The Herd Manager oversees all aspects of the cow herd, including breeding, health, movement and culling. In addition, the Herd Manager will oversee all herdsman and coordinate with parlor, young stock and feed managers.

Essential Duties:

Leadership skills that must incorporate compliance with all federal and state agencies that includes, hiring, disciplining, rewarding, performance reviews and team meetings. Skill set, and requirements should be measured by supervisor training to include nuts and bolts of supervision, fill out disciplinary action forms and training on hiring/terminating associates. Analysis of cow records including entry of day to day activities, use of reports and cow pages and proper day to day reporting of all cattle activity measured by compliance with DC 305 software Coordination of all day to day activities with vets and other outside consultants measured by communication with upper management on a day to day basis. Direct supervision of herdsmen, maternity and hospital barn measured by associate communication and participation of daily activities. Operates various farm equipment measured by skill level of knowledge and experience with all farm equipment being used on a day to day basis Back up for feed manager on off days Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Dairy/Animal Science or related field preferred 5+ years of related experience with large herd (1,000+ cows) required 3+ years of direct supervisory/management experience Advance knowledge of feed and nutrition Experience with computerized feed systems preferred Ability to speak Dairy Spanish a plus Must be flexible and willing to work the demands of the department which may be subject to evenings, weekends and holidays.

Physical Demands:

Regularly standing, walking and sitting Regularly lifting and/or moving up to 20 pounds Regularly reaching above shoulder height Regularly pushing and pulling of gates 20 times per hour with 10 pounds of pulling force

Corporate Summary:

At Shamrock Foods Company, people come first - our associates, our customers, and the families we serve across the nation. A privately-held, family-owned and -operated Forbes 500 company, Shamrock is an innovator in the food industry and has been since being founded in Arizona in 1922.

Our Mission:

At Shamrock Foods Company, we live by our founding family's motto to "treat associates like family and customers like friends." Why work for us? Benefits are a major part of your overall compensation, and we believe offering them at an affordable cost is not only the right thing to do, but it helps keep you and your family healthy. That's why Shamrock Foods pays for the majority of your health insurance, allowing you to take home more of your paycheck. And it doesn't stop there - our associates also enjoy additional benefits such as 401(k) Savings Plan, Profit Sharing, Paid Time Off, as well as our incredible growth opportunities, continued education and wellness programs. Equal Opportunity Employer At Shamrock Foods Co all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other basis protected by applicable law.