Job Description Assistant Hatchery Manager Location: Butterwick, Boston, Lincolnshire Salary: From £36,000 per annum Contract: Permanent, full-time Working pattern: Five days per week, primarily Monday to Friday, with flexibility for early starts, shift rotation and occasional weekend working. CDS Labour are recruiting an Assistant Hatchery Manager to support the day-to-day running of a hatchery in Butterwick. Working alongside the Hatchery Manager and an existing Assistant Hatchery Manager, you will help lead the team, coordinate production and maintain high standards of chick quality, animal welfare, hygiene and biosecurity. This is a hands-on management role suited to someone with production leadership experience within hatchery, poultry, agriculture, food production or manufacturing.
Oversee chick take-off, grading and dispatch, maintaining quality and welfare standards. Monitor hygiene, housekeeping and compliance with biosecurity procedures. Review production performance data, investigate issues and identify improvements. Train, coach and support employees, helping develop a positive and effective team. Maintain safe working practices for employees, contractors and visitors. Jointly provide operational leadership with the other Assistant Hatchery Manager when deputising for the Hatchery Manager.
Experience within hatchery, poultry, agriculture, food production or manufacturing. Strong planning and organisational skills. Competent IT skills, including Microsoft Office and production management systems. Flexibility to support early starts, shift rotation and occasional weekend working. Previous hatchery experience and knowledge of poultry welfare and biosecurity would be advantageous. A supervisory or management qualification, or willingness to work towards one, would also be desirable. Permanent, full-time employment. A management role working alongside an existing hatchery leadership team. Involvement in staff development and improvements to production, quality and welfare.
Information This role involves working within a live poultry hatchery. Following animal welfare, hygiene, biosecurity and health and safety procedures is essential.
Assistant Manager Monday-Friday in Boston employer: CDS Labour (Group UK) Ltd
Join a well-established agricultural business in Butterwick, where you will be part of a supportive team dedicated to maintaining high standards in a physically engaging role. With competitive pay and the opportunity for permanent employment, this position offers a chance to grow within a company that values reliability and teamwork, all while enjoying the unique rural setting of Lincolnshire.
