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JBS is seeking a salaried Farm Manager to join our team! Position starts at $54,000+, DOE, per year.
Purpose & Scope: The Sow Farm Manager is responsible for ensuring the carrying out of daily responsibilities in the caring for the welfare of the animals, including feed, water, and management. The Sow Farm Manager directly manages the team of farm employees and ensures they are working effectively and efficiently. This position will coordinate employees into highly effective team members to produce high quality animals in the most productive manner.
Principle Responsibilities:
- Ensures animals are being cared for daily, including water, feed and management
- Builds, leads, and trains successful team members to carry out assigned tasks
- Complies with company Standard Operating Procedures (SOPS)
- Assists in controlling costs associated with feed, supplies, and labor
- Sets long and short term targets and goals for breeding and farrowing success
- Maintains accurate number integrity for record keeping
- Coordinates and oversees completion of special projects
- Makes recommendations for operational improvements
- Conducts safety training meetings and ensures employees are working safely
- Performs general maintenance and upkeep of buildings, grounds and equipment
- Maintains open line of communication with all team members including upper management
- Complies with the practices and principals of biosecurity to safeguard the life and health of the animals
- Ensures welfare of animals
- Assists with other duties as assigned
Travel: Local travel – often 30-mile radius
Required Qualifications:
• Strong communication and listening skills
• B.S degree in Animal Science or equivalent
AND
3-5 years related experience in swine production AND Minimum of 1 year people
management experience
- Demonstrated ability to solve problems and make decisions independently
- Ability to effectively lead a team
- Be a team oriented, self-motivated and positive individual with strong work ethics
- Valid non-expired Driver’s License
- Ability to efficiently multi-task in a fast-paced environment
- Familiarity with common swine diseases and medications is preferred.
Preferred Qualifications: Bilingual - Spanish
The applicant who fills this position will be eligible for the following compensation and benefits:
- Benefits: Vision, Medical, and Dental coverage begin after 60 days of employment;
- Paid Time Off: sick leave, vacation, and 6 company observed holidays;
- 401(k): company match begins after the first year of service and follows the company vesting schedule;
This position does not have an application deadline. We will continue to recruit until the position has been filled.
The Company is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our team members and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct a drug, alcohol, and background checks for all new team members post-offer and prior to the start of employment. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of the third day of work.
About us: JBS USA is a leading global provider of diversified, high-quality food products, including a portfolio of well-recognized brands and innovative, easy-to-use food solutions. We process, prepare, package and deliver fresh and value-added premium meat, poultry and retail-ready food products for customers in approximately 100 countries on six continents. We are also the majority shareholder of Pilgrim’s, the largest poultry company in North America. JBS USA employs more than 100,000 team members, and our corporate office is located in beautiful Greeley, Colorado, where our 1,200 team members onsite enjoy more than 300 days of sunshine a year.
Our mission: To be the best in all that we do, completely focused on our business, ensuring the best products and services to our customers, a relationship of trust with our suppliers, profitability for our shareholders and the opportunity of a better future for all of our team members.
Our core values are: Availability, Determination, Discipline, Humility, Ownership, Simplicity, Sincerity
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