Production Manager Trainee - Farmville, VA

About the role

Join Smithfield, a company dedicated to sustainably feeding people around the world with good food produced ethically. Opportunities are available across various locations and functions, supported by core values of gratitude, communication, respect, and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Learns, demonstrates capability/knowledge and becomes certified in all farm department areas including breeding/farrowing and nursery/finishing.
• Gains a solid understanding of and ability to implement company systems such as pig production processes, animal flow, farm health, genetics, husbandry, etc.
• Performs and masters all hourly jobs under supervision.
• Becomes certified in each job after showing competence and skill/understanding in each.
• Develops and prepares required reports on experiences encountered and addresses/shares opportunities for improvement.
• Complies with all environmental laws and procedures to which Smithfield LLC subscribes.
• Completes Leadership Certification.
• Understands and complies with company IPS, biosecurity, animal welfare, and EMS policies and procedures.
• Reports all environmental, animal care, and biosecurity issues immediately to their supervisor.
• Performs the responsibilities as the acting HOD as needed by management.
• On call to work in emergency situations such as alarm calls, inclement weather, power outages, personnel shortages, and environmental emergencies.
• Responsible for progression in the Manager Training development program.
• Reports any issue that interferes with completion of development program to Human Resources.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year accredited college or university in Animal Science or related Agricultural field of study, or currently enrolled college student with an anticipated graduation by end of current semester.
• Able to work an average 48-hour week, which can vary frequently.
• Weekend, evening, and holiday work required as needed.
• Ability to lead others.
• Willingness to relocate to complete training and assume first managerial assignment.
• Computer literate and proficient in Microsoft software.
• Works well with others in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Supportive of the mission of raising swine for human consumption of high-quality pork products.
• Supportive of performing tasks such as euthanasia, castration, vaccinations, piglet processing, ear tagging for identification, taking blood samples, and other animal husbandry procedures.
• Able to operate a high-pressure washing system.