Nursery/Finishing Farm Mgr. - Farm: 60813 (Goshen Ridge) Mt. Olive, NC

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The Nursery-Finishing Farm Manager is responsible for leading the crew in developing and meeting farm goals by understanding and following the Standard Operating Procedures.  This position is responsible for maintaining a safe work environment and is responsible for managing personnel and management systems at the farms and meeting or exceeding production targets.

Core Responsibilities

• Communicates and promotes Smithfield’ core values, mission, and goals to the members of the crew.
• Works with the Production Manager to develop annual farm goals for the farms that will lead to the accomplishment of Smithfield’ goals
• Assures farm biosecurity is maintained
• Responsible for farm and financial performance by marketing animals for maximum return on weight targets and body condition
• Working with the Production Manager, assures the farms are operating at maximum capacity and assist in coordinating animal transport
• Assures accurate records are maintained
• Responsible for maintaining animal identification systems
• Trains new employees and assures proper animal husbandry skills are being utilized by all technicians.
• Ensures all staff move through the Training and Certification process as rapidly as possible
• Responsible for maintenance and sanitation of the facilities
• Ensures all equipment, machinery and vehicles are accounted for and properly maintained
• Does any and all tasks as described in the Technician job descriptions
• Follows Smithfield animal welfare policies and procedures including: providing a physical environment that meets the animal’s needs, providing access to adequate water and high quality feed, providing humane treatment of the animals, providing identification and appropriate treatment of animals in need of health care and following the guidelines for euthanasia as written in the Euthanasia Action Plan found in the NPB publication, “On Farm Euthanasia of Swine – Options for the Producer”
• Responsible for complying with all environmental laws and procedures to which Smithfield subscribes
• Reports all environmental issues immediately to their supervisor
• Reads and understands the company’s emergency notification process and will be responsible for reviewing that policy at their work site
• Teaches and follows Standard Operating Procedures
• Responsible for understanding all safety requirements of the job and for performing the job in compliance with the safety requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. May perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

• High School Diploma or GED with 2+ years of experience as a Farm Manager or Head of Department
• Bachelor’s Degree from a regionally accredited college or university in related field, preferred
• Minimum 1-year experience in swine production required
• History of good production in nursery or finishing environment
• Must have good organization skills
• Must have good leadership skills
• Must have general computer knowledge
• Understand and be responsible for animal production capability and take action to prevent performance loss
• Ability to do hard physical labor
• Good communication skills (Verbal and Written)
• Ability to read and understand company communications in English and apply them in the workplace