Gestation Lead - Sow Country

No relevant LinkedIn company found.PIPESTONE•Long Island, KS

15h•Onsite

About The Position

Lead, train, and manage employees in the gestation area of a farm to maximize production, efficiency, and profitability. This role has overall accountability for gestation performance.

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 Training: Monthly Animal Welfare, Biosecurity and Safety Topics, Annual Safety Refresher Training

Responsibilities

Lead and develop the gestation team by training employees on production protocols, monitoring performance, developing specialized skills, and training in animal husbandry to reduce herd stress and maximize production.
Maximize daily tasks of the department to achieve production targets.
Complete area paperwork accurately and timely, and train gestation employees in required production paperwork.
Communicate effectively verbally and in writing with area employees and farm management, utilizing task sheets and time frames for an organized workday.
Monitor task schedules for self and gestation area employees.
Provide daily input to farm management on production, animal health, and gestation employee issues.
Train gestation employees on how their personal performance affects the organization's finances.
Ensure gestation paperwork is completed accurately and on time, including work-related injury paperwork and accident investigation participation.
Daily recording of monitored production items.
Adhere to all bio-security protocols, train gestation staff on bio-security, and monitor employee compliance.
Ensure gestation area bio-security audit deficiencies are corrected in a timely manner.
Follow all safety procedures and guidelines, teach gestation area employees safety procedures, and monitor employee compliance.
Ensure all safety equipment is in place and utilized.
Learn accident prevention measures for the gestation area, train gestation employees, and monitor employee activity for compliance.
Consistently monitor animal welfare procedures in the gestation area.
Monitor and ensure the gestation area ventilation system is in good working order.
Regularly monitor the environment to achieve optimum comfort for the animals.
Train gestation area employees to provide regular input to maintain optimum comfort for animals.
Maintain and keep the facility well-kept.
Train and direct gestation staff to complete routine maintenance on a daily basis.
Communicate non-routine repairs to farm management.
Train, direct, and monitor staff to keep the gestation area clean and organized.
Perform other duties and projects as assigned by farm management.