Trainee Breeder / Rearing Area Manage

Job description

Job Summary

Crown Chicken Ltd is seeking an experienced and motivated Trainee Breeder / Rearing Area Manager to join our Agricultural Division, overseeing a portfolio of poultry farms across Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex. This is an excellent opportunity for a proven poultry professional with strong leadership skills to join us as an Area Manager to play a key role in maintaining exceptional standards of bird welfare, farm performance and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities
• Champion the highest standards of bird welfare across all sites and ensure effective management of ventilation, heating, feed, water, litter and lighting systems in line with company standards.
• Set and agree farm KPIs with senior management and support teams to achieve targets.
• Lead, motivate and develop farm managers and teams to deliver outstanding performance.
• Work collaboratively with other Area Managers to coordinate cover and resource requirements across the region.
• Promote a strong health and safety culture across all sites and ensure hazards, near misses and incidents are reported, investigated and managed appropriately.
• Participate in the alarm-call rota, responding promptly to alarms and ensuring any faults are rectified without delay. Requirements, Experience and Person Specification
• Strong poultry farming experience.
• Possess strong people management skills.
• Have experience working with regulatory bodies such as RSPCA and Red Tractor
• Knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety, and ability to demonstrate this within your day-to-day duties
• Undertake additional responsibilities as required to support the needs of the business.

Competitive salary

Benefits:

• Company car
• Company pension
• Gym membership
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Store discount

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Suffolk

Type of Contract

Full Time Jobs

Published at

14-10-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No