Team Lead - Production

The Maschhoffs; Nebo (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in food and beverage manufacturing is looking for an Animal Care Specialist to ensure the health of animals on their farm. The role involves daily animal care tasks, compliance with health regulations, and efficient communication with the farm manager. Candidates should have a high school diploma and experience in the swine industry, alongside strong communication and leadership skills.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits

401(k) matching

Paid time off program

Short and long-term disability coverage

Qualifications

• 1 year experience in the swine industry or leadership experience.
• Knowledge of agriculture industry preferred.
• Ability to monitor health and ensure regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Ensure daily humane animal handling and health monitoring.
• Communicate needs and train team members.
• Maintain production records and report injuries.

Skills

Clear and concise verbal communication

Leadership skills

Organizational skills

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

MS Office

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Base pay range

$18.00/hr - $26.61/hr

Job Details

Description

Job Duties & Accountabilities

• Ensure daily care promotes humane animal handling, including the safeguard of animal health, providing access to water and feed, and the best possible environment.
• Monitor the health of all animals, ensure proper vaccinations, medications, and injections are given and documented as needed to promote animal well-being, achieve regulatory compliance, increase production and communicate all animal well-being issues and/or concerns to the Farm Manager.
• Promote safe work habits, maintain a safe working environment and report all work related injuries within 24 hours of occurrence to the Farm Manager.
• Keep and maintain accurate production records.
• Assist the Farm Manager in the training of team members’ production and interpersonal skills through open and honest informal daily feedback, and daily organization of their activities.
• Organize and participate in the daily production activities of their departments including implementation, follow up, and review of the execution of standard operating procedures.
• Communicate department needs to the Farm Manager such as feed, supplies, maintenance, personnel issues, etc.
• Perform minor maintenance and repairs on buildings and equipment, as well as, housekeeping responsibilities of the facility and communicate to Farm Manager of necessary repairs or maintenance needed.
• Implement best management practices for environmental stewardship including the proper regulation of manure storage facility (pit) levels and the flushing time and recharge of manure handling systems within the barns
  
  

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED
• 1 year experience in the swine industry and/or 1 years of leadership experience in any field.
  
  

Knowledge Of

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Agriculture industry preferred
• Company policies and procedures
• Standard Operating Procedures of the system (thorough understanding)
• Proper pig terminology and livestock handling (advanced)
• MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook) and basic understanding of computers is preferred
  
  

Skill In

• Clear and concise verbal and written communication skills
• Organizational and Leadership skills
• Training and development of team members on standard operating procedures
  
  

Ability To

• Work independently, as well as being a team player
• Effectively monitor and develop subordinates to insure smooth operation of the farm
• Maintain confidentiality
• Desire to learn new skills
• Use production records to facilitate improvements
  
  

Activity Percent of time

Under 20% 20% to 40% 41% to 70% Over 70%

Visual Activity ( Seeing )

X

Hearing *

X

Speaking *

X

Climbing

X

Heavy Lifting

X

Manual Dexterity

X

Pushing/Pulling

X

Standing

X

Walking

X

• Includes on telephone
  
  

Working Conditions

• Office Environment in the Barn Extreme Hot or Cold Setting Wet, Slippery Surroundings Fumes, Smoke, Odors, etc.
• Ability to handle exposure to dust, odors, noise.
• Ability to stand and walk on concrete for extended periods of time.
• Ability to operate high pressure washing equipment and manipulate
• Over gating in excess of 36 inches high.
  
  

Compensation

Targeted pay range of $18 – $26.61 USD per hour, depending on experience and qualifications.

Benefits

The Maschhoffs offers full-time regular employees a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Your choice between a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) plan and a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) plan.
• Two options for dental coverage, both of which cover three main types of expenses and cover preventative care at 100%.
• Group rate vision benefits.
• Complimentary Basic Life Insurance as well as voluntary employee, spouse, and child life insurance policies.
• Short Term and Long Term Disability coverage, at no cost to the employee.
• A traditional pre-tax 401(k) plan as well as a Roth 40(k) plan. The Company matches the first 4% of employee contributions, which is immediately vested.
• A generous paid time off program, including a life event day and volunteer day each year for full time employees.
• Participation in a Company Short Term Incentive Plan (STI) where payments are dependent upon several company factors/metrics.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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