Farm Manager - Swenson Finish Farm

Farm Manager Full Time – Salaried

At Hormel Foods, base pay is one part of our total compensation package. The base hiring pay for this role is $1,091.00 per week.

• Applicants must not now, or at any time in the future, require employer sponsorship for a work visa.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer.
• Must be 18 years of age or older

• Maximize Grow Out Farm productivity and profit by planning, organizing, directing, and controlling activities in assigned Brood or Grow Facility that meet and/or exceed customer specifications.
• Document plans and programs; help accomplish positive employee morale and retention of employees; involvement in and implement training; help maintain volume, costs, and quality of product and supplies; help promote safety and document safety issues; comply with all company policies and procedures.

• Effectively support the implementation of principles and philosophies expressed in company documents (i.e. Team Charter, Commitment, Managing Principles, and Total Customer Satisfaction, etc.) within your assigned farm departments.
• Assist with the training of all employees working at your assigned brood/grow farm in direct communication with your Area Production Supervisor and within guidelines set forth by company policies.
• Be responsible for the management of flocks within your assigned brood/grow farm in direct communication with your Area Production Supervisor and within the guidelines set forth by the Department Production guide to achieve optimum poult and turkey performance.
• Assist with the planning and directing of farm work within your assigned brood/grow farm on a regularly scheduled basis within perimeters set forth by corporate and division policies.
  
  This includes but is not limited to maintaining accurate livability records, individual flock records, monthly checklists, bird handling, timecards and attendance calendars.
• Manage and monitor the environmental conditions of the farm's flocks, seeing that all details necessary for maximizing performance are carried out on a consistent basis.
• Review with Area Production Supervisor any issues that are occurring and work together to come up with solutions to maintain healthy and comfortable flocks.
• Know, understand and enforce all sanitation and biosecurity procedures as set forth by Jennie-O Company Live Production policy, along with Company policies, rules and procedures.
• Responsible to see that your assigned brood/grow farm and working area is kept maintained in a neat and orderly condition.
• Ensure that feed is scheduled and ordered in a timely manner following guidelines and procedures set in place by feed mill.
• Company safety audits are completed with results meeting or exceeding Company standards.
• Ensure the implementation of preventative maintenance and repairs for facility, equipment and vehicles within your assigned brood/grow farm.
• Utilize Brood/Grow Manual and share new ideas and procedures for updating with Area Production Supervisor that enhance quality and livability.
• Review Emergency situations with employees annually and review emergency procedures for fire, standby power, emergency weather, etc.
• Ensure farms and supporting personnel are performing their jobs in such a way that they are continually providing their customers with products/services that meet or exceed expectations.
• Ensure compliance with all appropriate Company policies, procedures, and programs.
• Ensure that all farm/flock inputs and outputs are fully accounted for in an accurate and timely manner.
• Have a thorough understanding of all technical fundamentals necessary to support turkey brooding and growing operations.
• Maintain our standard environmental requirements that have been determined necessary to maximize all advantages to show the turkeys full potential in your facility. Responsible for the efficient usage of shavings, electricity, L.P. Gas, medications, feed, etc.
• Assist the Area Production Supervisor in developing profit plans and capital expenditure plans on an annual basis, while being knowledgeable of resources needed for performance and setting objectives for…