Farm Manager

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Perdue Foods is part of Perdue Farms, a family-owned company heading into its second century of growth and innovation. With a goal of becoming the most trusted name in premium proteins, we create products for consumers and for retail and foodservice customers around the globe, while changing the way animals are raised for food.

Summary

Oversee all aspects of farrowing to ensure weekly full-value pig targets are achieved. Ensure that all animals across the farrowing area have received proper feed, water, and ventilation, and bedding on a daily basis, and 100% of all NR protocols and guidelines and followed. Assist with any other aspect of the farm as requested to ensure farm goals and targets are met and tasks are completed on a daily basis. 

Principal and Essential Duties & Responsibilities

  • Manage all aspects of the farm to ensure farm goals are met and tasks are complete on a daily basis.
  • Responsible for placing all orders and maintaining current inventory and supplies order list (vaccines, semen, fuel, bedding and feed).
  • Direct cleaning/bedding of farm and maintaining appropriate equipment, in compliance with NR and local, state, and federal regulations.
  • Ensure that all farm grounds, animal pens, facilities, and equipment are routinely cleaned, maintained, and in working order.
  • Manage Period Close inventory, cost analysis and cost control.
  • Develop daily and weekly work schedules of tasks needed to be completed

Minimum Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Medicine, Animal Science, Zootechnics, Agricultural Engineering, or a closely related field of study and two (2) years of experience as a Farm Manager, Animal Breeder or related role where required experience gained.

Experience Preferred

Also requires experience in the following:

  • Maintenance of employee training program to ensure the safety of all team members;
  • Management of all electronic sow feeding equipment in gestation and ensure proper animal training to that equipment; and
  • Identification, care and treatment of sick sows and gilts as necessary; including post mortem analysis to determine cause of death.

Environmental Factors and Physical Requirements

  • May need to move light equipment or supplies from one place to another.
  • May need to pack sample product boxes of up to 50 lbs
  • May need to access files, supplies and equipment.
  • Work activity is in an office, open-partitioned, cubicle environment.

When in a plant environment:

  • Exposure primarily consists of wet and moist floors which include metal and plastic grating surfaces.
  • May be exposed to temperatures of 28 degrees to 100 degrees Fahrenheit with both ambient and 100% humidity.
  • May handle product 25 degrees to 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • May be exposed to noise ranges of 50 db to 110 db.
  • May be exposed to all chemicals used in poultry, food, processing facility.

Perdue Farms, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

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