Farrowing Manager – Pastured Pigs

Job Title: Farrowing Manager – Pasture‑Based Hog Operation
Location: Gunthorp Farms – Lagrange, IN
Employment Type: Full-time (6 days/week)

About the Role We’re looking for a full-time Farrowing Manager to manage and improve our farrowing team and help us care for our sows, piglets, and land. We operate a pastured farrowing system, where sows farrow in outdoor huts and paddocks rather than standard indoor crates. This requires strong attention to animal comfort, weather conditions, and land management. You’ll be a key part of our daily operations – from chores and feed grinding to fencing and shelter maintenance – helping keep the farrowing farm running smoothly and continuously improving.

What You’ll Be Doing

Core Responsibilities

• Complete farrowing chores 6 days per week
• Grind all feed necessary for the farrowing farm
• Prepare, repair, and maintain:
• Shelters, Waterers, Feeders, and Fences within the farrowing farm
• Manage pen allocation and preparation for sows
• Infrastructure construction, preparation, maintenance, storage

Example Weekly Schedule

• Monday–Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
• Farrowing chores (daily)
• Feed grinding several days per week
• Preparation, maintenance, and repair of shelter, water, feed, and fence infrastructure
• Weaning and market hog consolidation (every 3 and 6 weeks, respectively)
• Farm projects as assigned
• Saturday: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
• Farrowing chores

What We’re Looking For

Required Qualifications

• Reliable transportation and robust attendance
• Able to: Stand for long periods of time, Lift at least 50 lbs repeatedly, and safely work around livestock
• Equipment experience, including: Comfort working around tractors and other farm machinery, Ability to back up a trailer
• Comfortable working outdoors in all seasons
• Ability to castrate and vaccinate

Desirable Experience

Experience with:

• Tractor and loader operation
• Feed grinders
• Hay wagons
• Chainsaws
• Livestock or farrowing experience

What Success Looks Like

In this role, success will be measured by:

• Strong weaning rates and piglet performance
• Good soil and land conditions around the farrowing areas
• Calm, healthy sows with good demeanor
• Visible, steady improvement in the farrowing farm (not just “getting by”)

How to Apply

Please apply through Indeed or contact:

Evan Gunthorp

Operations Manager
evan@gunthorpfarms.com260-367-2708

Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule

Work Location: In person