Regional Support Specialist

Objective: Providing farm labor and skillset to assigned unit and employees for maximum production, safety, efficiency, and profitability. Learn and develop individual and leadership skills in all areas of the sow farm.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provide labor and direct employees to maximize efficiency of sow farm per protocols
• 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