The Nursery Lead manages daily operations at a nursery pig farm in Columbia Cross Road, PA, ensuring compliance with CVFF's production standards. Responsibilities include coordinating tasks, conducting performance reviews, managing supplies, overseeing feeding processes, implementing technical protocols, maintaining equipment, ensuring a safe environment, collaborating on HR matters, training Nursery Technicians, and ensuring compliance with environmental and bio-security protocols. 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Schedules and coordinates daily and weekly tasks with the Service Manager and other department heads and staff. May need to approve time and attendance for farm staff
• Conducts a weekly review of departmental performance
• Execute monthly supply ordering
• Ensures proper feeding processes are followed so animals maximize nursery performance
• Implements technical protocols and helps to develop and test new processes
• Ensures the farm's working environment is safe by providing safety equipment, training, and actions to prevent hazardous conditions
• Ensures all equipment, machinery, and vehicles are accounted for and properly maintained
• Works in conjunction with the Service Manager and Human Resources on personnel issues including, but not limited to, hiring, termination, worker safety, performance evaluation, and staffing levels
• Is responsible for training all Nursery Technicians and ensures proper animal husbandry skills are being utilized
• Must learn and perform the responsibilities described within CVFF’s process manual.
• Is responsible for complying with all environmental laws and procedures to which the company is required to follow or voluntarily subscribes
• Maintains bio-security protocols in the department

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred an a minimum of one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Requires one who is multi-task oriented and a team player
• Ability to read, write and speak simple sentences in English
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Must understand that the Company is a producer of high quality pork.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Edit as necessary

• Meet all bio-security requirements as outlined by Animal Care policy/ procedure.
• Consistent and reliable adherence to Animal Welfare requirements and Code of Conduct.
• Adhere to CVFF/ CLEMENS FOOD GROUP Mission, Vision, and Values.
• Complete all other tasks as assigned.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS; PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: 

• Stationary Position: Must be able to remain in a stationary position for more than 85% of the time.
• Moving/ Traversing: The person in this position needs to frequently move around the Production areas of the Barns/ Farm and will be moving/ traversing more than 85% of the time to attend to the care needs of the animals.
• Operating/ Activating/ Using/ Preparing/ Inspecting/ Placing/ Positioning: Frequently utilizes animal movement techniques, breeding or farrowing equipment, etc.
• Ascend/ Descend/ Traverse: Occasionally ascends/ descends a ladder to work atop equipment and/ or provide routine maintenance of Electronic Sow Feeders (ESF’s) or compost structures.
• Position Self to Move: Frequently positions self to complete tasks by reaching under/ around animals, into/ out of animal crates/ pens, remove material from the floor/ walls, and assist animals in the farrowing process.
• Communicate/ Detect/ Identify/ Exchange Information: Constant visual monitoring of sow/ animal health and well-being, frequent communication with Team Members regarding animal movements, health status, task completion, etc. Shares information regarding task completion with Farm management.
• Move/ Transport/ Install/ Remove: Frequently moves equipment/ animals weighing up to 50 pounds, occasionally moves equipment/ animals weighing up to 75 pounds, rarely moves equipment/ animals weighing up to 100 pounds. Frequently transports equipment/ materials/ animals through various areas of the Barn weighing 50 pounds or more. Frequently utilizes personal protective equipment (PPE) including animal sort boards weighing up to 25 pounds and requiring the ability to twist, bend, and maneuver around the body.
• Work Environment: Frequent exposure to loud noises, dirty/ dusty environments, hot and cold temperatures, outdoor environments, animal dander, manure, blood.

DISCLAIMER

The Team Member must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable Team Members with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.

As requirements and Team Member skill levels change, the Supervisor may revise and/ or add duties to reflect these changes. The company retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position.