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Join Country View Family Farms as a Continuous Improvement Specialist (CI Tech Support Professional) and drive process improvement and operational excellence across our swine farms, feed mills, truck washes, and production operations. This hands-on, multi-site role partners with leaders and teams to analyze production data, improve processes, develop SOPs, deliver training, conduct root-cause analysis, reduce process variation, and implement measurable solutions using Lean Six Sigma methodologies. You'll lead improvement initiatives, coach teams, and travel between locations to strengthen performance. Full-time with benefits and paid Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training and certification. Apply today!
About Us:
Country View Family Farms (CVFF) is a leading pork production organization and proud affiliate of Clemens Food Group, a family-owned company and one of the nation's leading pork producers. Together, we are part of an integrated pork production system built around a shared commitment to animal care, food safety, biosecurity, innovation, sustainability, operational excellence, and our people.
At CVFF, pork production is about much more than our farms. Our network of more than 300 family farms is supported by an interconnected system that includes sow, nursery, and finishing operations, feed mills, truck wash facilities, transportation, and other critical production-support functions. Our feed mills provide carefully formulated nutrition to support animal health and performance, while our truck wash operations play an essential role in maintaining rigorous biosecurity standards and helping protect the health of animals across our network.
We combine modern agricultural technology, veterinary and nutritional expertise, strong animal-care and biosecurity practices, data-driven decision-making, and continuous improvement to continually strengthen the way we operate. We are always looking for better ways to improve performance, solve challenges, develop our teams, and prepare our operations for the future.
Position Summary
The Continuous Improvement (CI) Specialist / CI Tech Support Professional - Swine Production partners with the Country View Family Farms (CVFF) Production Leadership Team to drive training, employee development, process improvement, and operational excellence across our swine and pork production operations.
This hands-on, multi-site role works directly with leaders and farm teams to identify improvement opportunities, strengthen process execution, develop employees, and implement sustainable solutions across swine farms, feed mills, truck washes, and other production-support locations. Regular travel between assigned locations is required.
A critical component of this role is hands-on swine production experience, particularly breeding and farrowing. The CI Specialist trains, coaches, and develops employees on breeding, farrowing, animal care, and production processes to improve employee capability, consistency, animal outcomes, and overall production performance.
Using production data, Lean Six Sigma methodologies, root-cause analysis, and structured problem-solving, this individual helps reduce process variation, strengthen operational performance, and build a culture of Continuous Improvement throughout CVFF.
Qualifications

• Minimum five years of similar or relevant experience, preferably within swine production, agriculture, Continuous Improvement, training and development, operations, or a related environment.
• Hands-on swine production experience with breeding and farrowing is required.
• Demonstrated experience training, coaching, and developing employees in breeding, farrowing, and other swine-production processes.
• Animal Science degree preferred.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification preferred. Candidates who are not currently certified must be willing and able to complete Green Belt training and certification.
• Ability to analyze production and performance challenges, interpret data, identify root causes, and develop effective solutions.
• Ability to influence without direct authority and effectively lead change across teams.
• Strong communication, coaching, facilitation, problem-solving, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability and willingness to regularly travel between assigned CVFF swine farms, feed mills, truck washes, and other operational locations.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, hands-on agricultural environment, stand for the majority of the workday, and lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work in barn environments that may include animal dander, manure, dust, blood, odors, and frequently noisy conditions.
• Availability to work Monday through Friday, with some weekend and holiday work required based on operational needs.
• Commitment to meeting and exceeding industry standards for animal care and welfare.
• Bilingual skills are not required. Must be able to communicate and collaborate effectively in a multicultural work environment and adapt communication and training approaches to support team members from diverse backgrounds and with varying levels of English proficiency.

Why Join Us?
This is an opportunity to combine your swine production expertise with Continuous Improvement and people development. You'll work directly with production leaders and farm teams to strengthen breeding and farrowing practices, develop employees, solve operational challenges, and implement improvements across multiple locations.
Your work will directly impact employee growth, animal care and welfare, herd performance, process consistency, and operational success while allowing you to continue developing your expertise in Lean Six Sigma and Continuous Improvement.
BENEFITS & PERKS:
At Country View Family Farms, we are committed to supporting our team members both personally and professionally. Our comprehensive benefits package may include:

• Competitive compensation and annual bonus opportunities
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• Health Savings Account (HSA) options
• 401(k) with company match and profit-sharing opportunities
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Company-paid life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Educational assistance and professional development opportunities
• Employee recognition programs
• Relocation assistance for qualified candidates
• Company vehicle provided for eligible positions

Benefits may vary based on position and eligibility requirements.
DISCLAIMER
The Team Member must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable Team Members with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.
As requirements and Team Member skill levels change, the Supervisor may revise and/ or add duties to reflect these changes. The company retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS; PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Stationary Position: Must be able to remain in a stationary position for more than 85% of the time.
• Moving/ Traversing: The person in this position needs to frequently move around the Production areas of the Barns/ Farm and will be moving/ traversing more than 85% of the time to attend to the care needs of the animals.
• Operating/ Activating/ Using/ Preparing/ Inspecting/ Placing/ Positioning: Frequently utilizes animal movement techniques, breeding or farrowing equipment, etc.
• Ascend/ Descend/ Traverse: Occasionally ascends/ descends a ladder to work atop equipment
• Position self to move frequently to position oneself to complete tasks by reaching under/ around animals, into/ out of animal crates/ pens, remove material from the floor/ walls, and assist animals in the farrowing process.
• Communicate/ Detect/ Identify/ Exchange Information: Constant visual monitoring of sow/ animal health and well-being, frequent communication with Team Members regarding animal movements, health status, task completion, etc. Shares information regarding task completion with Farm management.
• Move/ Transport/ Install/ Remove: Frequently moves equipment/ animals weighing up to 50 pounds, occasionally moves equipment/ animals weighing up to 75 pounds, rarely moves equipment/ animals weighing up to 100 pounds. Frequently transports equipment/ materials/ animals through various areas of the Barn weighing 50 pounds or more. Frequently utilizes personal protective equipment (PPE) including animal sort boards weighing up to 25 pounds and requiring the ability to twist, bend, and maneuver around the body.
• Work Environment: Frequent exposure to loud noises, dirty/ dusty environments, hot and cold temperatures, outdoor environments, animal dander, manure, blood.

Agency Statement:
Clemens Food Group does not accept unsolicited resumes from search or staffing firms. All resumes submitted by search or staffing firms to any employee at Clemens Food Group via email, the Internet, or directly without a valid written search agreement for this role, and without having been asked to participate in this by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Clemens Food Group, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired. Firms not authorized to submit candidates will not be eligible for any fee or ownership claim.
EEO Statement:
It is the policy of Clemens Food Group to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. All employees are subject to a pre-employment screening process including a background check and drug screen. In addition, we will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to your recruiter.
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