Pig Farm Operations Supervisor

Preferred Capital Management; Pillager (MN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability

IRA

PTO

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Preferred Capital Management seeks an Assistant Unit Manager to oversee daily sow-unit operations and coordinate staff and production. You will ensure humane animal handling, adherence to biosecurity, and accurate production records, while supporting communication between management and employees.

This role requires experience managing large farms, strong organizational skills, and a hands-on approach in a demanding farm environment.

Qualifications

• Education - High school graduate; post high school education a plus.
• Experience - Management on a farm larger than 1000 sow; supervising more than one employee.
• Skills - honest, dependable, organized, good communication and people management.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the highest standards of the humane treatment of animals.
• Follow the farm's bio-security protocols at all times.
• Monitor and assist with feeding systems and ensure animals are fed and watered according to respective protocols
• Maintain and monitor overall animal health, care and treatment of animals.
• Perform routine and seasonal vaccinations and injections as directed.
• Perform general facility cleaning, maintenance, and hygiene.
• Power wash following the farm's cleaning and disinfection processes, including to pre-check, performing the appropriate preparation, abiding by the safety protocols and ensuring the equipment is in effective and efficient working order.
• Assist with the recording and maintaining of accurate production records and documentation.
• Follow all safety policies and procedures; and communicate any potential hazards and near misses to the Department Lead or Manager.
• Perform heat checking and the breeding/insemination processes
• Monitor, test and care for pregnant sows.
• Assist with weaning of piglets and movement of animals between barns and departments.
• Prepare the farrow rooms, assist in the proper farrowing of sows and day one pig care.
• Assist in the fostering of piglets.
• Process and castrate piglets.
• Adjust and hang heat lamps as required, check on heat mats.

Skills

Staff management

Communication

Time management

Teamwork

Safety oriented

Education

High school diploma

Post-secondary education a plus

Tools

Skid steer operation

TQA certification

PQA+ certification

Job description

Preferred Capital Management seeks an Assistant Unit Manager to oversee daily sow-unit operations and coordinate staff and production. You will ensure humane animal handling, adherence to biosecurity, and accurate production records, while supporting communication between management and employees.

This role requires experience managing large farms, strong organizational skills, and a hands-on approach in a demanding farm environment.