Incubationist

**Job Advert Summary**:
Ensure setters and hatchers are calibrated to 100%, in order to produce first grade quality chicks.The key responsibilities include but not limited to:
**Receiving and Grading**:

- Receiving of eggs from laying farms or external
- Ensure that 100% clean eggs are received from Laying Sites
- Verification that correct total amount of eggs received from Laying Sites

**Egg/Cold Room**:

- Egg stock management/retention
- Daily reconciliation of stock
- Monitoring of temperatures in egg/cold room
- Daily egg core temperature checks and verification

**Setter Incubators**:

- Monitoring of environmental conditions and pressures including hygiene
- Planning and monitoring of setting of eggs in the incubators
- Planning and monitoring of transfers into the hatchers

**Hatcher Incubators**:

- Ensure baskets are dry during transfer off eggs into the hatchers
- Ensuring fumigation is done as per schedule and procedure
- Monitoring and recording of temperatures and humidity in hatchers

**Chick Take Off/Chick holding room**:

- Chick quality (chick assessment, vent temperatures, chick hatch weight)
- Hatch Report (chick movement and hatchability)
- See to the smooth operation of this department
- Check correct eggs being transferred into hatchers.
- Supervise chick take off

Staff Management i.e sick leave reports, leave rosters, loose assets register, month-end stock take etc

**Minimum Requirements**:

- Matric/ Grade 12
- Diploma in Agricultural will be an advantage
- Code 10 drivers’ licence
- Interpersonal skills
- Five years hatchery experience
- Knowledge of the incubation process

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
Ensure setters and hatchers are calibrated to 100%, in order to produce first grade quality chicks.The key responsibilities include but not limited to:
**Receiving and Grading**:

- Receiving of eggs from laying farms or external
- Ensure that 100% clean eggs are received from Laying Sites
- Verification that correct total amount of eggs received from Laying Sites

**Egg/Cold Room**:

- Egg stock management/retention
- Daily reconciliation of stock
- Monitoring of temperatures in egg/cold room
- Daily egg core temperature checks and verification

**Setter Incubators**:

- Monitoring of environmental conditions and pressures including hygiene
- Planning and monitoring of setting of eggs in the incubators
- Planning and monitoring of transfers into the hatchers

**Hatcher Incubators**:

- Ensure baskets are dry during transfer off eggs into the hatchers
- Ensuring fumigation is done as per schedule and procedure
- Monitoring and recording of temperatures and humidity in hatchers

**Chick Take Off/Chick holding room**:

- Chick quality (chick assessment, vent temperatures, chick hatch weight)
- Hatch Report (chick movement and hatchability)
- See to the smooth operation of this department
- Check correct eggs being transferred into hatchers.
- Supervise chick take off

Staff Management i.e sick leave reports, leave rosters, loose assets register, month-end stock take etc