Breeder Service Technician - NM

Position Title: Breeder Service Technician - NM

Status: Full-Time, Non-Exempt

Department: Pullet Farm

Reports to: Breed Operations Manager - NM

Location: Portales, New Mexico

About Us

At Hoover’s Hatchery, we don’t just hatch chicks — we support farmers, homesteaders, feed stores, and families across the country. With a national reach and deep agricultural roots, our success depends on strong field leadership, disciplined production standards, and consistent communication between farms and operations.

Our culture is not built on hierarchy — it is built on alignment. We connect farm operations, hatchery production, and leadership through clear expectations, measurable performance, and shared responsibility for results.

Our New Mexico breeder operations play a critical role in the success of our entire production network. This position offers the opportunity to work hands-on in poultry production while contributing directly to flock performance, animal health, and operational efficiency.

We are a stable, growing agricultural business rooted in accountability, teamwork, and high standards. We work hard, we solve problems, and we continuously improve. If you take pride in agricultural production, enjoy being in the field, and want to make a meaningful impact in breeder performance, we encourage you to apply.

Why Join Our Team?

• Stable and growing agricultural company with national impact
• Hands-on field role with measurable production influence
• Opportunity to directly improve flock performance and farm success
• Structured environment with clear expectations and accountability
• Professional development and industry exposure
• Located in Portales, NM — serving a strong agricultural community
  
  

Job Summary

The Breeder Service Technician is responsible for supporting breeder flock performance and farm operations at our New Mexico location. This position works closely with the Breed Operations Manager to ensure breeder flocks, facilities, and farms are operating at optimal standards for layability, hatchability, health, and overall production performance.

This is a hands-on, field-based role that combines technical knowledge, relationship management, problem-solving, and operational coordination. The Breeder Service Technician serves as a key link between the farms and hatchery facility, helping drive consistency, accountability, and continuous improvement across breeder operations.

Essential Functions

Farm Operations & Coordination

• Works closely with the Breed Operations Manager – NM to support breeder operations and strategic goals.
• Works directly with farm workers, supervisors, and managers, to address operational needs and concerns in a timely and professional manner.
• Develops and effectively maintains a farm visit schedule to ensure consistent oversight and support.
• Audits farms according to established schedules and maintains accurate audit records.
• Uses production reports to identify trends and communicate performance results to leadership.
• Develops, implements, and enforces improvement plans for farms and farm employees.
• Coordinates starter barns and transportation for breeder stock.
• Participates in industry continuing education and events.
  
  

Production Performance and Operational Excellence

• Ensures that breeder chick deliveries are coordinated.
• Works with farm workers to ensure they are meeting required policies and standards.
• Works with farms to optimize layability and hatchability performance.
• Troubleshoots production issues including hatchability, layability, disease control, and pest control.
• Coordinates and implements flock vaccination, flock service and biological testing schedules.
• Collects and submits environmental and water samples.
• Can run skid loaders and tractors or willing to learn.
• Can drive standard transmission feed truck or willing to learn
• Inventories feed and coordinates feed delivery.
• Delivers feed with feed truck when necessary.
• Performs maintenance that sometimes includes plumbing and electrical.
• Be scheduled in rotation to be on call on some weekends
• Possible on call for holidays
• Performs all other duties as assigned by management.
  
  

Job Qualifications

• BS in Animal Science, Poultry Science, Agriculture or equivalent experience preferred
• Two years’ experience managing breeding flocks and/or production fowl preferred
• Valid Driver's License and insurability required
• Maintenance knowledge preferred
• Ability to earn required certifications
• Bilingual highly preferred but not required.
  
  

Preferred Skills

• Must be willing and able to handle live poultry.
• Ability to read, write, communicate, and interpret information accurately in English.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret important instructions, guidelines, and/or communications and respond accordingly.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Must be willing to work in adverse weather conditions.
• Must be willing to come in for emergencies as needed.
  
  

Competencies

• Ethical conduct
• Customer servitude
• Tenacity and dependability
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Adaptability in a fast-paced production environment
• Ability to lead by example
• Strong communication skills
• High level of accountability
• Effective prioritizing and multitasking
• Ability to work well in a team environment
• Strong computer skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Works well under pressure and can meet deadlines
  
  

Travel Requirements

• Occasional out-of-town travel as needed
• Overnight travel rare, but possible
  
  

Physical Demands

• Requires the ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions
• Requires the ability to tolerate unpleasant odors associated with eggs and poultry of various quality
• Normal corrective vision range, ability to see color and distinguish letters, numbers, and symbols
• Frequently required to sit, walk, talk, hear, bend, reach, stand, stoop, crawl, crouch, push, pull, twist, turn, balance, climb, and stretch
• Requires the ability to perform physical labor requiring continual use of motor skills, manual dexterity, and the manipulation of large objects.
• Requires the ability to work around equipment that generates noise, vibration, and heat
• This position may require heavy lifting, over 70 lbs.