Key skills
Leadership
About this role
Position: Regional Support Specialist
FSLA Status: Exempt
Dept./Location: Pipestone System
Supervisor: Production Supervisor
Approval Date: 12/2020
Supervises: none
Manager Level: non-MGR
Salary Range: 42,000-49,000
Objective: Providing farm labor, train and develop employees skillset to assigned unit for maximum production, safety, efficiency, and profitability. Provide and develop individual leadership and skillset in all areas of the sow farm.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
· Provide labor, train employees on protocols, and provide direction to ensure efficiency
· Ability to communicate effectively, teach and work with diversified work environment
· Assist and execute training as assigned by supervisor
· Attention to detail and ability to multi-task
· Overnight travel required
· Maintain PIPESTONE core values
POSITION SPECIFICATIONS
Education: 2-4-year degree in Agriculture or equal experience
Experience:
1+ Years Livestock Experience with high school diploma preferred
Training: Mypipestone as assigned
Work
Environment: Agricultural swine environment in rural area
Noise levels that require hearing protection in some areas
Gestation, farrowing, and small swine care processes
Physical
Requirements: Standing, walking and ability to be on feet 8 to 10 hours per day
Frequent bending, reaching, squatting and kneeling
Frequent use of one or both hands/arms to grasp or pull
Frequent lifting of objects weighing 3-20 pounds
Occasional bending while pulling and/or lifting objects weighing up to 50 pounds, or requiring up to 50 pounds of force to move
Occasional bending while pulling and/or lifting objects weighing up to 100 pounds or requiring up to 100 pounds of force to move with the assistance of another person as needed
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
Ability to attend and participate in meetings of various lengths
Additional
Requirements:
Must have valid driver’s license and reliable transportation to get to work and attend meetings
Ability to work weekends if needed