulations, and company operating procedures.
• Lead troubleshooting and problem-solving efforts related to bird health, production performance, and operational challenges.
• Support budgeting, labor planning, staffing, and resource allocation to maximize operational efficiency.
• Coordinate with Human Resources on recruiting, onboarding, training, and employee development initiatives.
• Assist with preventive maintenance planning and collaborate with maintenance teams to minimize equipment downtime affecting production.
• Utilize production data and technology to develop reports, monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), and support strategic decision-making.

What Our Partner is Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Animal Science, Poultry Science, Veterinary Science, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience.
• Experience leading live poultry, egg production, or agricultural operations.
• Strong understanding of animal husbandry, flock management, bird health, and animal welfare principles.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing supervisors and developing high-performing teams.
• Experience working with nutrition, veterinary, production, and maintenance teams in a collaborative environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret production data and implement improvements.
• Experience managing biosecurity, safety, regulatory compliance, and animal welfare programs.
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Excel and production reporting systems; SCADA or agricultural software experience is a plus.
• Excellent communication, coaching, project management, and organizational skills.
• Self-motivated leader with the ability to prioritize multiple initiatives in a fast-paced production environment.
• Bilingual English/Spanish is preferred but not required.
• Flexible to support production operations, including occasional weekends or off-hours when needed.