Breeding Lead

Sow Breeding Lead

In this role you will be the Sow Breeding Lead responsible for training and leading the breeding team. Enjoy our progressive operation including electronic sow feeding (ESF), top-notch biosecurity practices, open pen gestation, along with half our herd being antibiotic free. You will report to the Sow Barn Manager and will be a hands-on leader overseeing operations of the breeding barn including employee management, heat checking, breed timing, and animal welfare. You will lead with a focus on breeding techniques, attention to detail and efficiency.

Duties And Responsibilities :

• Monitor the barn environment including ventilation, electronic feed system, and watering systems checklists
• Manage sow condition scoring, cull selection, monitor non-productive days and develop the Push List (problem eater-ESFS)
• Oversee the health of the barn including monitoring the hospital pen, sow health and condition, feedback, treatments and vaccinations.
• Ensure sow productivity by heat checking, confirming pregnancy, marking sows to farrow and transferring sows from GDU to breeding.
• Review production reports and plan appropriate action for continuous improvement.
• Project breeding schedule and semen ordering.
• Strategize on how to meet breeding targets.
• Utilize Continuous Improvement tools.
• Manage all aspects of the performance of the breeding team including training, overseeing daily task assignments and time management.
• Set team goals for production.
• Hold team members accountable for breeding activities, company policies and key expectations.
• Ensure animal handling and welfare policies are implemented.

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