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3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Farrowing Lead is responsible for leading and developing the farrowing team, ensuring all production protocols and procedures are followed, and maximizing sow production and efficiencies. This role involves training employees in animal husbandry, production paperwork, bio-security, and safety procedures. The Farrowing Lead also communicates effectively with employees and farm management, ensures accurate and timely completion of paperwork, maintains a safe working environment, oversees ventilation controls, and manages facility maintenance. Marginal functions include other duties as assigned by farm management.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED Preferred
2+ Years Livestock Experience with High School Diploma Preferred
My Pipestone New Hire Courses (Introduction, Animal Welfare, Biosecurity, Employee Handbook, PQA, Safety)
Additional Position Related My Pipestone Assigned
Monthly Animal Welfare, Biosecurity and Safety Topics (combined)
Annual Safety Refresher Training
Standing, walking and ability to be on feet 8 to 10 hours per day
Frequent bending, reaching, squatting and kneeling
Frequent use of one or both hands/arms to grasp or pull
Frequent lifting of objects weighing 3-20 pounds
Occasional bending while pulling and/or lifting objects weighing up to 50 pounds, or requiring up to 50 pounds of force to move
Occasional bending while pulling and/or lifting objects weighing up to 100 pounds or requiring up to 100 pounds of force to move with the assistance of another person as needed
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
Must be able to print and/or write legibly
Must be able to work weekends
Must have reliable method of transportation to get to work

Responsibilities

Lead and develop farrowing team
Train farrowing employees to follow all production protocols and procedures
Monitor employee performance versus protocols to maximize sow production & efficiencies
Develop area employees to provide specialized skills necessary for smooth work flow
Train farrowing employees in animal husbandry to reduce stress of herd and maximize production
Maximize the daily tasks of the department to achieve production targets
Complete area paperwork accurately and timely; train farrowing employees in required production paperwork and monitor employee activity for accuracy
Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with area employees and farm management
Utilize task sheets and time frames to maintain an organized workday
Utilize consistent monitoring of task schedules for both yourself and farrowing area employees
Give daily input to farm management on production, animal health, and farrowing employee issues
Train farrowing employees on how their personal performance affects the finances of the organization
Ensure farrowing paperwork is completed accurately and on time
Work with farm management to ensure completion of all work related injury paperwork and participate as necessary in accident investigation
Daily recording of monitored production items
Ensure employees are properly trained on how to complete paperwork in the farrowing area. Submit production records and corrections on time
Adhere to all bio-security protocols, train farrowing staff on bio-security and monitor employee activity for compliance
Ensure farrowing area bio-security audit deficiencies are corrected and brought into compliance in a timely basis
Follow all safety procedures and guidelines
Teach farrowing area employees safety procedures and monitor employee activity for compliance
Ensure all safety equipment is in place and utilized
Learn accident prevention measures for farrowing area, train farrowing employees and monitor employee activity for compliance
Consistently monitor animal welfare procedures in farrowing area
Monitor and ensure farrowing area ventilation system is in good working order
Regularly monitor the environment to achieve optimum comfort for the animals
Train farrowing area employees to provide regular input to maintain optimum comfort for animals
The facility must be maintained and well kept
Train and direct farrowing staff to complete routine maintenance on a daily basis
Communicate non-routine repairs to farm management
Train, direct and monitor staff to keep farrowing area clean and organized
Other duties and projects as assigned by farm management