Poultry Slaughterhouse Officer

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Poultry Slaughterhouse Officer

Location: Omoku, Rivers

Job Purpose

• To oversee the daily slaughterhouse operations, ensuring that birds are processed efficiently, hygienically, and safely in compliance with food safety, animal welfare, quality, and company standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Investigate and report any product quality issues, customer complaints, or food safety incidents.
• Ensure accurate recording of birds received, birds slaughtered, yield, condemnations, wastage, and stock balances.
• Ensure humane handling and slaughter of birds in accordance with approved procedures.
• Ensure workers wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at all times.
• Report equipment faults promptly and liaise with the Maintenance Department for repairs.
• Monitor temperatures of chillers, blast freezers, and cold rooms and report any abnormalities immediately.
• Monitor processing stages including slaughtering, defeathering, evisceration, washing, chilling, blast freezing, packaging, and storage.
• Supervise slaughterhouse staff, assign duties, and monitor attendance and performance.
• Verify that only healthy and approved birds are processed.
• Coordinate with the Broiler Farm to ensure timely receipt of birds for slaughter.
• Ensure compliance with HACCP, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain all slaughterhouse operational records and documentation.
• Supervise all slaughterhouse activities from bird reception to final packaging.
• Ensure proper cleaning and sanitation of equipment, work areas, and processing tools before and after operations.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the Slaughterhouse Manager.
• Ensure strict compliance with food safety, hygiene, sanitation, and biosecurity standards.
• Ensure all processed products meet quality specifications before dispatch.

Requirements

• HND/B.Sc. in Animal Science, Food Science, Veterinary Medicine, Agriculture, Microbiology, or a related field.
• Knowledge of HACCP, GMP, food safety, and quality management systems is an added advantage.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in poultry processing or slaughterhouse operations.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their updated CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Note: Only shortlisted will be contacted.