This position supports the Accounting Manager in all aspects of accounting including but not limited to all day-to-day accounting functions, maintenance of general ledger, preparation of financial statements, compiling and monitoring of budgets, and management of the accounting team. This role will also support our accounting operations by assisting in the oversight and management of our financial functions, ensuring compliance with regulations and accuracy in reporting. This position requires strong accounting skills, management of people experience and can work well under pressure to meet deadlines and follow through on assignments.
Essential Functions:
- Maintain a thorough knowledge of the organization and adherers to all organizational standards.
- Prepare General Ledger journal entries and ensure accuracy before uploading in SAP.
- Perform various balance sheet reconciliations at month-end and assist in various month-end close tasks as assigned.
- Oversee accounts payable operations including accurate coding and entry of accounts payable invoices as well as overseeing the interfaces of expenses between costing software and SAP.
- Oversee the system of internal controls over accounting functions to minimize risk.
- Assist in hiring accounts payable staff and conduct performance evaluations.
- Handles discipline and termination of employees as needed and in accordance with company policy.
- Maintain a documented system of accounting policies and procedures for all tasks related to accounts payable.
- Responsible for managing the accounting payable staff across locations.
- Implement training for new recruits and identify training and development for current staff.
- Collaborate with the accounting team on various projects as needed.
- Collect and analyze data to prepare requested monthly performance metrics.
- Maintain a high level of accuracy.
- Complete tasks within the allotted time frame.
- Handle additional tasks and responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor to support departmental goals.
Education/Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred.
- At least 3 years of experience in financial accounting, preferably in agribusiness.
- At least 1 year of experience managing an accounting team and AP functions.
- Proficiency in accounting software systems.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Effective communication and problem-solving abilities.
Knowledge/Skill Requirements:
- Must display Core Values.
- Excellent management and supervisory skills.
- Demonstrate proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook as well as other Windows based products.
- Ability to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner, gathers and analyzes information skillfully.
- Ability to help lead the company toward more automated processes; Willingness to try new ideas and challenge the status quo.
- Solid business acumen with a positive, professional attitude, able to build strong relationships and earn the respect of colleagues.
- Experience with effective communication with the ability to communicate with all levels of management within the organization.
- Inspires and motivates others to perform well.
- Prioritizes and plans work activities and uses time efficiently.
- Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, monitors own work to ensure quality and applies feedback to improve performance.
- Adapt to change in the work environment, manage competing demands and deal with frequent changes, delays, or unexpected events in a positive manner.
Working Conditions:
- Most work is done indoors.
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Able to travel as needed.
- Will work closely with people, such as when sharing office space.
The applicant who fills this position will be eligible for the following compensation and benefits:
Benefits: Vision, Medical, and Dental coverage begin after 60 days of employment; 401(k): company match begins after the first year of service and follows the company vesting schedule;
Paid Time Off: sick leave, vacation, and 6 company observed holidays;
This position does not have an application deadline. We will continue to recruit until the position has been filled.
We conduct a drug, alcohol, and background checks for all new team members post-offer and prior to the start of employment. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of the third day of work.
Our mission: To be the best in all that we do, completely focused on our business, ensuring the best products and services to our customers, a relationship of trust with our suppliers, profitability for our shareholders and the opportunity of a better future for all of our team members.
Our core values are: Availability, Determination, Discipline, Humility, Ownership, Simplicity, Sincerity
EOE, including disability/vets
]]>The Sow Farm Manager is responsible for ensuring the carrying out of daily responsibilities in the caring for the welfare of the animals, including feed, water, and management. The Sow Farm Manager directly manages the team of farm employees and ensures they are working effectively and efficiently. This position will coordinate employees into highly effective team members to produce high quality animals in the most productive manner.
Description
Purpose & Scope: The Sow Farm Manager is responsible for ensuring the carrying out of daily responsibilities in the caring for the welfare of the animals, including feed, water, and management. The Sow Farm Manager directly manages the team of farm employees and ensures they are working effectively and efficiently. This position will coordinate employees into highly effective team members to produce high quality animals in the most productive manner.
Principle Responsibilities:
- Ensures animals are being cared for daily, including water, feed and management
- Builds, leads, and trains successful team members to carry out assigned tasks
- Complies with company Standard Operating Procedures (SOPS)
- Assists in controlling costs associated with feed, supplies, and labor
- Sets long and short term targets and goals for breeding and farrowing success
- Maintains accurate number integrity for record keeping
- Coordinates and oversees completion of special projects
- Makes recommendations for operational improvements
- Conducts safety training meetings and ensures employees are working safely
- Performs general maintenance and upkeep of buildings, grounds and equipment
- Maintains open line of communication with all team members including upper management
- Complies with the practices and principals of biosecurity to safeguard the life and health of the animals
- Ensures welfare of animals
- Assists with other duties as assigned
- Travel: Local travel – often 30 mile radius
Required Qualifications:
- Strong communication and listening skills
- B.S. degree in Animal Science or equivalent
- AND 3-5 years related experience in swine production
- And a Minimum of 1 year people management experience
OR A combination of the above with 3 years previous experience managing and working in swine production
- Demonstrated ability to solve problems and make decisions independently
- Ability to effectively lead a team
- Be a team oriented, self-motivated and positive individual with strong work ethics
- Valid non-expired Driver’s License
- Ability to efficiently multi-task in a fast-paced environment
- Familiarity with common swine diseases and medications is preferred.
Preferred Qualifications: Bilingual – Spanish
The applicant who fills this position will be eligible for the following compensation and benefits:
- Benefits: Vision, Medical, and Dental coverage begin after 60 days of employment;
- Paid Time Off: sick leave, vacation, and 6 company observed holidays;
- 401(k): company match begins after the first year of service and follows the company vesting schedule.
- Better Futures Program – Online Classes or select 2 Year Community College tuition paid for you or your dependents!
- Supervisor Development Program: Opportunity to grow your career through leadership training.
The company is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our team members and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct a drug, alcohol and background checks for all new team members post-offer and prior to the start of employment. The Immigration Reform and Control ACT requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of the third day of work
EOE/Vet/Disability
]]>The Sow Farm Manager is responsible for ensuring the carrying out of daily responsibilities in the caring for the welfare of the animals, including feed, water, and management. The Sow Farm Manager directly manages the team of farm employees and ensures they are working effectively and efficiently. This position will coordinate employees into highly effective team members to produce high quality animals in the most productive manner.
Description
Purpose & Scope: The Sow Farm Manager is responsible for ensuring the carrying out of daily responsibilities in the caring for the welfare of the animals, including feed, water, and management. The Sow Farm Manager directly manages the team of farm employees and ensures they are working effectively and efficiently. This position will coordinate employees into highly effective team members to produce high quality animals in the most productive manner.
Principle Responsibilities:
- Ensures animals are being cared for daily, including water, feed and management
- Builds, leads, and trains successful team members to carry out assigned tasks
- Complies with company Standard Operating Procedures (SOPS)
- Assists in controlling costs associated with feed, supplies, and labor
- Sets long and short term targets and goals for breeding and farrowing success
- Maintains accurate number integrity for record keeping
- Coordinates and oversees completion of special projects
- Makes recommendations for operational improvements
- Conducts safety training meetings and ensures employees are working safely
- Performs general maintenance and upkeep of buildings, grounds and equipment
- Maintains open line of communication with all team members including upper management
- Complies with the practices and principals of biosecurity to safeguard the life and health of the animals
- Ensures welfare of animals
- Assists with other duties as assigned
- Travel: Local travel – often 30 mile radius
Required Qualifications:
- Strong communication and listening skills
- B.S. degree in Animal Science or equivalent
- AND 3-5 years related experience in swine production
- And a Minimum of 1 year people management experience
OR A combination of the above with 3 years previous experience managing and working in swine production
- Demonstrated ability to solve problems and make decisions independently
- Ability to effectively lead a team
- Be a team oriented, self-motivated and positive individual with strong work ethics
- Valid non-expired Driver’s License
- Ability to efficiently multi-task in a fast-paced environment
- Familiarity with common swine diseases and medications is preferred.
Preferred Qualifications: Bilingual – Spanish
The applicant who fills this position will be eligible for the following compensation and benefits:
- Benefits: Vision, Medical, and Dental coverage begin after 60 days of employment;
- Paid Time Off: sick leave, vacation, and 6 company observed holidays;
- 401(k): company match begins after the first year of service and follows the company vesting schedule.
- Better Futures Program – Online Classes or select 2 Year Community College tuition paid for you or your dependents!
- Supervisor Development Program: Opportunity to grow your career through leadership training.
The company is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our team members and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct a drug, alcohol and background checks for all new team members post-offer and prior to the start of employment. The Immigration Reform and Control ACT requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of the third day of work
EOE/Vet/Disability
]]>Seeking a Senior Grow Finish Production Supervisor!
Location – North Central Iowa preferred
Job Summary – Work with Growers & Independent Contractors to ensure farms maximize throughput, operating efficiency and profitability
The Senior Grow Finish Production Supervisor reports to the Director of Management Services and works from policies and general objectives approved by the management of Suidae Health & Production.
Essential duties & responsibilities include the following:
- Provide clear direction to Growers and Independent Contractors and timely constructive feedback on how to improve their performance and the farm’s productivity and profitability.
- Ensure all grow finish farms meet throughput and efficiency targets
- Percent pigs placed shipped to primary market
- Facility utilization
- Health program implementation
- Feed budget implementation
- Butcher marketing value optimization
- Grade newly purchased pigs upon arrival to sites.
- Select butchers and cull pigs to be marketed.
- Provide “cost control” oversight to ensure budgeted financial performance is being met
- Ensures that all environmental, herd health, biosecurity and animal care related regulations or policies are being followed by farm personnel.
- Ensures that facilities and equipment are properly maintained and kept clean, neat, and well-organized.
- Supports other SuidaeHP personnel with their responsibilities involving grow-finish farm management.
- Attend scheduled Suidae management meetings.
- Identifies ways for improving farm productivity and profitability, as well as improving Suidae’s management services.
- Utilizes data and science in decision making.
- Willing to perform miscellaneous tasks as needed.
- Occasional travel, including overnight stays
- Regular use of telephone, computer, calendar
- Other duties may be assigned
Primary skills & knowledge include the following:
- 4 years in grow finish farm management
- Organizational skills
- Delegation
- Strong Verbal communication
- Valid and current Driver’s license to operate company vehicle with a cost effectively insurable driving record.
- Ability to multi-task
- Ability to work with a variety of personality types
- Ability to plan and prioritize
- Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs without assistance
Suidae is a family-friendly company that values integrity, creativity and self-initiative. If you’re looking for a career where your skills can make an impact, we would love to have you on our team!
Major Areas of Accountability:
- Ensure proper safety, equipment and housekeeping procedures are followed.
- Support and engage in feed mill safety initiatives.
- Operate machines to produce swine feed to established quality guidelines.
- Perform necessary quality assurance tests and make necessary adjustments to the grinding process to obtain acceptable quality.
- Operate load out equipment to properly load trucks in most efficient manner.
- Perform and monitor proper documentation of the batching, grinding, loadout, and ingredient receiving.
- Assist in warehouse operations as necessary.
- Follow defined guidelines to produce quality feed.
- Assist in routine preventative maintenance on feed mill equipment and maintain required documentation.
- Responsible for proper feed and load out scheduling.
- Responsible for proper bin management and utilization.
- Perform additional duties as assigned by supervisor.
Education, Training, and Experience Requirements:
- Minimum formal education required: High School
- Minimum number of years of prior job experience required: Entry Level, 0-1 year
- Specialized Training requirements: None
OTHER SKILLS
- Cooperative attitude and teamwork approach is essential
- Takes pride in quality of work
- Reliable and responsible
- Ability to perform effectively in a fast-paced environment
- Demonstrate positive customer service mindset
- Understanding of computer usage
- Ability to understand and follow instructions in English
- Ability to operate large machinery
Specialized or Motorized Equipment and/or Tools:
None.
]]>The company is vertically integrated with a strong presence across the pork value chain – from farm to fork. Christensen Farms is the largest shareholder of Triumph Foods LLC, a producer-owned primary pork processing plant in St. Joseph, Missouri. In turn, Triumph Foods members own 50 percent of Daily’s Premium Meats, a specialty pork processor of bacon and other premium pork products. Triumph Foods also holds a 50 percent partnership in Seaboard Triumph Foods, LLC of Sioux City, Iowa, a primary pork processing plant.
Position Overview & Responsibilities: The Nutrition Manager leads and reviews feed formulation, formula audits, quality control improvements, and the development of optimal feeding programs. Collaborating with operations, vendors, and industry experts, this role drives research initiatives, leads nutrition-focused field trials, and translates findings into actionable strategies to enhance efficiency and maximize value. This role will also provide direct support to the Research Manager through input on research trials ideas, trial design, owning research diet formulation, and coordination support to the research feed mill as needed.
Major Areas of Accountability:
- Audit all formulas for all mills on a weekly basis to validate correct nutrient and ingredient levels with support of Nutrition and QC specialist
- Lead quarterly nutrition formulation audit to evaluate consistency in formulas and identify opportunities for future research needs with collaboration of Nutrition and QC Specialist.
- Review optimal feeding program options through modeling on a quarterly or as needed basis based on input received on ingredient costs, hog value, barn space availability and operations team
- Create and own the continuous improvement of the internal quality control program including too but not exclusive: further refinement in use of in-house NIR, developing addition routine testing, further refinement on complete feed validation.
- Partner with Live Operations on nutrition related issues and opportunities for improvement are identified
- Own relationships with vendors which includes screening products, setting up meetings with appropriate individuals when deemed appropriate, providing feedback, identifying opportunities that should be explored
- Lead QC mill audits in collaboration of the QC specialist and/or feed order manager or supply chain manager
- Proactively seeks current and relevant research literature that may provide solutions or areas of opportunity to explore with future research
- Proactively collaborates with experts within the nutrition field which include but not limited to: Universities, fellow expert nutritionists in industry, Triumph members, and suppliers
- Owns formulation for Research and as needed provide support research in the following areas: weigh and tag pigs, trial design and setup, input on summary and input on statistics
- Participate in quarterly research meetings by providing thought provoking ideas, deep discussion of trial design and treatments, and strategic direction of research within Christensen Farms
- Leads nutrition focused field trials in collaboration with Research Manager
Education, Training, and Experience Requirements:
Education: PhD in Animal Science with a focus in Swine Nutrition is preferred. MS in Animal Science with a Nutrition focus will be considered for individuals with extensive working history and nutrition knowledge.
Experience: 3 (+) years’ experience in swine nutrition is preferred with PhD. 6(+) years’ experience in swine nutrition is preferred with MS.
Highly functional in Microsoft applications including Excel, Word.
Must by proficient in statistical methods and programs
Benefits Package
Christensen Farms offers a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, a flexible spending account (FSA), life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, a 401(k) plan, paid holidays, paid time off bank, an employee assistance program (EAP), and more.
Reports to:
General Manager of Feed Mill, Nutrition, and Research
Management Scope and Level of Responsibility:
Individual Contributor
Supervision of Others:
Direct: Nutrition and QC Specialist, Nutrition Specialist
Indirect: None
Physical Requirements:
Occasional, 6-33% Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
Occasional, 6-33% Bending or stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
Occasional, 6-33% Kneeling or squatting.
Rare, 0-5% Overhead reaching.
Frequent, 34-66% Standing, particularly for sustained periods of time.
Unlimited, 67-100% Sitting, Particularly for sustained periods of time.
Unlimited, 67-100% Walking.
Occasional, 6-33% Pushing and pulling.
Frequent, 34-66% Medium lifting: Lifting up to 50 pounds occasionally with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
Frequent, 34-66% Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.
Occasional, 6-33% Motions of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers (i.e. typing, grasping, or gripping).
The worker is required to have the visual ability to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes.
Specialized or Motorized Equipment and/or Tools:
This position may require operating a company vehicle, or receiving regular mileage reimbursement, any offer for this position will be contingent upon the review of the candidate’s motor vehicle record (MVR). The MVR will be reviewed to determine insurability based on CF’s insurance carrier and company policy.
]]>The company is vertically integrated with a strong presence across the pork value chain – from farm to fork. Christensen Farms is the largest shareholder of Triumph Foods LLC, a producer-owned primary pork processing plant in St. Joseph, Missouri. In turn, Triumph Food members own 50 percent of Daily’s Premium Meats, a specialty pork processor bacon and other premium pork products. Triumph Foods also holds a 50 percent partnership in Seaboard Triumph Foods, LLC of Sioux City, Iowa, a primary pork processing plant.
Position Overview & Responsibilities:
This position involves collaborating with production leadership to support farms by ensuring quality controls that uphold CF and regulatory standards. The Animal Welfare Auditor will deliver training to animal caretakers related to animal wellbeing, conduct on-farm assessments and audits, develop corrective action plans, and ensure the resolution of identified non-compliances. Individuals in this role will be expected to cultivate strong working relationships with leaders and caretakers to effectively implement solutions and ensure compliance.
Major Areas of Accountability:
- Responsible for management of audits in line with biosecurity standards.
- Effectively organize and prioritize tasks, take full ownership of scheduling and independently meet deadlines.
- Demonstrate proficiency in adhering to audit standards, ensuring compliance with established guidelines and procedures, in so doing upholding the integrity and accuracy of audit processes and reports.
- Conduct, document, and communicate outcome of assessments related to animal wellbeing, environmental safety, and other critical areas throughout the system.
- Accurately input and manage data into multiple designated systems and promptly communicate findings to relevant stakeholders to ensure corrective actions are taken in a timely manner.
- Conduct CF Annual Certification for both Contract and Employee locations (fulfills PQA Plus requirement.)
- Support farms by providing specialized training as requested/needed regarding animal welfare practices.
- Support departments as needed during external 3rd party audits.
- Identify and effectively communicate areas of opportunity beyond the scope of the audit, contributing to continuous systemic enhancement.
Education, Training, and Experience Requirements:
- Education: Professional, two or four-year degree or equivalent experience.
- Livestock and/or relevant industry experience preferred.
- TQA, PQA Plus Advisor Certification preferred.
- PAACO Swine Auditor Certification preferred.
- Bilingual proficiency in Spanish is preferred.
Other Skills:
- Individual must demonstrate strong communication and presentation skills to engage caretakers, ensuring comprehension and ultimately influencing behaviors. A successful individual will exercise sound judgement to appropriately identify and escalate issues to ensure compliance at all times.
- Exhibit strong communication skills, both verbal and written, to facilitate clear and concise exchange of information within the team and across departments, fostering collaboration and ensuring mutual understanding of tasks and objectives
- Must have the ability to work within a team-oriented atmosphere.
- Must possess strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of people, both internal and external of the organization.
- Individual must possess personal organization and time management skills with the ability to adapt and function effectively in a fast paced, changing environment.
Travel Requirements:
Position requires occasional overnight travel to accomplish training and audit requirements for all live animal operations. Additional travel to achieve certification or continuing education may also be required. The estimated overnight travel is 5 nights per month.
Benefits Package
Christensen Farms offers a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, a flexible spending account (FSA), life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, a 401(k) plan, paid holidays, paid time off bank, an employee assistance program (EAP), and more.
Specialized or Motorized Equipment and/or Tools:
This position will require operating a company vehicle, or occasional mileage reimbursement. Any employment offer for this position is contingent upon the review of your motor vehicle record (MVR). The MVR will be reviewed to determine insurability based on CFF’s insurance carrier and company policy.
Vehicle Licensing Requirements: Class D and proof of insurance
Christensen Farms is an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to select the most qualified person for each position in the organization. No employee of CF will discriminate against any applicant for employment or a fellow employee because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, citizenship status, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, military status, veteran status or any other prohibited basis under applicable local, state, or federal law.