Gestation Lead - Hilltop Livestock LLC

pipestonecareers; Long Island (KS); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Pipestone Management seeks a Gestation Lead to guide and train staff in a fast-paced swine production environment in Kansas. The role focuses on improving production efficiency, animal welfare, and profitability while maintaining strict biosecurity and safety standards.

The successful candidate will educate teams, monitor performance, and coordinate daily tasks, equipment checks, and records to support farm goals and compliance.

Qualifications

• 2+ years livestock experience required.
• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Ability to lead and train employees.

Responsibilities

• Educate and train employees to follow production protocols.
• Monitor performance to maximize production goals and efficiency.
• Develop employees to provide specialized skills and understand impact on finances.
• Assign, manage, and maximize daily tasks to meet goals.
• Log and maintain daily records with accuracy.
• Communicate with farm manager about daily activity, animal health, and safety.
• Monitor ventilation for animal comfort and safety.
• Maintain facility cleanliness and maintenance to ensure longevity.
• Uphold policies focusing on safety, animal welfare and biosecurity procedures.

Skills

Leadership

Training

Communication

Livestock handling

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Objective

Pipestone Management seeks a highly motivated and detail-oriented Gestation Lead to join our fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will lead and train employees to improve production and maximize our farm's production goals, efficiency, and profitability.

Role and Responsibilities

• Educate and train employees to follow all production protocols and procedures to company standards
• Monitor employee performance for accuracy in proper animal husbandry to reduce the stress of herd and maximize production goals and efficiency
• Developing employees to provide specialized skills necessary for personal growth and how performance affects the finances of the organization.
• Assign, manage, and maximize daily tasks to achieve goals
• Log and maintain daily records and monitor for accuracy
• Effective verbal and written communication with the farm manager regarding daily activity in production, animal health, facility relation issues, and employee relations
• Monitor, train, and ensure the ventilation system is in working order for optimal comfort for our animal
• Facility organization, cleanliness, and maintenance upkeep to ensure the functionality and longevity of the facility
• Uphold all handbook policies per company expectations with a focus on safety, animal welfare, and biosecurity procedures

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• 2+ years of livestock experience required

Work Environment

• Agricultural swine environment in rural areas
• Noise levels that require hearing protection in some areas

Physical Requirements

• Standing, walking, and ability to be on feet 8-10 hours per day
• Frequently bending, reaching, squatting, and kneeling
• Frequently use one or both hands/arms to grasp or pull
• Frequently lift objects weighing 3-20 pounds
• Occasionally bend while pulling and/or lifting objects weighing up to 50 pounds or requiring up to 50 pounds of force to move
• Occasionally bending while pulling and or lifting objects weighing up to 100 pounds or requiring up to 100 pounds of force to move with the assistance of another person as needed
• Must be able to print and/or write legibly

Additional Requirements

• Must be able to work weekends
• Must have a reliable method of transportation to get to and from work