Q-Sourcing Servtec Group QSSU-UZIMA-HO-Hatchery Officer Jobs in Uganda
About This Job:
Q-Sourcing Limited trading as Q-Sourcing Servtec is a manpower management solutions firm operating in the East African Region in the countries of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and South Sudan.
On behalf of our client, we are looking for a competent, skilled and experienced Hatchery Officer to work in Uganda.
Job Summary
The Hatchery officer position is responsible for ensuring that all procedures of hatchery management: including preparing sops, manpower, egg receiving and grading, egg prewarming and setting, egg handling and egg weight loss, egg shell temperature, egg transfer and hatching, vaccine and vaccination and all aspects of waste management and culling management of the hatchery and hatchery equipment and machine handling management.
The Hatchery officer is responsible for achieving industry standards for hatchability of high-quality DOCs to increase the profitability of the Company. He/she communicates with the production and supportive departments in order to make the operation smooth. Then by doing this he/she assures to fulfil the operation requirements to maximize production.
Duties and Responsibilities
Egg Receiving
Ensure timely and safe receiving of eggs at the hatchery
Ensure proper receiving, inspection, grading and sorting of hatching eggs and recording according to the grade of eggs
Make standards for settable eggs and follow up
Timely communicate with the breeding farm and finance if there is difference between delivery note and eggs received.
Egg Storage
Ensure appropriate room temperature and humidity for eggs based on storage duration
Ensure all egg refrigerators and air conditioners are well maintained always counting and balancing.
Setting, Transfer, and Hatching
Ensure second point of Quality control on setting eggs
Ensure oldest eggs are set first (first in first out)
Count and record the number of eggs set to incubator and the remaining and reconcile.
Communicate with and deliver table eggs and crack eggs for sale
Ensure proper pre-warming of eggs from cold store
Ensure efficient, fast, smooth and timely egg transfer and candling
Ensure proper selection and grading of DOCs
Ensure proper disposal of hatchery waste
Ensure all layer’s males are dead before they leave the farm for disposal
Ensure proper and timely cleaning of equipment after hatch and transfer.
Monitor targets for setting temperature, humidity, CO2/ventilation, and turning
Monitor dry and wet bulb thermometers and compare them with screen and calibrator
Ensure all wicks in the wet bulb thermometers are clean
Improve hatchery environment cleanliness
Make priority of assignments by discussing with line manager
Ensure cleanliness and orderliness of hatchery and surroundings
Ensure proper reporting of DOCs as finished goods and tracking of consumables/equipment from store
Keep records of all eggs coming to hatchery, going to store and incubators and calculate if there is any difference in a regular way
Monitor shift program for hatchery attendants and vaccinations
Ensure a report of weekly (from Sunday to Saturday) egg stock that is received from
Breeding eggs in cold stores, the discarded eggs which are table, crack & broken and report on time.
Keep recording of daily DOC no DOC wastages
Proper filing of hatchery SOP records,
Check the expiry date of vaccines while receiving.
Make sure that the vaccine with short shelf life has to be used on time.
Count and record the vaccine used and reconcile after vaccination
Make sure the vaccine storage is safe and to recorded each hour interval
Make sure that the level of nitrogen is standard and follow up and Order for procurement before it reaches the minimum level.
Make sure that distilled water, blue die and other vaccine related items are available for a minimum of one month consumption.
Qualifications and Experience
A Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Production and Management or any related field is essential.
1-2 years’ experience in a similar role
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Q-Sourcing Servtec Group QSSU-UZIMA-HO-Hatchery Officer Jobs in Uganda
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