layer service supervisor - jonesboro, arkansas
Happy Egg is growing fast, and we are looking for a Layer Service Supervisor who's passionate about supporting current and future Happy Growers raise Happy Hens successfully. As an egg company, taking care of our contract growers and the hens they care for is absolutely critical to our business! While we're known for the best tasting eggs on the planet, we wouldn't be successful without healthy, thriving farms to provide our supply.
If you are a natural leader who loves helping others succeed, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and brings strong technical, analytical, and relationship-building skills to the table, then let’s talk.
Candidates must live within a 50-mile radius of Jonesboro, Arkansas, or be willing to relocate to the area.This region offers a strong agricultural community, affordable living, and easy access to both rural and urban amenities.
What You’ll Do:
- Lead and manage a regional group of contract layer growers, ensuring each farm operates in accordance with Happy Egg animal welfare, production, and compliance standards.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for growers in your assigned region, providing ongoing technical and operational guidance to optimize hen health, egg production, and compliance.
- Collaborate closely with the vertical integration, live production, and compliance teams to align goals, share insights, and support strategic initiatives.
- Support onboarding and training for new growers, clearly communicating Happy Egg expectations and standards, including American Humane Certification requirements.
- Conduct regular farm visits to observe operations, identify opportunities for improvement, and coach growers on best practices related to flock care, nutrition, housing, lighting, ventilation, and record-keeping.
- Monitor performance metrics, analyze production and welfare data, and make actionable recommendations to drive continuous improvement.
- Partner with the Compliance Team to educate, guide, and ensure grower adherence to American Humane Certified and Happy Egg animal welfare standards.
- Assist with internal audits and third-party certification readiness by maintaining strong documentation and coaching growers through corrective action plans, when needed.
- Oversee and support the coordination of new barn construction or renovations with growers, builders, and internal teams to ensure timelines, specs, and certification requirements are met.
- Lead regional planning efforts for flock placements, ensuring barns are ready and biosecurity protocols are followed.
- Communicate regularly with Happy Egg leadership on regional performance, grower engagement, and production outcomes.
- Participate in company-wide initiatives and cross-functional meetings to represent grower needs and identify operational gaps or opportunities.
- Coach and mentor junior service technicians, when applicable, to build future talent and ensure consistent grower support across regions.
What You’ll Bring to the Table:
- Bachelor's degree in poultry science or related field OR a minimum of 3-5 years of experience in commercial poultry production, preferably in a leadership or supervisory role
- Strong working knowledge of poultry production principles, with the ability to translate that knowledge into field-based coaching and operational improvements
- Experience working with animal welfare certifications and compliance programs (e.g., American Humane Certified, Certified Humane, USDA Organic, etc.)
- Live within a 50-mile radius of Jonesboro, Arkansas, or be willing to relocate to that region
- Valid driver's license and ability to travel to farm sites regularly
- Excellent data analysis and reporting skills
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and exercise sound judgment in the field
- Strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative mindset and the ability to foster trust-based relationships with growers
- Comfortable navigating conflict, problem-solving, and delivering constructive feedback
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, digital data tools, and farm management software is a plus
- Commitment to Happy Egg's core values, especially "In It Together" and "Hungry to Grow"
What Happy Egg Offers You:
- Happy Egg offers a world-class benefits package, which includes 5 weeks Paid Time Off
- 9 paid holidays
- 401(k) matching
- Health, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance.
- Annual target bonus
- This role is also eligible to participate in the company’s long-term incentive program.
- Company Vehicle
To provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Happy Egg are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. Happy Egg does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law. This policy covers all aspects of employment, including selection, job assignment, compensation, discipline, termination, and access to benefits and training.
Who We Are
When it comes to what makes a remarkable egg, we know a thing (or a dozen). With over 70 years of experience in Free Range farming, we’ve learned the ins and outs of what it takes to produce a richer yolk and more flavorful egg—from our beautiful farms and the specialty breeds of birds that roam on them to their high-quality feed, all the way to the stores we partner with to get them to your kitchen, there’s an extra dose of Happy in every step. The proof is inside the shell.
Our headquarters reside in the beautiful Northwest Arkansas Region where poultry farming is plentiful and recreational activities for humans are endless.
Requirements
- 3-5 years in commercial poultry industry
- 1-3 years leadership experience to lead a team of field technicians
- Daily travel to nearby contract Happy Egg Farmers
- Travel to corporate office in Rogers, AR 4-6 times per year
