Sow Farm Manager - Keosauqua, IA

Overview

Iowa Select Farms Job Description

TITLE: Sow Farm Manager

REPORTS TO: Sow Farm Supervisor

LAST REVISION DATE: 2/6/2025

Company Values

• We believe in doing the right thing every day, operating with character and integrity, and being stewards of our resource by committing to:
• Our Animals
• Our People
• Our Environment
• Our Community

The core values of an organization are those values we hold which form the foundation on which we perform work and conduct ourselves. We expect all leaders, managers, and employees to demonstrate, foster and promote:

• Respect:
  We treat people with respect regardless of personal opinions or differing backgrounds, and no one within the organization is more or less important than anyone else
• Accountability:
  We hold ourselves accountable for completing our job responsibilities and following through on our commitments. We encompass our ability to recognize our own strengths and areas for improvement as well as accept responsibility for the performance and actions of ourselves and our teams without blaming others.
• Good Decision-Making:
  We are expected to continuously improve processes, attain results, and create efficiencies to achieve our mission while solving problems based on a combination of factual information, analysis, wisdom, and experience.
• Flexibility:
  We must react to changing circumstances, ambiguity and uncertainty with confidence, openness, positive energy, and optimism.

Note: The following sections describe expectations and functional responsibilities for this role.

The purpose of the Sow Farm Manager role is to lead an on-farm team of employees to deliver the expected animal care, animal breeding, herd productivity and efficiency of their herd in support of the greater goals of the Iowa Select Farms production business.

• Direct and daily management of on-farm production staff.
• Ensure that all aspects of daily animal care are met, including adequate access to feed/water and an appropriate barn environment.
• Plan, organize, and ensure execution of the daily schedule of tasks for farm staff.
• Promote and demonstrate sound animal husbandry, animal handling and animal health practices, in accordance with common industry-defined standards of care.
• Ensure that, should it be necessary, timely euthanasia is executed according to ISF standards.
• Provide the necessary training, guidance, and direction to functional teams in farrowing and breeding departments to ensure that productivity of the herd is as expected.
• Ensure that the facility is maintained in proper working order and is always kept clean (inside and outside).
• Ensure that necessary supplies and medications are ordered, delivered, and entered into the farm as required and in a bio-secure manner.
• Ensure that all necessary documentation is completed comprehensively, on the proper form, and in a timely manner.
• Routinely monitor on-farm performance and manage the team toward meeting performance expectations of the herd.
• Provide routine feedback to the supervisor on herd condition and productivity and communicate urgently should there be any significant issues.
• Manage issues that occur within the team, such as conflict, and provide formal discipline to individual employees, as needed.
• Maintain a positive, collaborative, and motivated team culture.
• Work directly with HR resources to effectively recruit, train, retain, motivate, and develop on-farm staff.
• Work directly with veterinary staff to identify and respond to any/all adverse herd health conditions.
• Ensure strict adherence to the ISF Animal Wellbeing Policy across the assigned scope of responsibility.
• Ensure strict adherence to ISF Biosecurity Policy across the assigned scope of responsibility.
• Ensure strict adherence to any/all ISF Safety Policies meant to support the health and safety of the team within the assigned scope of responsibility.

• Leadership and Collaboration
• Work Ethic and Dedication
• Technical Capabilities
• Demonstrated Success
• Time Management and Organizational Skills
• Problem Solving and Initiative
• Trusted with Responsibility
• Respect
• Communication
• Accountability
• Ability to learn and teach