Hatchery Supervisor

Agricare Std Plus Limited is an agro allied company and sole distributor of standard agro-allied brands known for quality products. We have been in operation since 2006 and have contributed greatly to the success of many livestock farmers and other agro-allied establishments in Nigeria. We serve ourdiverse and unique clients all across Nigeria and beyond. With AGRICARE STD PLUS, business is more than just selling products, no matter the challenge, we focus on delivering practical and enduring results and equipping our customers with relevant information, products, and services that help them grow and thrive.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Hatchery Supervisor 

Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• We seeks to recruit a highly experienced, technically competent, and result-oriented Hatchery Supervisor.
• The successful candidate must have hands-on experience operating and managing different hatchery machines, including Emka, Petersime, VET 7, and other related incubation and hatching equipment.
• The candidate must be capable of independently supervising hatchery operations with little or no supervision, maintaining high hatchability rates, producing quality day-old chicks, minimizing operational losses, and ensuring optimal machine performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise daily hatchery operations, including egg reception, storage, setting, candling, transfer, hatching, chick processing, and dispatch.
• Operate, monitor, and manage Emka, Petersime, VET 7, and other hatchery machines.
• Monitor incubation temperature, humidity, ventilation, and egg-turning parameters.
• Maintain high hatchability rates and excellent day-old chick quality.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and promptly report or resolve machine faults.
• Maintain accurate records of egg setting, fertility, embryonic mortality, hatch rates, chick output, and machine performance.
• Supervise hatchery personnel, allocate duties, monitor attendance, and enforce discipline.
• Ensure strict compliance with biosecurity, hygiene, sanitation, and safety standards.
• Coordinate preventive maintenance and ensure proper handling of hatchery equipment.
• Prepare accurate daily, weekly, and monthly operational reports.
• Monitor operational costs, minimize wastage, and improve production efficiency.
• Work independently and take responsibility for hatchery performance without requiring constant management intervention.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• The successful candidate will be assessed using the following performance indicators:

Hatchery Production and Hatchability – 30%

• Achieve agreed hatchability targets based on fertile eggs set, flock age, breed, and egg quality.
• Minimize embryonic mortality and unexplained production losses.
• Maintain accurate records of eggs set, fertile eggs, chicks hatched, and chicks rejected.
• Meet agreed production and chick dispatch schedules.

Machine Operation and Technical Competence – 20%

• Demonstrate effective operation of Emka, Petersime, VET 7, and other available hatchery machines.
• Maintain incubation parameters within prescribed operating ranges.
• Minimize machine downtime through routine checks and timely troubleshooting.
• Ensure timely reporting of technical faults and compliance with preventive maintenance schedules.

Day-Old Chick Quality – 15%

• Maintain agreed standards for chick quality, uniformity, activity, and navel condition.
• Minimize weak, dehydrated, injured, and unfit chicks.
• Ensure proper chick handling, processing, counting, and dispatch.
• Maintain accurate chick quality and rejection records.

Biosecurity, Hygiene, and Compliance – 10%

• Ensure compliance with hatchery sanitation and disinfection procedures.
• Enforce biosecurity protocols and proper movement control.
• Maintain clean and orderly hatchery facilities.
• Minimize preventable hygiene and biosecurity violations.

Staff Supervision and Productivity – 10%

• Ensure effective deployment and supervision of hatchery personnel.
• Monitor staff punctuality, discipline, productivity, and adherence to procedures.
• Provide practical guidance and training to improve staff competence.
• Ensure assigned duties are completed within stipulated timelines.

Record-Keeping and Reporting – 10%

• Submit complete and accurate daily, weekly, and monthly hatchery reports.
• Maintain reliable production, mortality, machine performance, and inventory records.
• Report operational deviations promptly and recommend corrective actions.
• Ensure production figures reconcile with physical counts and relevant records.

Independence, Accountability, and Problem-Solving – 5%

• Execute routine hatchery operations with little or no supervision.
• Identify and resolve operational problems promptly within delegated authority.
• Escalate major technical faults, unusual mortality, and significant production deviations without delay.
• Demonstrate accountability for assigned equipment, staff, records, and operational outcomes.

Qualifications and Experience

• 3–5 years of practical hatchery experience, preferably in a supervisory role.
• Demonstrable hands-on experience with Emka, Petersime, VET 7, and other related hatchery machines.
• Sound knowledge of incubation, candling, egg transfer, hatching, chick processing, and hatchery management.
• Ability to troubleshoot machine faults and respond effectively to operational challenges.
• Strong leadership, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work with little or no supervision and take ownership of assigned responsibilities.
• A qualification in Animal Science, Animal Production, Veterinary Medicine, or a related discipline is an advantage.