GDU Team Lead - East Ridge Sow Farm

The Maschhoffs • Pearl, IL

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The GDU Team Lead - East Ridge Sow Farm is responsible for ensuring the daily care of animals promotes humane handling, safeguarding animal health, providing access to water and feed, and maintaining the best possible environment. This role involves monitoring animal health, administering vaccinations and medications, maintaining accurate production records, and assisting the Farm Manager in training team members. The Team Lead will organize and participate in daily production activities, communicate departmental needs, and perform minor maintenance and repairs. Additionally, they will implement best management practices for environmental stewardship, including manure management.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED
• 1 year experience in the swine industry and/or 1 years of leadership experience in any field.
• Knowledge of: Agriculture industry preferred
• Knowledge of: Company policies and procedures
• Knowledge of: Standard Operating Procedures of the system (thorough understanding)
• Knowledge of: Proper pig terminology and livestock handling (advanced)
• Knowledge of: MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook) and basic understanding of computers is preferred
• Skill in: Clear and concise verbal and written communication skills
• Skill in: Organizational and Leadership skills
• Skill in: Training and development of team members on standard operating procedures
• Ability to: Work independently, as well as being a team player
• Ability to: Effectively monitor and develop subordinates to insure smooth operation of the farm
• Ability to: Maintain confidentiality
• Ability to: Desire to learn new skills
• Ability to: Use production records to facilitate improvements

Nice To Haves

• Agriculture industry preferred
• MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook) and basic understanding of computers is preferred

Responsibilities

• Ensure daily care promotes humane animal handling, including the safeguard of animal health, providing access to water and feed, and the best possible environment.
• Monitor the health of all animals, ensure proper vaccinations, medications, and injections are given and documented as needed to promote animal well-being, achieve regulatory compliance, increase production and communicate all animal well-being issues and/or concerns to the Farm Manager.
• Promote safe work habits, maintain a safe working environment and report all work related injuries within 24 hours of occurrence to the Farm Manager.
• Keep and maintain accurate production records.
• Assist the Farm Manager in the training of team members’ production and interpersonal skills through open and honest informal daily feedback, and daily organization of their activities.
• Organize and participate in the daily production activities of their departments including implementation, follow up, and review of the execution of standard operating procedures.
• Communicate department needs to the Farm Manager such as feed, supplies, maintenance, personnel issues, etc.
• Perform minor maintenance and repairs on buildings and equipment, as well as, housekeeping responsibilities of the facility and communicate to Farm Manager of necessary repairs or maintenance needed.
• Implement best management practices for environmental stewardship including the proper regulation of manure storage facility (pit) levels and the flushing time and recharge of manure handling systems within the barns.

Benefits

• Choice between a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) plan and a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) plan.
• Two options for dental coverage, both of which cover three main types of expenses and cover preventative care at 100%.
• Group rate vision benefits.
• Complimentary Basic Life Insurance as well as voluntary employee, spouse, and child life insurance policies.
• Short Term and Long Term Disability coverage, at no cost to the employee.
• A traditional pre-tax 401(k) plan as well as a Roth 40(k) plan.
• The Company matches the first 4% of employee contributions, which is immediately vested.
• A generous paid time off program, including a life event day and volunteer day each year for full time employees.
• Participation in a Company Short Term Incentive Plan (STI) where payments are dependent upon several company factors/metrics.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED