(Agriculture) General Manager

• Running day to day operations of a large dairy farm (e.g., milk barns, feeding, maintenance, calf, heifer, breeding programs, etc)
  
• Coordinating all activities related to the farm and serves as a source of expertise as measured by costs per CWT and income over feed costs.
  
• Reviewing departmental budgets, including staffing, labor and equipment needs as measured by meeting budget requirements.
  
• Conferring with department heads and other internal customers to ensure coordination of operations activities with activities of other functions such as Corporate, organic, calf, cow, etc.
  
• Creating monthly checks and balances for operations
  
• Working with Human Resources in handling issues including but not limited to hiring, feedback, disciplinary actions, termination, and payroll.
  
• Maintaining a safe environment for all department functions as measured by the safety record, accident-free days, lost time days and total dollars spent.
  
• Creating capital expenditure and annual budgets
  
• Initiating continuous Business Process Improvement (SPBI) as measured by total projects completed, project participation, and total dollars saved
  
• Ensuring compliance for all governmental regulations as well as customer related inspections to include FDA, OSHA, State, County and Federal inspections
  
• Cross training associates in the use of herd and feed management software
  
• Other duties as assigned.
  

Requirements

• Bachelor s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
  
• Must have experience working with Financial Statements, Developing / Maintaining Budgets, Leading P&L Review, Reading Balance Sheets, etc.
  
• 10+ years of large herd experience
  
• 5+ years experience developing and leading teams
  
• Proven ability to effect change, identify opportunities, research solutions, request resources, sustain results, and share learnings
  
• Strong team approach to management, communication, and people skills
  
• Proficient in MS Office Suite
  
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public
  
• Must be flexible and willing to work the demands of the department which are subject to evenings, weekends, and holidays
  
• Experience managing a cropping operation is a plus, but not required.