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Farm Manager Breeder

Location:
Van Buren, AR
Posted:
August 31, 2021

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Wesley Burnett **** Whitney Lane

Alma, Ar *****

EXPERIENCE

Cargill LLC, Ozark, AR - Senior Lead/AI Crew

December 2013-Present

Responsible for day to day operations of a turkey breeding facility, payroll, maintenance and outage planning, safety

Butterball, Ozark, AR — Turkey Flock Supervisor/Technician October 1998-October 2013

Responsible for the health and wellbeing of growing turkeys. Cargill LLC, Siloam Springs, AR, Location — Breeder Farm Manager

February 1992-October 1998

Responsible for day to day operations while supervising eight employees. EDUCATION

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR — Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

Class of 1983

Major in Animal Science with a minor in Business Administration. Huntsville High School, Huntsville, AR

Class of 1979

PROJECTS

Remodel and Modernization of Lee Point Turkey Farm Maganaged the removal of all old equipment and fixtures as well as the installation of new equipment and fixtures as well as repairs. SKILLS

American Humane Association

Certified in Animal Care and Well

Being

Skilled in interpersonal

relationships

E ective and timely

communication skills

Certified in Lock Out/Tag Out

Certified First Responder by

employer

CPR trained and certified

DOT Certified

Trainer for PIT Operation

Smith Safety System trained

Familiar with Microsoft O ce

Suite

MILESTONES

Near 35 years in poultry

industry

Oversaw upgrade of water systems

New wells installed, water systems installed and plumbed, new storage tanks set, and electrical systems updated on multiple farms.

Modernized the logistics of turkey transportation from pre-production to breeder farms Was part of the logistics team that developed the procedures and analysed risk management and safety of new methodologies for transport of product.

Increased e ciency in labor by ~40%

Installation of modern equipment facilitated this spike in e ciency, and thus driving costs down ~20%.



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