A job working with waterfowl

Metzer Farms has a job for a waterfowl person:

We are large enough that we need someone that can take on some farm-wide responsibilities. We have from ten to eighteen employees, depending on the season.
Though I have two excellent supervisors with Leo in the hatchery and Guillermo for the breeders, there are projects and responsibilities that are not being done now. I need to spend more time on those things an owner needs to do: increase sales, look for areas of expansion, monitor potential regulations, etc.

A General Manager will take on some of the day-to-day responsibilities I have and do others that are not now being done. Metzer Farms will be a stronger, faster growing company with an excellent General Manager.

Responsibilities include:

Plan the schedule and numbers of replacement duck and goose breeders required each year

   and forecast egg production

Enhance and maintain the record keeping of the breeders: genetics, egg production, mortality, etc.

Improve the show quality of our ducks and geese through selection and the purchase of quality

   breeding stock

Closely monitor the production and availability of ducklings and goslings for our customers

Improve fertility of goose breeders

Monitor the health of the birds through necropsy, vaccinations and general observation

Monitor the weights of replacement and molted duck and goose breeders

Conduct trials and experiments on the farm and in the hatchery with the goal of improving production

   of ducklings and goslings

Explore more profitable uses of manure generated on the farm

Monitor the welfare of all the birds on the farm

Monitor inventory and conditioning of flighted Mallards

Enhance bio-security on the farm

Monitor sanitation in the hatchery

Become involved in California Quality Assurance Program

Help be on call to monitor incubators and hatchers during off work hours

Produce simple videos of activities on the farm for our website

Help write blogs

Work with customers to coordinate the dates and required paperwork for international orders

 
"Where else can you work with 25 breeds of ducks and geese..... and get paid?!" says John Metzer.

In addition to salary and health insurance, the job comes with a house: "newly remodeled, two bedrooms with a deck and beautiful view over our valley (and some of our geese)."

I'm confident there's a great poultry person out there for this job.