The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints - Caldwell, ID

posted 5 months ago

Full-time - Mid Level
Caldwell, ID
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About the position

This role helps to foster self-reliance, care for the poor and needy, and provide opportunities for giving and service by: helping members become economically and emotionally self-reliant; providing access to essential food and clothing items; helping members prepare for and respond to disasters; and providing humanitarian aid to relieve suffering; thus furthering the mission of the Church. The Production Project Supervisor, under the direction of the Production Project Manager, ensures that the Welfare production project is properly managed and technically directed concerning the planting, cultivating, irrigating, harvesting, packing, and marketing of farm products, or the calving, feeding, branding, and marketing of cattle for the Welfare Services Storehouse system. If supervising a farm operation, understands cultural practices (e.g. seed types and limitations, fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides) to ensure maximum quality and quantity of harvested products. If operating a ranch operation, ensures optimum cattle productivity and profitable growth by performing a variety of functions which maximize daily gains and feed conversions, and minimize death loss. The incumbent supervises and coordinates activities of the workforce (paid, volunteer, and church service) for a specific area of the production operation and reports directly to the Production Project Manager. Responsible to prepare and monitor budgets and financial reports and to maintain production records.

Responsibilities

  • Supervise operation of a specific area of production project (crop or livestock), including planting, cultivating, harvesting, packing & marketing crops, or feeding, observing, inspecting, sorting, calving, treating & marketing cattle.
  • Provide training, direction/supervision to other employees & volunteers. Ensure their safety.
  • Ensure grounds/facilities (farm/range land, fencing, housing, corrals, shops, etc.) are maintained in a way that reflects Church standards.
  • Ensure proper maintenance records are kept. Direct employees. Assist in performing necessary repairs and preventative maintenance on equipment.
  • Maintain accurate records and receipts for products produced and shipped from project. Prepare and manage assigned area budget in coordination with Production Project Manager.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Agri-science, Agri-business, or related field.
  • At least eight (8) years of relevant farm/ranch management experience or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
  • Sound understanding of the technical and economic aspects of crop or livestock production.
  • Ability to maintain and make most repairs on heavy farm equipment.
  • Good understanding of farm/ranch accounting and finance.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of soils, fertilizers, crop rotation, irrigation system, etc., as it relates to agriculture or livestock production.
  • Basic knowledge of sound safety practices.
  • Must possess pesticide certification.

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience in Accounting
  • Ability to generate reports and communications using computer and related software.
  • Capable of operating a squeeze chute, doctoring sick cattle, branding, ear tagging, receiving and sorting cattle.

Benefits

  • Equal opportunity employer
  • Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities
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