QUALIFICATIONS:

- Must have strong cattle knowledge & handling skill with a strong animal health and current experience
- 5+ years feedlot leadership & management experience as GM or even a cattle manager/assistant to a GM
- Ability to demonstrate team leadership in which one excels at problem solving and taking initiative as needed
- Knowledge of and experience in working with grain markets, local basis, and commodity of purchasing of feedstock for the yard
- Experience & understanding in hedging and use of futures in the cattle market
- Good communication skills at all levels with ability to manager day-to-day activities, work with customers, and lead others to do likewise

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Hansen Agri-PLACEMENT is assisting our employer seeking a disciplined Feedlot Manager for a midsize feedlot of up to 50,000 head in Nebraska. Searching for a person with strong cattle experience, as well as management experience to work and oversee all areas of the feed yard with day-to-day operations. Need a person who shows good stability and a good livestock / animal husbandry background, and experience in addition to solid references. Person will oversee all employees, including cattle/pen riders/animal health throughout the feed yard, oversee receiving, processing and shipping cattle, and will take care of cattle feeding, bunk reading, feed timing, and rations. Several good key people already in place. Need a person who can see the big picture, who can make decisions on his or her own communicate with long standing customers, as well as communicate information to the absentee owners and carry out directions as suggested/or given. Knowledge and experience in purchase of feedstock in a competitive market as well as having a good understanding of hedging and futures of the cattle market is preferred. Employer is family friendly in good community and area for raising a family. Wages are determined by experience, stability, and references.