Boar Stud Manager

Boar Stud Manager

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university in Agriculture, Animal Science, Business or related field and 5+ years of relevant experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Minimum of 2+ years’ experience in a position of leadership to include team development and management, required.
• Certified in Boar Stud System (Barn and Laboratory area)
• Ability to do hard physical labor.
• Strong commitment to teamwork.
• Effective critical thinking, decision making and problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to shower daily in and out of facility.
• Ability to follow instructions and deal with standardized situations.
• Must be able to work an average 48-hour week, which can vary frequently.
• Weekend, evening, and holiday work required as needed.
• Must be on call to work in emergency situations to include but not limited to, power outages or personnel shortages.
• Written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be able to operate a high-pressure washing system.
• Must be supportive of the mission of raising swine for human consumption of high-quality pork products.
• Must be able to tolerate and willing to learn and perform the following tasks: euthanasia, castration, vaccinations, piglet processing, ear tagging for identification, taking blood samples and other procedures normal to animal husbandry.
• Ability to multi-task, plan, prioritize, and set goals.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with peers and executive leadership, via written and/or verbal communication.
• Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment.

Responsibilities

• Accounts for and manages all equipment, machinery, and vehicles assigned to individuals or sections via up-to-date documented preventive maintenance programs.
• Maintains all appropriate farms records and coordinates with team leader to ensure they are accurately recorded, reported timely to appropriate people and used effectively to improve farm output or lower costs.
• Oversees and is responsible for all farm inventories of feed, animals and other supplies.
• Ensures the day to day activities and processes are scheduled and performed according to standardization methods.
• Plans and manages all day to day tasks within the section so that all targets and responsibilities are met.
• Schedules all boar movement in and out of stud to ensure proper genetics are maintained.
• Ensures health and welfare of all animals, nutritionally and environmentally, and that all animals receive standardized vaccination/medication program.
• Receives and distributes payroll in an accurate and timely manner.
• Orders and maintains equipment for boar stud and sow farms as it pertains to AI.
• Report to serviceperson when problems, such as labor, mechanical, or health standards of animals, cannot be corrected independently.
• Responsible for complying with all environmental laws and procedures to which Smithfield subscribes.
• Reports all environmental issues immediately to their supervisor.
• Interacts in a professional manner with all support departments outside of the farm.
• Guides all associates in following production procedures as set forth by the company.
• Guides all associates in following all BMS, IPS and EMS procedures as set forth by the company.
• Guides all associates in maintaining heath status of farm through proper vaccination and treatment programs.
• Supervises the training of new associates.
• Provides coaching and feedback to associates informally and through formal appraisals.
• Maintains a safe work environment.
• Participates in informational and production-oriented seminars and meetings.
• Responsible for making himself/herself aware of and adhering to all company policies; and for reporting violations of company policies to appropriate supervision.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.