PRODUCTION TECH LEAD- BREEDING

JBS USA; Las Animas (CO); On-site; USD 23,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

JBS USA is seeking a Swine Production Supervisor to oversee daily operations, ensure safety and animal welfare, and drive production efficiency. You will supervise staff, coordinate with management, and implement improvements across the production process.

The role requires a 4-year degree or equivalent experience, strong leadership, and knowledge of bio-security in a swine facility. Weekend work and hands-on animal care are expected as part of the shift schedule.

Qualifications

• 4-year college degree in related field or equivalent experience
• Strong communication and listening skills
• Experience with farm technology (computers, handheld devices)
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems and make decisions independently
• Ability to effectively lead a team
• Be a team oriented, self-motivated, and positive individual with strong work ethic
• Ability to efficiently multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Familiarity with Bio-Security and swine production
• Ability to work weekends, as scheduled
• Resume required

Responsibilities

• Adhere to and monitor team members during production activities to ensure adherence safety, Animal Welfare and Bio-Security procedures
• Motivate team members to increase production and maintain high production standards
• Serve as liaison between team members and management
• Evaluate and implement continuous improvement of swine production process
• Ability to perform necropsy and collection of tissue samples including PUC sampling
• Examine animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury
• Treat minor injuries and ailments
• Communicate with management or veterinarians to obtain treatment for serious illnesses or injuries
• Stock supplies of feed and medicines
• Understand and implement advanced sow/gilt care and handling (feeding/watering/moving/ventilation)
• Observe animals in heat to detect estrus and induce estrus if necessary
• Advanced breeding functions (artificial insemination, heat check, day-one pig care)
• Record animal characteristics such as weights and diets
• Brand, tattoo, or tag animals for identification
• Place vaccines in drinking water or inject vaccines
• Prepare semen for freezing and storage
• Package and label semen for AI; record data
• Attend safety meetings
• Cleaning and disinfection of facilities
• Check feed system and lines
• Production/facility housekeeping
• Any other tasks assigned by Assistant or Manager

Skills

Strong communication

Team leadership

Bio-Security knowledge

Problem solving

Multitasking

Farm technology familiarity

Education

Bachelors degree or related field/experience

Tools

Handheld devices

Computers

Job description

Description

• Adhere to and monitor team members during production activities to ensure adherence safety, Animal Welfare and Bio-Security procedures
• Motivate team members to increase production and maintain high production standards
• Serve as liaison between team members and management
• Evaluate and implement continuous improvement of swine production process
• Ability to perform necropsy and collection of tissue sample including PUC sampling
• Examine animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury
• Treat minor injuries and ailments
• Communicate with appropriate management and/or veterinarians to obtain treatment for animals with serious illnesses or injuries
• Stock supplies of feed and medicines
• Ability to understand and implement advanced sow/gilt care and handling (feeding/watering/moving/ventilation)
• Observe animals in heat to detect approach of estrus and exercise animals to induce or hasten estrus, if necessary
• Understanding and ability to conduct advanced breeding functions (artificial insemination, heat check, day-one pig care)
• Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to knowledge of animals, genealogies, traits, and desired offspring characteristics
• Record animal characteristics such as weights, growth patterns, and diets
• Brand, tattoo, or tag animals for animal identification
• Place vaccines in drinking water, inject vaccines, or dust air with vaccine powder to protect animals from diseases
• Exercise animals to keep them in healthy condition
• Adjust controls to maintain specific building temperatures required for animals' health and safety
• Maintain logs of semen specimens used and animals bred
• Inject prepared animal semen into female animals for breeding purposes, by inserting nozzle of syringe into vagina and depressing syringe plunger
• Prepare containers of semen for freezing and storage or shipment, placing them in dry ice or liquid nitrogen
• Package and label semen to be used for artificial insemination, recording information such as the date, source, quality, and concentration
• Experience with or ability to learn farm technology (hand held devices/wand sows and other equipment, as necessary)
• Attend safety meetings
• Cleaning and disinfection of facilities, including removal of mortality and waste
• Check feed system and fill lines
• Production/facility housekeeping duties
• Any other tasks assigned by Assistant or Manager

Principle Responsibilities

• Adhere to and monitor team members during production activities to ensure adherence safety, Animal Welfare and Bio-Security procedures
• Motivate team members to increase production and maintain high production standards
• Serve as liaison between team members and management
• Evaluate and implement continuous improvement of swine production process
• Ability to perform necropsy and collection of tissue sample including PUC sampling
• Examine animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury
• Treat minor injuries and ailments
• Communicate with appropriate management and/or veterinarians to obtain treatment for animals with serious illnesses or injuries
• Stock supplies of feed and medicines
• Ability to understand and implement advanced sow/gilt care and handling (feeding/watering/moving/ventilation)
• Observe animals in heat to detect approach of estrus and exercise animals to induce or hasten estrus, if necessary
• Understanding and ability to conduct advanced breeding functions (artificial insemination, heat check, day-one pig care)
• Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to knowledge of animals, genealogies, traits, and desired offspring characteristics
• Record animal characteristics such as weights, growth patterns, and diets
• Brand, tattoo, or tag animals for animal identification
• Place vaccines in drinking water, inject vaccines, or dust air with vaccine powder to protect animals from diseases
• Exercise animals to keep them in healthy condition
• Adjust controls to maintain specific building temperatures required for animals' health and safety
• Maintain logs of semen specimens used and animals bred
• Inject prepared animal semen into female animals for breeding purposes, by inserting nozzle of syringe into vagina and depressing syringe plunger
• Prepare containers of semen for freezing and storage or shipment, placing them in dry ice or liquid nitrogen
• Package and label semen to be used for artificial insemination, recording information such as the date, source, quality, and concentration
• Experience with or ability to learn farm technology (hand held devices/wand sows and other equipment, as necessary)
• Attend safety meetings
• Cleaning and disinfection of facilities, including removal of mortality and waste
• Check feed system and fill lines
• Production/facility housekeeping duties
• Any other tasks assigned by Assistant or Manager

Required Qualifications

• 4-year college degree in related field or equivalent experience in similar production environment
• Strong communication and listening skills
• Experience with or ability to learn farm technology (computers, hand held devices/wand sows and other equipment, as necessary)
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems and make decisions independently
• Ability to effectively lead a team
• Be a team oriented, self-motivated, and positive individual with strong work ethic
• Ability to efficiently multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Familiarity with Bio-Security and swine production
• Ability to work weekend, as scheduled
• Ability to continually bend, push, grasp, and pull up to 60 lbs
• Continual walking and/or standing, up to 95% of the day
• Reliable method of transportation required
• Ability to work early 1st shift hours or late 2nd shift hours
• Resume required

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual English and Spanish

Travel: Occasional travel required

PAY RATE: 21.10

EOE, Including disability/Vets