Visit to a Production Facility – Vinnytsia Poultry Farm LLC, Ladyzhyn

On 08.10.21, the best students of the Odesa Technical Professional College of ONAFT, studying in the educational programmes “Installation and Maintenance of Refrigeration and Compressor Machines and Units” and “Installation and Maintenance of Air Conditioning and Ventilation Systems”, at the invitation of the management of Vinnytsia Poultry Farm LLC, visited a modern agro-industrial enterprise for poultry processing and meat product manufacturing in the town of Ladyzhyn.

The factory's products are successfully sold in Ukraine and on the markets of more than 80 countries, including 36 European countries. As of the beginning of 2020, the enterprise produces about 40,000 tonnes of finished products per month and 500,000 tonnes per year.

The enterprise holds the following certification:

• a food quality and safety management system based on the principles of HACCP, as well as good manufacturing practice (GMP);

• certificates of compliance with the requirements of key food quality and safety management standards. The effectiveness of the implemented management systems is confirmed annually by an international certification body, the company SGS;

• certificate No. UA15/818841854 of 18 September 2018 – at the certification audit, the enterprise confirmed compliance with the requirements of the BRC Food Safety standard (issue 7). In September 2019, at the certification audit, the enterprise confirmed compliance with the requirements of the international food safety standard BRC Food Safety (issue 8), certificate No. UA15/818841854 of 9 September 2019.

And despite the full automation of production, modernisation and reconstruction are carried out at the enterprise on a continuous basis. The agroholding to which Vinnytsia Poultry Farm belongs runs the “Idea Bank” programme. This is a project where every employee can propose an initiative. If it is economically justified and effective, it is approved for implementation. To unlock employees' potential, there are trainings, communication with foreigners, and professional training involving the solving of non-standard tasks.

The tour of the enterprise was conducted by leading specialists: heads and technologists of the workshops. We were introduced to the technological processes of poultry meat processing and storage, the cold chain, numerous refrigeration equipment, an ammonia refrigeration unit, the refrigeration unit automation scheme, and energy-saving means.

After the visit, many OTPC ONAFT students expressed a wish to begin their professional development by doing their work placement and acquiring practical skills exclusively at this enterprise.

Thank you for your hospitality.