Farm Manager - Reproduction Job at Cactus Family Farms

Cactus Family Farms Manning, SC 29102

About the Company:
Cactus Family Farms encompasses the Pork Division of Cactus Feeders. Cactus Family Farms has hog operations in Iowa, South Carolina, Georgia, Nebraska, and Minnesota. Cactus Feeders, Inc., is an Amarillo, Texas-based producer of commercial fed cattle and market hogs. Originally founded as a family company in 1975, Cactus Feeders is 100% Employee Owned with its 800+ employees producing a million fed cattle and 850,000 market hogs annually with gross revenues of over $1 Billion.
Job Description:

  • Manage and monitor all aspects of production systems for the sow farm department in the pork division.
  • Manage pig bio-security, breeding/gestation and farrowing, feedings, watering, and environment.
  • Perform blood testing, treating/vaccinating, dead animal removal, waste management, transportation.
  • Perform timely and accurate production data collection and recordkeeping of pig flow and density.
  • Help Human Resources interview and select production staff.
  • Responsible for publishing staffing and work schedules; leads staff meetings; and, conducts annual employee appraisals.
  • Help manage personnel issues on farm such as payroll data, benefits, and workers compensation.
  • Trains and develops staff.
  • Model, teach, and reinforce proper pig production practices and general animal husbandry.
  • Manage and monitor proper functioning and maintenance of facility, machinery, and equipment including electrical, propane, and water systems; alarm system; power washers; feed bin, augers, water lines, waterers; gates, pits, lagoon; company vehicles/tractors; drives, grounds, and related machinery; tools, production/lab equipment; safety equipment, signs; showers, laundry machines; office equipment (i.e. phone, fax, time clock, computer).
  • Oversee repairs and expansions.
  • Ensure purchases are at best cost.
  • Set finance, accounting, and production goals and meet timely completion of related paperwork.
  • Job Requirements: *
  • Requires a bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Medicine, Animal Breeding, Animal Husbandry, or equivalent
  • Two years of experience in the job offered or two years of experience in the management and operation of a sow farm department; in proper pig production practices and general animal husbandry; in pig bio-security; sow breeding/gestation and farrowing; sow feedings, watering, and sow environment; performing sow blood testing; sow treating/vaccinating; dead animal removal; sow waste management; sow transportation; monitoring proper functioning and maintenance of facility, machinery, and equipment.

Location: Place of employment is 2268 Gunter Rd Manning, SC 29102
Apply online or Mail resume to: PO Box 3050 Amarillo, TX 79116

Cactus Family Farms LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Job Type: Full-time




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