Farm Manager - Monarch SOW

Summary

The Farrowing Manager is responsible for all aspects of farrowing and meeting weekly shipping targets of full-value pigs.  This position oversees and manages GESTAL farrowing feeder system and ensures ALL animals across the farm receive proper feed, water, ventilation, and bedding on a daily basis.  The Farrowing Manager assists with all other aspects of the farm to ensure farm goals are met and tasks are completed on a daily basis.

• Responsible for managing all aspects of a 1,600-sow farrow to wean sow farm.
• Responsible for meeting weekly shipping targets of full-value pigs.
• Ensure that ALL animals across the farm have received proper feed, water, ventilation, bedding, and care on a daily basis.
• Ensure that all NR protocols and guidelines are completely (100%) met and followed at ALL times.
• Manage all aspects of the farm to ensure farm goals are met and tasks are completed on a daily basis.

Principal and Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Responsible to manage farm division weekly goals for, but not limited to: breeding targets, farrowing targets, pigs shipped targets, production and financial targets.
• Manage gestation, breeding, ESF (Electronic Sow Feeding), animal movement, and farrowing according to approved guidelines.
• Manage, keep, communicate, and report accurate records on a daily basis for both production and financial data.
• Responsible for placing all orders and maintaining current inventory and supplies order list (vaccines, semen, fuel, bedding, feed, etc.).
• Direct cleaning/bedding of farm and maintaining appropriate equipment, in compliance with NR and local, state, and federal regulations.
• Maintain correct temperature/ventilation settings, and that all associated equipment is in full working order.
• Ensure that all farm grounds, animal pens, facilities, equipment, etc. are routinely cleaned, maintained, and in working order.
• Manage Period Close inventory, cost analysis, and cost control.
• Develop and implement vision for constant improvement of key performance metrics including sow herd and piglet survival rates, number of pigs weaned, farrowing rate, and pork quality.
• Any other duties as assigned, requested, or directed by management/supervisor.

Minimum Education

• B.S. degree in Animal Science or related field, with a minimum of two-year’s experience in straw-bedded pork production system/farrowing unit, OR minimum of five years’ experience in traditional pork production/farrowing unit.

Experience Requirements

• Experience in traditional pork production/farrowing unit.
• The ability to lead and manage a team of 10-15 people.
• Strong knowledge of computer software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Ability to solve problems, be a critical thinker, goal oriented, and a team player.

Environmental Factors and Physical Requirements

• Position is mostly sedentary but may require occasional moving to other offices or buildings.
• May need to move light equipment or supplies from one place to another.
• May need to access files, supplies and equipment.
• Work activity is in an office, open-partitioned, cubicle environment