Pullet Farmer Recruiting Manager
Pullet Farmer Recruiting Manager
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Finding the right place to grow your career isnt (over) easy so were here to help by sharing a few reasons why the grass is greener at Vital Farms. We think youll appreciate our focus on Conscious Capitalism which drives business decisions that benefit all our stakeholders (leading to even better business results). You might be drawn to our innovative approach and refusal to settle for the way things have always been done. Or you could find it exciting to grow your skills while working for an industryleading brand. Whether youre into our values our brand or our eggcellent puns we hope youll join our Crew and help us change the world 108 square feet at a time!
At Vital Farms we are proud of our incredible stakeholders and the diversity they represent from all areas and communities in which we operate and serve. We view this as a source of strength for us and your job is to help us make it even better.
Your Role:
Reporting to the Director of Farm Network Expansion Strategy the Pullet Farmer Recruiting Manager is a key player in building the future of Vital Farms. Youll be responsible for recruiting dedicated and passionate new farmers to retrofit their existing poultry barns for stateoftheart pullet production. These pullets will grow into the laying hens that form the backbone of our network of caring family farms. When you connect with someone whos enthusiastic about sustainable agriculture and animal welfare youll introduce them to the Vital Farms wayensuring they have everything they need to be successful from day one. Additionally youll work closely with our construction partners to oversee barn retrofits that meet our rigorous standards for quality and ethics.
What Youll Do:
- Build a Pullet Farmer Pipeline:
- Connect Locally: Seek out potential pullet farmers within 100 miles of our Missouri and Arkansas locations through community meetings local/regional events and strategic partnerships with marketing and financial institutions.
- Network & Nurture: Collaborate with our Lead Generation Specialist to track and manage a robust pipeline of qualified leads.
- Engage & Onboard Farmers:
- Host Community Meetings: Organize and lead sessions with prospective farmers to walk them through our endtoend recruiting and onboarding process.
- Property Assessments: Visit potential farmers properties to ensure their land meets our internal standards for retrofitting barns into pullet production facilities.
- Support Through Sales Cycle: Guide farmers from the initial introduction right through to contract signing ensuring they understand how producing quality pullets today supports the future of our laying hen network.
- Coordinate Barn Retrofitting:
- Collaborate on Construction: Work handinhand with our trusted construction partners to schedule manage and oversee the barn retrofitting process.
- Maintain Quality: Ensure that every retrofit project is completed on time within budget and in strict adherence to our high standards for animal welfare and sustainable production.
- Facilitate Communication: Act as the primary liaison between recruited farmers and construction teams addressing challenges and ensuring seamless project .
- Facilitate Financial & Administrative Processes:
- Assist with Financing: Support farmers through the loan application process securing grants and navigating other financial mechanisms necessary to fund their retrofit projects.
- Documentation & FollowUp: Collaborate with the Lead Generation Specialist to ensure that all paperwork is completed and stored properly maintaining an accurate system of record.
- Drive Continuous Improvement:
- Feedback Loop: Keep the farmers experience front and center by relaying process improvements and opportunities for growth to the Director of Farm Network Expansion Strategy.
What You Bring to the Table:
- Bachelors degree in Agriculture Agribusiness or related field; will consider experience as substitute for education
- 5 years of relevant experience within the poultry or agricultural industry with a strong background in recruiting and sales.
- Must be comfortable traveling up to 75 of the time for meetings events and site visits.
- Must be located in Missouri and Arkansas
- Deep knowledge of poultry farming practices barn operations and retrofitting processes.
- Familiarity with the financial lending process (e.g. FSA) agricultural grants and local regulatory challenges.
- Exceptional communication and relationshipbuilding skillsyou know how to connect with people and earn their trust.
- A proactive solutionsfocused mindset: you dont wait to be asked to solve a problem.
- Strong networking abilities and community ties in your region.
- Youre a team player who celebrates collective success while taking ownership of your responsibilities.
- You have a genuine passion for sustainable agriculture and ethical animal care.
- Flexibility and adaptability are in your DNAyou bring a sense of urgency without sacrificing thoughtful customer service.
- Youre no hero You know the power of teamwork and celebrate the work of others before your own.
- You give a sh*t You believe in acting like an owner and making Vital Farms a place to be proud of.
- You raise the standards You know growth can be hard but you strive to improve yourself and others each day.
- You can walk in someone elses boots You seek to understand others viewpoints and think that you get to better answers by sitting on the same side of the table.
- You dont walk on eggshells Youre not afraid to leave the bullsh*t behind and have honest conversations.
What We Bring to the Table:
- A fastpaced energetic remote environment with passionate people who are leading a movement to bring ethically produced food to the table.
- Competitive pay and benefits (Medical Dental Vision and Paid Parental Leave just to name a few).
- Generous retirement contributions: 401(k) 3 Contribution from Day 1.
- Annual bonus and equity grant (subject to business results and company approval)
- Free eggs and butter along with friends and family discounts.
- Fun team SWAG that will make you the talk of the town.
- Professional development opportunities and an amazing team dedicated to your growth.
At Vital Farms compensation decisions are dependent upon a variety of factors which may include but are not limited to skill levelexperience education training market demands and business needs.A reasonable estimate of the current starting annual base salary for this position is $85000 $100000. Please keep in mind that hiring at the maximum end of the range would not be typical in order to allow for potential continued future salary growth.
Who We Are:
Vital Farms a Certified B Corporation offers a range of ethically produced foods nationwide. Started on a single farm in Austin Texas in 2007 Vital Farms became a national consumer brand that works with 350 family farms and is the leading U.S. brand of pastureraised eggs by retail dollar sales. Vital Farms products including shell eggs butter hardboiled eggs and liquid whole eggs are sold in over 24000 stores nationwide. Vital Farms ethics are exemplified by its focus on the humane treatment of farm animals and sustainable farming practices. In addition as a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation Vital Farms prioritizes the longterm benefits of each of its stakeholders including farmers and suppliers customers and consumers communities and the environment crew members and stockholders. In short we exist to improve the lives of people animals and our planet through food.
In order to fulfill Vital Farms mission to bring ethically produced food to the table we seek to build teams that leverage diverse perspectives to create a welcoming and innovative environment that is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunities.
To that end we make employment decisions based on qualifications merit and business need. Vital Farms does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion gender and gender identity sex (including pregnancy childbirth lactation and related medical conditions) sexual orientation marital status age national origin citizenship status military or veteran status physical or mental disability genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
