Service Manager-Nursery Grow Finish

Christensen Farms is one of the largest family-owned pork producers in the United States marketing approximately 3 million hogs per year. Headquartered in Sleepy Eye Minnesota our 50 year old company operates throughout the Midwest with facilities in Minnesota Iowa Nebraska Illinois and South Dakota. Christensen Farms owns three feed mills manages 140000 sows on 44 farms and oversees more than 350 nurseries and grow-finish sites. Our organization employs nearly 1000 people and maintains 1500 contract partnerships. We are an industry leader with a proven commitment to ethical practices food safety and nutrition. Join our team!

Position Overview:

The NGF Service Manager will oversee pig health care and performance across multiple Wean-to-Finish and Grow/Finish this role youll support Farm Managers to ensure protocols are followed goals are achieved and continuous improvements are implemented while also driving training onboarding and team development. The ideal candidate is an experienced swine production professional with strong organizational and leadership skills who thrives in a fast-paced environment enjoys coaching teams and is committed to animal well-being safety and operational excellence.

What You Will Do:

• Provide on-site service and oversight at assigned sites ensuring compliance with protocols SOPs and performance standards.
• Prepare and submit timely accurate service reports that document site conditions results and agreed-upon actions.
• Partner with Farm Managers to monitor animal health and production improve KPIs and close-out results and reduce variation across sites.
• Support Farm Managers in training onboarding retention performance management safety practices and marketing execution.
• Communicate regularly with Farm Managers on animal health site performance employee development safety concerns and turnover risks.
• Uphold animal well-being and euthanasia policies enforce biosecurity protocols and report any breaches to appropriate departments.
• Identify and act on opportunities for non-feed cost savings within assigned pods/flows while aligning with Area General Managers to share strategies.
• Collaborate with veterinary staff HR and leadership teams to drive continuous improvement ensure timely updates and support broader business strategies.

What You Offer Us:

• Some college coursework in animal science agriculture or related field preferred.
• 3-5 years of production experience with proven ability to manage site operations and deliver results (swine experience preferred).
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to prioritize in a fast-paced environment.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills with the ability to build strong relationships across teams.
• Proficiency with basic computer tools (Word Excel Outlook) and the ability to prepare accurate reports.
• Independent thinker with sound judgment high attention to detail professionalism and confidentiality.

What We Offer You:

• Join a respected family-owned leader in pork production with a 50-year legacy of innovation integrity and animal care.
• Take advantage of hands-on leadership opportunities ongoing training and clear career advancement paths within a collaborative team environment that values hard work accountability and personal growth across all levels of farm operations.
• We offer 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.
• Be an active part of an organization that gives back to the community in many ways including feed programs that support local farms food shelf programs food support for veterans agriculture education and promotion FFA/4H support charitable contributions etc.
• A company that has a passionate purpose for food safety animal welfare and for living its core values every day respect integrity excellence adaptability and innovation.
• A culture that fosters employee growth hybrid work options promotion from within and a highly team-oriented workplace environment.

Reports To:

Area General Manager of NGF

Christensen Farms promotes a culture of inclusion and strives to attract a diverse set of candidates for each of our open positions. We are an equal employment opportunity employer and proud to offer employment and growth opportunities to all candidates without regard to race color ancestry religion gender national origin pregnancy sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender identity or veteran status.

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Required Experience:

Manager