Sow Farm Supervisor

Duties

• Supervise a Sow Farm and related personnel including day-to-day tasks of the farm, ensuring production targets are met, and supervising farm employees.
• Manage the research and control of animal selection, breeding practices to increase production efficiency and improve animal quality.
• Ensure the care and conditioning of sows on the farm.
• Direct the breeding and raising of swine using recognized breeding practices.
• Supervise swine examinations to identify diseases.
• Ensure standard operating procedures are followed and facilities are in good working condition.
• Meet daily and weekly production targets.
• Collect and record production data.
• Complete and submit production analysis reports in a timely manner.
• Submit orders for farm supplies and maintenance needs.
• Monitor breeding and grading to ensure adherence to safety regulations or standards.
• Create and manage employee work schedules.
• Revise and approve timecards and approve PTO, holidays, and sick days for employees.
• Maintain accurate personnel paperwork, including performance evaluations, and provide constructive and timely feedback to employees.

Requirements

• Two years of swine production experience.
• Experience must include at least one year of management duties on a swine farm, and experience following detailed standard operating procedures.
• Must have experience managing four or more animal caretakers for sow farms.
• Must have experience in all processes of swine production from gestation through farrowing and have experience training in vaccination and artificial insemination in swine.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, occasionally lift up to 100 pounds and sometimes push/and or move up to 300 pounds.
• Must have good written and oral communication skills in English.

Pay

Salary: $67,662.00 to $74,063.80

Benefits

• Insurance including medical, vision, dental, prescription drugs and life insurance—starts after 90 days.
• 401 K retirement program- Seaboard will match 100% of the first 3% contributed and 50% of the next 2% contributed to the plan after 1 year of employment.
• Vacation: 15 days (DOH to 5 years of service), 20 days (5+ years of service), 25 days (15+ years of service)
• Sick: 48 hours per calendar year
• Holidays: 8 paid holidays after 90 days of employment
• Referral Bonus: $1,000 for each referred hire (if employee and referred hire are both active after 3 months)
• Relocation assistance for 100+ mile moves (30 days free housing, partial travel reimbursement)
• On the job training with advancement opportunities.