Manager Trainee

Country View Family Farms is now hiring Manager Trainees! The program is designed to provide comprehensive training in sow farm production over the course of approximately one year. Participants will receive hands-on training in the basic processes and procedures of sow farms, focusing on farrowing and breeding to achieve the highest production levels. Starting at 45K based experience. Trainees will also take on specific responsibilities to apply what they've learned directly on the farm. Anticipated to start in January 2025 !

Basics of Program:

• Approximately a 1 Year Program
• On Farm Production Training- Be a part of the Sow Farm Farrow to Wean Team.
  
  
  
  • Trained in the basic processes and procedures at the farm.
  • Become certified at the highest production level in both farrowing and breeding
  • Given specific responsibilities at the farm to give you an opportunity to implement the programs you have learned
  
  
  
  

Leadership Training:

• Monthly Leadership Training Meetings.
  
  
  
  • Discussion of our business, including our goals, basic business structure, how we implement our programs on both a production and financial basis and the processes involved.
  • Other topics include People, Essentials of Swine Production, Sow Production, Finance, Swine Health, N&F Production, Marketing and Understanding of the physical facility.
  
  
  
  
• Project development as an integral part of the program
• Spend a time at the office shadowing support staff, learning office procedures and activities
• Time in the field with our Wean to Service team. Tour at least one of our Nurseries and one of our Finisher sites. Discuss key aspects of this phase of our business and the link between our sow Farms
• Leadership Training Seminar
• Team Building Seminar
• Continual Improvement (CI) program training
• Start times may vary

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in an agricultural related field, required
• Work experience in pig production is desired but not exclusive

Language skills:

• Ability to communicate both verbally and written in English

Reasoning ability:

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions

Innovative - Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking
Loyal - Shows firm and constant support to a cause
Team Player - Works well as a member of a group
Leader - Inspires teammates to follow them
Detail Oriented - Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
Dedicated - Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Growth Opportunities - Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility
Self-Starter - Inspired to perform without outside help
Peer Recognition - Inspired to perform well by the praise of coworkers
Flexibility - Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals
Ability to Make an Impact - Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

Bachelors of Animal Science (required)