Farrowing Department Supervisor

Crosscut Limited; United States; Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Production bonus

Paid Holidays

Paid Vacation

Service Recognition

Job summary

Crosscut, Limited in the United States is seeking a dedicated supervisor for the farrowing department to partner with the site manager in achieving production goals. You will oversee daily tasks, train staff, and ensure safe, efficient workflows across the farrowing operations.

Responsibilities include coordinating with breeding and production teams, maintaining accurate records, managing environment and bio-security, and ensuring timely piglet processing and treatments.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of sow physiology, life cycle and factors affecting health and milk production.
• Knowledge of and ability to work with automated feeding systems.
• Environmental requirements of females and piglets.
• Ability to organize and maintain herd health and farrowing records.
• Ability to communicate well with other farrowing department personnel.
• Ability to effectively lead and foster a team effort environment.
• Respect and care for all animals and personnel.
• Work with site manager to standardize production routines to work safely and productively.
• High school diploma or GED required with Associate degree from agricultural or technical school with a major in animal production desired.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with site manager and breeding department supervisor regarding scheduling and daily personnel activities and workload.
• Supervise all production tasks in farrowing department.
• Train farrowing department personnel how to successfully perform all tasks involved in farrowing department.
• Coordinate farrowings with breeding department supervisor.
• Coordinate room preparation and teat count prior to females farrowing.
• Ensure all farrowings are attended by personnel.
• Maintain correct environment for sows and piglets.
• Cross foster piglets when necessary.
• Ensure fresh feed is available for all animals.
• Ensure adequate water flow is available.
• Coordinate data entry and recordkeeping.
• Coordinate culling unproductive females in conjunction with site manager.
• Ensure proper and timely piglet processing by personnel.
• Ensure proper and timely sow and piglet treatments and vaccinations.
• Maintain proper bio-security in farrowing department.
• Ensure safe and neat work environment for all personnel.
• Coordinate data entry and recordkeeping.
• Ensure sow cards are timely and accurately completed.
• Submit production reports on expected schedule.

Skills

Sow physiology

Automated feeding

Herd health management

Team leadership

Communication

Animal welfare

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate degree in animal production

Job description

Crosscut, Limited is an innovative and progressive pork production management company that prides itself on teamwork, employee growth and opportunities. If you are seeking a challenging and rewarding career, we invite you to complete an application.

Objective

Supervise functions associated with the farrowing performance of the site and collaborate with the site manager to meet production goals.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with site manager and breeding department supervisor regarding
  scheduling and daily personnel activities and workload.
• Supervise all production tasks in farrowing department.
• Train farrowing department personnel how to successfully perform all tasks
  involved in farrowing department.

Production Responsibilities

• Coordinate farrowings with breeding department supervisor
• Coordinate room preparation and teat count prior to females farrowing
• Ensure all farrowings are attended by personnel
• Maintain correct environment for sows and piglets
• Cross foster piglets when necessary
• Ensure fresh feed is available for all animals
• Ensure adequate water flow is available
• Coordinate data entry and recordkeeping
• Coordinate culling unproductive females in conjunction with site manager.
• Ensure proper and timely piglet processing by personnel
• Ensure proper and timely sow and piglet treatments and vaccinations.

Facility Responsibilities

• Maintain proper bio-security in farrowing department
• Ensure safe and neat work environment for all personnel

Administrative Responsibilities

• Coordinate data entry and recordkeeping
• Ensure sow cards are timely and accurately completed
• Submit production reports on expected schedule

Experience/RequirementsResponsibilities:

Required Skills/Experience

• Knowledge of sow physiology, life cycle and factors affecting health and milk
  production.
• Knowledge of and ability to work with automated feeding systems.
• Environmental requirements of females and piglets.
• Ability to organize and maintain herd health and farrowing records.
• Ability to communicate well with other farrowing department personnel.
• Ability to effectively lead and foster a team effort environment.
• Respect and care for all animals and personnel.
• Work with site manager to standardize production routines to work safely and
  productively.
• High school diploma or GED required with Associate degree from agricultural or
  technical school with a major in animal production desired.

Physical Requirements

• Standing, walking and ability to be on feet 8-10 hours per day
• Frequent bending, reaching, squatting and kneeling
• Frequent lifting of objects
• Occasional lifting objects weighing over 50 pounds
• Production Bonus
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Vacation
• Service Recognition