Department Leader - Breeding

Schwartz Farms•Truman, MN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The purpose of the Breeding Department Leader is to manage production flow, as well as perform, supervise and train staff in the tasks involved in the breeding process. This role is accountable to the Unit Manager and is an Exempt position. The company values Humility, Care, Integrity, Discipline, and Excellence, which are integrated into the daily operations and employee interactions.

Requirements

Be capable of lifting a minimum of 50 lbs with reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

Other combinations of education and experience could provide the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to perform this job.

Responsibilities

Supervise, train and execute all artificial breeding techniques and timing requirements to meet targets.
Supervise, train and execute to ensuring compliance with SFI protocol; provide recommendations and feedback to SFI on techniques.
Supervise, train and execute regular heat and pregnancy checks on animals.
Schedule routine and seasonal vaccinations, supervise and train staff to ensure timely completion.
Supervise, train and execute to ensure correct withdrawal timing of all vaccines and treatments.
Perform monthly inventory counts.
Supervise, train and execute general feeding requirement on bred and open animals.
Manage pig flow, in and out of breeding barns; ensure sufficient number of sows bred to maximize throughput to farrowing.
Ensure barn organization, including animal flow throughout the barn, supervise and train staff as required.
Organize flow of open animals back into breeding program or removal thereof.
Supervise, train and execute to ensure the highest standards of the humane treatment of animals.
Ensure and maintain as directed that all SFI bio-security policies and procedures are followed and enforced.
Advocate and engage in SFI's animal welfare policy, including promoting animal well-being, remedying circumstances which impede animal care, and properly reporting instances of mistreatment or abuse.
Oversee and perform regular maintenance of equipment and structure in breeding barns, delegate and train staff as needed to maintain standards.
Perform regular pit maintenance, including pulling and recharging of pits.
Ensure overall barn cleanliness.
Maintain proper environment, including proper ventilation and air movement in barn.
Ensure the highest level of a safe work environment and safe work practices.
Train, supervise, motivate and lead the appropriate number of employees to achieve production goals and maximize efficiency.
Schedule daily tasks to be performed by supervised employees.
Follow, train and ensure that SFI training programs and procedures are being met and followed.
Be responsible for the timely maintenance all sow breeding records, including but not limited to routine maintenance on computer sow records, (i.e. running reports on nonproductive sows and regulating accordingly).
Be responsible for the timely maintenance of sow removal, transactions and treatment records.
Maintain PQA certification status.
Additional duties may be assigned as they arise.