Live Production Supervisor

Position Summary

Location: Columbus, NE (on-site, with regular travel between farm sites)

Employment type: Full-time, exempt

Reports to: Director of Operations

Hiring a Live Production Supervisor to lead our farm teams and drive performance across our sites.

This is a hands-on leadership role. You will build and manage a reliable farm workforce, control costs, and serve as a key point of contact with our customers. You will also work closely with our repair and maintenance team to keep equipment running with minimal downtime.

Key Responsibilities

People leadership

• Hire, onboard, and, when necessary, terminate employees in partnership with HR.
• Manage, train, coach, and support agricultural workers to ensure consistent adherence to company policies, animal welfare standards, and biosecurity procedures.
• Set clear daily and weekly priorities, conduct performance reviews, and address performance or conduct issues promptly and fairly.
• Build a safe, accountable, and respectful work culture.

Flock performance and cost management

• Monitor and improve key performance metrics.
• Identify root causes of performance issues and implement corrective actions.
• Manage costs, including labor, utilities, fuel, and supplies, and help develop and track budgets.
• Maintain accurate production records and reports.

Scheduling and flock cycle management

• Plan and coordinate chick placement, grow-out, catch, and downtime schedules across sites.
• Oversee barn cleanout, litter management, and downtime maintenance so barns are ready for each placement.
• Manage employee scheduling to cover daily care, weekends, holidays, and catch nights.

Customer liaison

• Serve as a primary point of contact with the customer's live production team and field service personnel.
• Communicate issues, and corrective actions clearly and promptly.
• Ensure practices meet customer specifications, animal welfare audits, and food safety requirements.

Equipment and maintenance coordination

• Assist with management and settings of barn equipment, including ventilation, heating, cooling, lighting, feed, and water systems and environmental controllers.
• Work with the repair and maintenance team to prioritize and schedule repairs, timing work to minimize downtime and disruption.
• Respond to alarms and equipment failures, including participating in an on-call rotation.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a confinement livestock operation (broilers, commercial layers, turkeys, swine, or dairy).
• 2+ years of experience supervising a team, including hiring, training, scheduling, and performance management.
• Working knowledge of animal husbandry, biosecurity, and animal welfare practices in a commercial setting.
• Experience with barn environmental systems (ventilation, heating, cooling, lighting) and controller settings.
• Ability to read and act on production data, records, and performance reports.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to work professionally with employees, customers, and vendors.
• Comfortable with technology, including email, spreadsheets, mobile apps, and software used for production records.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation for travel between farm sites.
• Willingness to work early mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays as needs require, and to participate in an on-call rotation.
• Must pass a background check.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing multiple sites at once.
• Animal welfare audit experience or certification (e.g., PAACO-certified auditor, NCC Animal Welfare Guidelines familiarity).
• Experience with poultry environmental controllers (e.g., Chore-Time, Rotem, Cumberland, Big Dutchman).
• Experience with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) for logging, prioritizing, and tracking work orders and preventive maintenance.
• Basic mechanical, electrical, or plumbing troubleshooting skills, including generators and backup systems.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish, both verbal and written, strongly preferred.
• Experience with nutrient and litter management planning and Nebraska environmental (NDEE) requirements.

Who succeeds in this role

• A calm, decisive problem-solver during equipment failures, weather events, or disease concerns.
• A leader who sets clear expectations and follows through.
• Someone who takes ownership of results and is comfortable being accountable for outcomes.

Working Conditions

• Work is performed in and outdoors in all weather, with exposure to dust, ammonia, noise, heat, and cold.
• Must be able to walk barns for extended periods, bend, kneel, and lift up to 50 lbs.
• Must follow strict biosecurity protocols, which may include shower-in/shower-out procedures and restrictions on contact.

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive salary: [range], based on experience
• Performance bonus tied to KPI’s
• 401(k) with company matching
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Company vehicle

How to Apply

Submit your resume and a brief cover letter to recruiting@galluscap.com. Please include a summary of your livestock and supervisory experience.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check [and drug screen, if applicable].