Assistant Feed Mill Supervisor

Location: Otte, Oyo State
Accommodation: Self-contained room provided
Residency Requirement: Must reside on the farm
Reports to: Feed Mill Supervisor

About COSNG Farm

COSNG Farm is an agricultural business specializing in poultry farming, egg production, and feed milling for its flock. We are seeking a practical, honest, and dependable Assistant Feed Mill Supervisor to support accurate feed production, daily record keeping, and ingredient accountability.

About the Role

Our feed mill has a production capacity of approximately four tonnes per hour . The Assistant Feed Mill Supervisor will work under the Feed Mill Supervisor, help coordinate feed mill attendants, and work closely with the Quality Control Supervisor.

This is a hands-on position requiring careful ingredient weighing, strict compliance with approved formulas, equipment operation, and accurate production and stock records.

Key Responsibilities

Support daily production

• Help prepare and carry out the daily production and batching plan.
• Coordinate feed mill attendants under the Feed Mill Supervisor’s direction.
• Confirm that all required ingredients, including micronutrients and additives, are ready before each batch begins.
• Follow the approved formula and correct batch quantities for each mixer.
• Keep feed types clearly identified during production, bagging, storage, and dispatch.
• Support timely feed delivery to the poultry pens.

Ensure accurate ingredient weighing and formula compliance

• Weigh ingredients accurately and record actual quantities used.
• Check that every ingredient on the approved batch sheet is included.
• Prepare small ingredients and additives using the approved weighing and premixing procedure.
• Never omit, substitute, or change an ingredient without prior management authorization.
• Stop the affected operation and immediately report shortages, weighing errors, or incorrect ingredients.
• Work with the Quality Control Supervisor on required checks and sign-offs.
• Unauthorized ingredient omission, substitution, deliberate formula changes, or falsification of records may lead to disciplinary action, including termination of employment.

Operate equipment and check finished feed

• Operate and monitor crushers, conveyors, mixers, and bagging equipment as assigned.
• Follow approved loading sequences and mixing times.
• Check scales before use and report faults immediately.
• Record crushing losses, spillage, and material retained in equipment.
• Apply only approved loss allowances under the Feed Mill Supervisor’s direction.
• Check finished bag weights, including 25 kg packs , and correct underweight or overweight bags before dispatch.
• Count and record bags produced, stored, and dispatched.

Assist with stock control and ingredient receiving

• Check the identity, condition, and weight of incoming ingredients.
• Report wet, mouldy, contaminated, adulterated, or otherwise questionable materials.
• Keep questionable deliveries separate pending approval.
• Record ingredients received, issued for production, and remaining.
• Help complete daily stock counts and reconciliation.
• Report unexplained shortages or differences promptly.
• Keep ingredients labelled, properly arranged, and protected from moisture.
• Prevent unauthorized removal or use of ingredients and finished feed.

Support ingredient procurement

• Accompany the Feed Mill Supervisor or visit suppliers, markets, and warehouses when assigned.
• Check ingredient quantities, weights, condition, and loading arrangements.
• Collect and submit receipts and delivery records.
• Report procurement or delivery discrepancies immediately.
• Make purchases or accept substitutions only when authorized by management.

Maintain daily records and reports

• Complete batch sheets, ingredient-use records, bag counts, and dispatch records accurately.
• Assist with the daily production and stock report.
• Record feed quantities produced, ingredient usage, closing stock, bag-weight checks, losses, and equipment downtime.
• Submit assigned records through the farm’s designated reporting channel.
• Report mistakes and operational problems immediately.
• Maintain clear handovers so the next person can account for work completed and materials remaining.

Support staff supervision, cleanliness, and safety

• Help the Feed Mill Supervisor assign tasks and monitor attendants’ work.
• Ensure staff follow approved procedures and safe working practices.
• Keep the feed mill, equipment, and storage areas clean and organized.
• Carry out assigned pre-start equipment checks.
• Report abnormal noise, overheating, damaged components, and electrical faults.
• Ensure machinery is safely stopped and isolated before cleaning, clearing blockages, or repairs.

Provide cover when assigned

• Coordinate routine production when the Feed Mill Supervisor is unavailable, within delegated authority.
• Continue using approved formulas, checks, and reporting procedures.
• Refer decisions outside that authority to management.
• Maintain close coordination with the Quality Control Supervisor.

Work Schedule and Weekly Time Off

This is a farm-resident position. Weekly time off normally begins on Saturday evening , after sufficient feed has been compounded to cover the birds’ Sunday requirements and all assigned records, stock reconciliation, and handovers are completed.

The Assistant Feed Mill Supervisor may then leave the farm and must return on Monday morning to resume duties. Any earlier departure must be approved by management, with sufficient feed prepared and appropriate supervision arranged.

Required Experience and Skills

• Previous hands-on experience in a feed mill or feed production operation.
• Practical familiarity with crushers, conveyors, mixers, weighing scales, and bagging equipment.
• Ability to read and follow feed formulas and calculate batch quantities.
• Accurate weighing, counting, and basic record-keeping skills.
• Ability to use a smartphone for reports, photographs, and communication.
• Ability to help coordinate feed mill attendants.
• Willingness to visit ingredient procurement locations when assigned.
• Willingness to reside on the farm.
• Relevant technical or agricultural training is an advantage. Practical competence is essential.

Personal Qualities

• Honest, dependable, and careful with details.
• Willing to follow instructions and approved procedures.
• Comfortable reporting errors promptly.
• Accountable for ingredients, finished feed, and records.
• Able to work respectfully with the Feed Mill Supervisor, Quality Control Supervisor, and attendants.

Accommodation, Salary, and Growth

• A self-contained room is provided on the farm.
• Salary will be discussed based on experience and practical ability.
• Opportunities for increased income and advancement to greater responsibility are available based on performance, competence, and reliability.

Selection Process

Shortlisted candidates will complete a practical assessment covering ingredient weighing, basic batching calculations, bag-weight checks, and stock records. References from previous employers will be required.