Manure Tech II

Equipment Repair and Manure Management Under the direction of the Production Supervisor, complete minor to major equipment repairs and assist in composting manure from Production buildings. Individual will be responsible for all manure drying, conveying, and storage on the complex. Key responsibilities include requesting needed safety supplies, material, parts, etc. to designated department procurement stakeholder, preparing for DNR or customer audit at all times with proper procedures and documents for all activities, entering data into DBF spreadsheets, ensuring the security of chickens and the premises by keeping all facility doors locked to protect birds from predators, external climate and unauthorized personnel, properly disposing of mortality by means of incineration, performing the completion and documentation of all preventative maintenance, special projects and daily maintenance needs in a timely fashion, performing manure removal functions, performing preventive maintenance for compost buildings, safely operating required equipment and tools including skid loader and other equipment on an as needed basis and conduct proper maintenance, understanding daily compost activities and procedures, maintaining proper loading, compost turning times, and schedules, managing manure stacking to maximize space, overseeing cleaning/housekeeping of manure sheds, performing weekly compost inventories, comprehending and executing the manure management program, obtaining licensing for job specific duties, performing pre-operation inspection on all vehicles and equipment (complete documentation as required), and performing other duties as assigned.