The Maschhoffs
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Job Duties & Accountabilities
Typical Duties of a Production Manager includes:
Operational Excellence in Pig Production
- Assist in planning production and setting goals for all farms within assigned region.
- Ensure the implementation of standard operating procedures through routine farm visits and formal farm audits.
- Ensure that Farm Managers are utilizing system tools to maintain accurate production records.
- Monitor and track production performance at each farm to ensure achievement of goals.
- Daily foster a culture of lean continuous improvement and efficiency in all operations.
- Support Production Partners and employees implement technologies and other innovations to improve production.
- Participate in routine periodic management meetings and effectively communicate issues through chain of command.
Fiduciary Responsibility
- Routinely review operating costs and performance for production farms within assigned scope of responsibility.
- Maintain sharp focus on daily management to reduce controllable costs.
- Support field reporting systems that drive analysis and reporting of key success factors.
Animal Care and Bio-Security
- Collaborate with Health Services to establish farm-specific biosecurity plans. Comply with all company and farm-level standard work that promotes bio-security.
- Collaborate with Health Services to implement preventative and therapeutic health treatment programs.
- Ensure implementation of individual pig care practices to maintain health and well-being of all animals under our care.
Hiring, Staffing, and Leadership Development
- Foster effective working relationships with Production Partners and employees.
- Partner with Human Resources for hiring, staffing, discipline, and terminations
- Recruit, hire, on-board, and accelerate new team members.
- Develop leadership and technical skills of all team members through communication, training, and application of company leadership tools
- Promote safe work habits and a safe working environment.
- Ensure that all work-related injuries are properly reported and documented.
Asset Management
- Work with Animal Housing resources to identify building and equipment repair needs. Support the team to facilitate major capital repairs, routine repairs, and preventative maintenance programs.
- Ensure that farm managers are attending to barn facility housekeeping and routine low-level maintenance.
- Implement best management practices for environmental stewardship.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge of:
- Livestock/swine management and handling.
- Company policies and procedures.
- Expert level knowledge of Standard Operating Procedures for the system.
- Basic understanding of how to operate computer hardware and software, including MS Office, Internet Explorer, Pig Champ, and SharePoint.
- Skills in:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Application of company tools for leadership development and learning.
- Building effective teams and motivating them to achieve high performance.
- Optimizing breeding farm productivity.
- Ability to:
- Utilize production record keeping systems and interpret results to drive performance
- Learn at a rapid pace and adapt to change.
- Understand company vision and strategy.
- Confront direct reports and hold people accountable when necessary.
- Work independently while contributing in a team environment.
Education and Experience
- High School Diploma or GED Required at a minimum
- 2 years swine production or related experience minimum
- Associates Degree in Animal Science or related field preferred
- Bachelor of Science Degree highly preferred
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