Coenraad Gaymans
Senior Production Manager
Midrand
Summary
Accomplished Senior Production Manager with a proven track record at Kuipers Group , enhancing operational efficiency and leading high-performance teams. Expert in parent stock management adept at fostering strong customer relationship, ensuring health and safety compliance, and driving significant improvements in production standards.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Production Manager
Eggbert Eggs
08.2023 - Current
- Provide overall leadership and strategic direction ,thereby ensuring long - term growth of production department
- Responsible for continually enhancing overall efficiencies and high standard of production and that the highest quality product are consistently being delivered and presented for sale
- Proactively manage all aspect related to food quality ,health and safety ,bio-security and environmental compliance in accordance with company policy and procedures and relevant legislation
- Oversee the people management side by providing the necessary leadership to develop a high performance workforce
- Ensure that all customers are satisfied ,and that any complaints are dealt with professionally with primary aim of keeping the customer satisfied
- Ensure that the required operational ,financial and administrative records are analyzed and acted upon in order to improve efficiency of the operation
- Liaise with key external service/product suppliers to insure smooth operation of the bussines
- Liaise with parent stock companies (Hy Line and Amberlink) to ensure the best performance for the company
- Liaise with Veterinarian on a regular basis to ensure optimum flock health
Divisional Production Manager Rearing and Breeder
Kuipers Group CED
01.2018 - 08.2023
- Responsible for overseeing all commercial rearing and commercial breeder operations of the group as to obtain optimum performance from breeders ,rearing into lay
- Using the poultry management system to monitor and track performance and to take necessary corrective action where necessary
- To develop and enhance the planning system
- Conduct regular routine and unannounced inspections focusing on production,housekeeping and compliance with standard operating procedures and standard's
- Liaise with Vets,Nutritionist and Breed suppliers
- Analyze previous cycle,month or years results and implements necessary changes where necessary
- Instill a culture of customer service
- Plan regular visits to customers and establish the needs of such customers and do planning accordingly
Senior Production Manager
Bartlet Poultry
01.2008 - 12.2018
- Oversee all commercial layer production and rearing entity's
- Organizing ,Planning and coordinating all production activities in collaboration with the General manager
- Ensure that necessary operational task are carried out to standard
- Ensure that all production systems and processes run efficiently and effectively
- Foster teamwork and constructive relationship with employee's
- Compiling annual budget and management thereof
General Manager
Gaymans Farms
02.2003 - 12.2018
- Overseeing the overall running of the business
- Compiling annual budget and the implementation there off
- Manage the day to day activities and planning
- Liaise with broiler breeder parent stock companies to ensure the best performance results
Hatchery Manager
Gaymans Farms
01.1996 - 01.2003
- Liaise with broiler customers regarding orders ,customer complaints and delivery dates
- Do follow up visits with customers
- Forecasting of hatches
- Monitor egg forecast and egg stocks
- Attend to setter and hatcher machine breakdowns and insure that preventive maintenance program was in place
- Compile weekly fertility breakout reports and liaise with vets regarding this
- Ensure that correct hygiene standards were met and maintained
Assistant Rearing Manager
Gaymans Farms
01.1992 - 12.1992
- Ensure that rearing cages were pre pared for next placement
- That the proper biosecurity being maintained
- Monitoring of weekly weights and implementation of feeding programs for the males and female lines
- Liaise with Ross and Cobb technical teams regarding quality of day old chicks and performance issues
- Co ordinate and plan the placement of point of lay pullets
Education
NHD Company Administration - Business Management
Wits
Johannesburg, South Africa 04.2001 -
Skills
Placement and capacity planning
Poultry husbandry
Broiler breeder, Commercial Layer Technical skill
Operational Efficiency
Health and safety compliance
Strong leadership abilities
Languages
Dutch
Intermediate (B1)
Afrikaans
Timeline
Senior Production Manager
Eggbert Eggs
08.2023 - Current
Divisional Production Manager Rearing and Breeder
Kuipers Group CED
01.2018 - 08.2023
Senior Production Manager
Bartlet Poultry
01.2008 - 12.2018
General Manager
Gaymans Farms
02.2003 - 12.2018
NHD Company Administration - Business Management
Wits
04.2001 -
Hatchery Manager
Gaymans Farms
01.1996 - 01.2003
Assistant Rearing Manager
Gaymans Farms
01.1992 - 12.1992
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