# Nursery Finish Farm Manager - Contract

Hiring organization: [Smithfield Foods](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/smithfield-foods)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/76000daf-7b6e-4df2-935e-57713ed29cb2

Listed on Smithfield Foods's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: contract
- Seniority: Management
- Location: Princeton, MO

## Summary

Lead a swine nursery-finishing farm operation, managing staff, animal welfare, biosecurity, and production targets to meet company goals. This role suits experienced farm managers with animal science credentials and strong leadership who can handle the physical and emotional demands of commercial pork production.

_Our summary, not Smithfield Foods's wording._

## Skills named

Record Keeping

## Required

- Bachelor's degree in Animal Science or related field, or equivalent education and experience
- Minimum 1 year swine production experience
- History of good production in nursery or finishing environment
- Leadership and organization skills
- General computer knowledge
- Ability to perform hard physical labor
- Ability to read, understand and apply company communications in English
- Ability to work 45-hour average weeks with rotating days off including weekends and holidays
- Willingness to perform euthanasia, castration, vaccinations, and other standard animal husbandry procedures
- Ability to tolerate blood, manure, dust, odors, and hot/noisy conditions
- Ability to work with and around antibiotics
- On-call availability for emergencies

## Nice to have

- 2+ years relevant experience beyond minimum 1 year swine production requirement

Apply on Smithfield Foods's site: https://smithfieldfoods.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Careers/job/Princeton-MO/Nursery-Finish-Farm-Manager---Contract_R-2026-11515-1