Are you a high school or college student looking for summer work?  If so, we'd like to talk to you about our hands-on opportunity in our Feed Mill/Grain Elevator department.  

Company Background:

The Hord family is in its 5th generation of family farming, with over 100 years of farming heritage. Headquartered in North Central Ohio and having satellite locations in Pennsylvania and Minnesota, Hord Farms is a pig, cow, and grain farm, striving to raise our animals with care, and utilizing modern and advanced farming practices to be efficient and sustainable. We are currently looking for students age 16+ to add to our Ohio feed mill/grain elevator team for the summer.  Agricultural experience is preferred, but this position offers full training. 

Job Details:

This key position will learn how to load trucks, operate the feed mill, care for ingredients, and learn how to evaluate and adjust the roller mills for proper corn grinding to ensure optimal nutrition for the pigs in our care.  This position will also learn how to properly unload customer trucks in each of our 4 pit locations; properly transfer product around the elevator and eventually to the feed mill through specific sequencing of grain elevators, bin unloads, and grain conveyors; and assist in basic maintenance of the worksite and equipment.  Work is M-F + occasional weekends.  The ideal candidate will have a willingness to learn, a high level of dependability as evidenced with a solid work history, and a proven record of drive for excellence.  

Qualifications:

• Candidates must not currently own or have routine contact with swine.
• Desire and ability to work in a physically strenuous environment
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Impeccable record of reliability/dependability 
• Display a high level of respect to team members and animals
• Willingness to learn and carry out complex instructions effectively