Senior Site Manager/Production Manger, The Maschhoffs, March 2013 – July 2019
- Oversaw a portfolio with as many as 11 farms and 100,000 head of wean to market swine consisting of both company owned and production partner facilities by performing field service inspections, establishing production goals, and driving positive movement on cost of production
- Identify opportunity areas to improve production metrics through root cause analysis and assist in implementing sustainable counter measures
- Sell the “Why” to gain buy in on production protocols to farm managers and production partners by applying situational leadership and correct coaching style through reading readiness levels.
- Identify positives and use as a tool to drive morale and motivate others to rise to high levels of performance and reduce turnover to nearly 0% within my portfolio
- Reduced cost of production by identifying areas needing improvement and benchmarking them against Agri Stats