Sow Farm Manager - Diagonal, IA

About the role

The Sow Farm Manager role is responsible for leading an on-farm team to deliver the expected animal care, breeding, herd productivity, and efficiency of their herd in support of Iowa Select Farms production goals.

Responsibilities

• Direct and daily management of on-farm production staff.
• Ensure all aspects of daily animal care are met, including adequate access to feed/water and an appropriate barn environment.
• Plan, organize, and ensure execution of the daily schedule of tasks for farm staff.
• Promote and demonstrate sound animal husbandry, animal handling, and animal health practices, in accordance with common industry-defined standards of care.
• Ensure timely euthanasia is executed according to ISF standards.
• Provide necessary training, guidance, and direction to functional teams in farrowing and breeding departments to ensure herd productivity is as expected.
• Maintain a positive, collaborative, and motivated team culture.
• Work directly with HR resources to effectively recruit, train, retain, motivate, and develop on-farm staff.
• Work directly with veterinary staff to identify and respond to any/all adverse herd health conditions.
• Ensure strict adherence to the ISF Animal Wellbeing Policy across the assigned scope of responsibility.
• Ensure strict adherence to ISF Biosecurity Policy across the assigned scope of responsibility.
• Ensure strict adherence to any/all ISF Safety Policies meant to support the health and safety of the team within the assigned scope of responsibility.

Qualifications

• Bilingual requirements - preferred
• At least 5 years’ experience in swine production operations
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word

Skills

• Leadership and Collaboration
• Work Ethic and Dedication
• Technical Capabilities
• Demonstrated Success
• Time Management and Organizational Skills
• Problem Solving and Initiative
• Trusted with Responsibility
• Respect
• Communication
• Accountability

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

TBD

Schedule

Full-time position requiring at least 40 hours per week. Weekend and holiday schedule on-rotation is required. Additional availability may be required during staffing challenges. Occasional evening hours may be required as the job duties demand. Employees must be willing to be on-call for after-hours emergencies.