Farm operation supervisor

Marvara Farms; Florence; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Marvara Farms in Ontario is seeking an experienced farm supervisor to oversee swine production and lead a team at our rural facility. The role requires hands-on management of daily tasks, safety and bio-security, and coordination with staff to meet production goals.

You will supervise 5-10 workers, coordinate work schedules, maintain records, and implement improvements. Strong communication and leadership are essential in this on-site role.

Qualifications

• 2 years to less than 3 years of farm or livestock supervision experience.
• Experience with swine production is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Direct farm feed inventory activities
• Organize tasks to accomplish the work
• Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
• Coordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs
• Hire and train staff
• Perform general farm duties
• Recommend personnel actions such as hiring and promotions
• Maintain inventory of equipment
• Maintain farm machinery, equipment and buildings
• Review documents, briefs and reports
• Recommend measures to improve productivity
• Coordinate work activities to ensure projects meet deadlines and budgets
• Coordinate the flow of information within the team

Skills

Excellent oral communication

Organized

Team player

Leadership

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate or equivalent experience

Job description

OVERVIEW

LANGUAGES

English

EDUCATION

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

EXPERIENCE

2 years to less than 3 years

ON SITE

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

WORK SITE ENVIRONMENT

• Hog and pig farming

WORK SETTING

• Rural area

RESPONSIBILITIES

TASKS

• Direct farm feed inventory activities
• Organize tasks to accomplish the work
• Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
• Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs
• Hire and train staff
• Perform general farm duties
• Recommend personnel actions such as hiring and promotions
• Maintain inventory of equipment
• Maintain farm machinery, equipment and buildings
• Review documents, briefs and reports
• Recommend measures to improve productivity
• Coordinate work activities to ensure projects meet deadlines and budgets
• Coordinate the flow of information within the team

SUPERVISION

• 5-10 people

EXPERIENCE AND SPECIALIZATION

AREA OF SPECIALIZATION

• Swine

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

• Excellent oral communication
• Organized
• Team player
• Leadership