SOW REGIONAL MANAGER-JBS LIVE PORK| SOUTHEAST, IA/CENTRAL, IL

Iowa Ag; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vision, Medical, and Dental

Paid time off

401(k) match

Better Futures program

Leadership training

Annual bonus

Job summary

Iowa Ag is seeking a Regional Sow Manager to oversee all production and related activities at assigned sow facilities within the JBS Midwest Region System. The role reports to the Live Pork Sow Production Director and focuses on reducing costs, increasing throughput, and training staff in current SOPs and safety standards.

The position requires coordinating with the site Maintenance Manager, managing budgets, and ensuring data integrity and compliance with quality controls.

Qualifications

• Able to influence the actions and opinions of others to achieve objectives.
• Able to solve problems with a systematic decision-making approach.
• Able to organize tasks, develop action plans, and plan effectively.
• Able to define and prioritize goals and objectives.
• Able to motivate teams and build high morale toward goals.
• Willing to commit to long hours to reach targets.

Responsibilities

• Lead operations at sow production facilities within the region.
• Reduce costs and increase throughput while managing budgets.
• Manage production budgets, expenses budgets, and capital spending budgets.
• Communicate production status to the Production Manager with written improvement plans.
• Ensure SOP adherence and train employees on processes and safety.
• Coordinate animal movements and supervise reports from direct reports.
• Support audits (safety, biosecurity, maintenance) and coordinate with Maintenance Manager.
• Maintain data integrity in production records and ensure product quality.

Skills

Influence others

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Goal setting

Team leadership

Work ethic

Motivation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Description

Position Title: Regional Sow Manager

Job Status: Salaried

Direct Reports: Sow Farm Employees, Farm Maintenance Personnel

Reports to: Live Pork Sow Production Director

Nature of Position:

The position has accountability for all production and related activities at assigned sow production facilities within the JBS Midwest Region System.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for focusing efforts on the reduction of costs and increasing throughput.
• Assume management of operation in support role for production manager or in his absence.
• Executing yearly production output budgets (weaned pigs), expenses budgets, and necessary capital spending budgets.
• Timely communicate the status of production targets to the Production Manager.Provide a written plan for the overall improvement of production.
• Responsible for facilitating the use of Standard Operating Procedures.
• Responsible for helping train employees on most current processes and protocols.
• Influence changes through education at all levels and then inspect until the new habit is formed.
• Responsible for the actions of their direct reports.
• Facilitate timely actions in response to any external or internal production related audits.This includes audits for the following areas: safety, electricity, maintenance & general housekeeping, swine handling, biosecurity, Common Swine Audits and general production.
• Work in coordination with the site Maintenance Manager to ensure that maintenance, repairs, and cleanliness of the facilities are completed on a timely and thorough basis.
• Responsible for maintaining the data integrity of any company sponsored production record keeping system.
• Ensure that products meet internal and external specifications of pig quality and quality control programs.
• Recommend and implement approved changes to the Sow Farm Manual and SOP's.
• Assure new employees participate in a training program focusing on standard operating procedures, biosecurity, and safety Job Qualifications.Accomplishing this prior to allowing new hires the ability to work unsupervised.Provide documentation for each employee’s progress.
• Active role in safety program including following safety procedures, enforcement of policy and continued training.
• Responsible for coordination of animal movements including, transport of gilts and wean pig sales.
• Responsible for accurate reporting of Environmental measures according to state and federal guidelines. Communicate any environmental issues/concerns with supervisor.
• Responsible for overall feed management program, including ordering and bin management. Be a teammate to feed department.
• All other duties as may be assigned

Knowledge/Skill Requirements:

• Able to influence the actions and opinions of others in a desired direction; to exhibit judgment in leading others to worthwhile objectives.
• Able to take action in solving problems while exhibiting judgment and a systematic approach to decision making; to identify the important dimensions of a problem, determine potential causes, obtain relevant information, and specify alternate solutions.
• Able to organize or schedule people or tasks, to develop action plans leading to specific goals, and to plan effectively.
• Able to define specific goals and objectives; to prioritize objectives.
• Able to work with people in such a manner as to build high morale and group commitments to goals and objectives.
• Able to establish and carry out specific courses of action for self and/or groups; willing to commit to long hours of work and personal sacrifice in order to reach goals.
• Able to create positive energy (motivation) in both individuals and groups.

Job Qualifications:

• Capable of repeated actions.
• Be responsive to verbal alarms and sounds of animals.
• Able to effectively communicate orally and in writing with other employees and company contacts in English.
• Physically able to move, load and unload animals up to 550 pounds.
• Be able to walk and stand for long periods of time on different surfaces including concrete.
• Will need to be able to climb in and out of crates and over obstacles.
• Maintain balance on all surfaces including slippery surfaces.
• Must not own or live near any swine.

• A minimum of High School Diploma or GED (General Educational Development).

Working Conditions

• Must be able to work safely in a physically demanding, live production environment including the ability to lift up to 50 pounds, load/move weaned to finish size hogs, walk through pens of animals, etc.
• Must be able to work in a variety of working conditions including but not limited to extreme heat during summer months and extreme cold in winter months.
• Must be able to work in an environment in which you will be exposed to daily odors, dusts and gasses that may be uncomfortable or hazardous if proper procedures are not followed
• Regular day travel and up to 20% overnight travel
• Be willing to be on call 365 days a year, 24 hours per day, excluding vacation.
• Hours of work could be longer than subordinate employees.

The applicant who fills this position will be eligible for the following compensation and benefits:

• Benefits: Vision, Medical, and Dental coverage begin after 60 days of employment;
• Paid Time Off: sick leave, vacation, and 6 company observed holidays;
• 401(k): company match begins after the first year of service and follows the company vesting schedule;
• Better Futures Program -Online select 2 Year Community College tuition paid for you or your dependents!
• Leadership Fundamentals Training Program: Opportunity to grow your career through leadership training.

• Incentive Pay: This position is eligible to participate in the Company's annual bonus plan. The amount of bonus varies and is subject to the standard terms and conditions of the incentive program;

Travel: Frequent, multiple times per week.

EOE, including disability/vets