An update about our HR Department: Welcome, Tim Krieg!

You probably noticed our HR Director position posted a few months back for LSI. We now have both a temporary solution and a long-term plan to fill this role internally. Effective June 1^st, Tim Krieg joined our organization as an HR Consultant and our Interim HR Director! Tim brings with him 30+ years of HR leadership focused on helping HR teams become more effective at realizing their potential. His strengths are a great blend of coaching, people development, methodical process and strategic planning and we are pleased to have him putting those talents to use in our organization. He’ll be onsite here in Willmar every Wednesday & Thursday throughout the coming year.  Tim has already begun meeting with each team member in the Willmar office, learning about their background and gathering their input on the future plans for the HR Department.

As a result of Tim’s assessment of the Willmar team so far and our ongoing commitment to talent development, we’re also excited to announce that part of Tim’s role in this interim phase will be to coach and develop Katie Steinhaus to become our future HR Director! Tim and Katie will be working closely together throughout this transition period, along with the rest of the HR team, to optimize the level of service being provided by the HR team. As always, please continue working with your current HR team members as you have been. If you have an HR-related question and are not sure who to ask, please contact Tim and he’ll be sure to get you connected to the right resource. We look forward to continuing this journey with you in order to build a great workplace and develop our talented employees one day at a time!

For more information, please see Tim’s profile on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/Tim-Krieg/13/a32/ab4

 

Riverview Tour

On Tuesday, May 24^th, a number of employees went to tour our dairy cattle neighbor’s operation that we have a lot in common with. The name of the dairy is Riverview and they operate dairies in several different states and are the number one dairy system in the US and possibly the world! They were gracious enough to allow a large group of us to come and tour the facility and ask them a number of questions. We were able to discuss how they operate and why they do the things they do with several of their leaders. The main purpose was to see how another large, successful agriculture company operates right here in MN and around the US in a largely servant leadership style.

This is a link to the dairy’s website:  http://www.riverviewllp.com/

 

Welcome to MN Jake Wells

 

On Sunday, May 22^nd, the Willmar Logistics team in Aurora, Missouri took time to recognize Global Quality Control Manager Jake Wells and his extensive contribution to the company in achieving excellence in transportation quality control. Jake is a longtime employee of Willmar Poultry Company and AgForte, previously serving in the human resources and safety administration departments. Since February 2015, Jake has served as the Global Quality Control Manager for Willmar Logistics, working out of the Central Division in Missouri. Effective June 1^st, he and his wonderful family relocated to Willmar, Minnesota. Jake will continue to provide his knowledgeable leadership guidance from the North Division.

“Jake’s daily presence in Missouri will surely be missed but our team here is both excited and confident that Jake moving north, being closer to the heartbeat of our company, will not only improve our quality here in Missouri but in all of our divisions as well. Jake’s keen ability to impart technical knowledge in simple, easily understood terms is just one of the skills that have made our driver crews more successful out there on the road. The passion for excellence that he possesses is a model that we should all follow”, – Chad Clifford. Logistics Manager, Aurora, Missouri.

 

Ag Forte Service Awards

Featured below are some hard working Ag Forte employees celebrating their anniversaries with a gift from the company in recognition of their years of service. Congratulations and thank you for your service!

From left to right with their supervisor: Bev Romero, Hatchery Maintenance – 5 years; Scott Nolan, MO Serviceman – 15 yrs; Sandy Jones, Farm Maintenance – 10 yrs.

From left to right with their supervisor: Karen Carlson, QC Technician – 25 years; Julie Larsen, Service Room Supervisor – 30 years; Donny Raitz, Hatchery Back Crew – 35 years.

Employee Announcements 

Congratulations

to Jereme Hutton on the birth of his daughter Ainsley Marie Hutton. Ainsley was born on May, 30th 2016. Jereme is a Farm Manager for AGW Central.

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HR/Employee Services

The Human Resources/Employee Services Team specializes in benefits and payroll, compliance and policy, employee relations, ag-recruiting, legal compliance, and company & employee overall well-being. We are located on the first floor of Life-Science Innovations on the MinnWest campus at 1800 Technology Drive. We look forward to working with you!

Please message us via email at employee.services@life-scienceinnovations.com or give us a call at

320.222.9515 or 888.320.9750 extension 2515

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Recruiting Corner

The recruiting department has been feeling the affects of continued growth and change lately, so just a great big THANK YOU for your patience as we do our best to help all of our hiring mangers find the best and right talent to fill important vacancies within our organization!  If you don’t hear from us right away, we may be assisting other customers at the moment, but know that we will call or email you back just as soon as humanly possible!  During this busy hiring season, we also ask that you think about how both sides can best work together on the recruiting process.  Let’s put our heads together and know we’re always open to new ideas and ways to attract talent and streamline the hiring process, without compromising a quality hire.

I cannot reiterate and thank you enough for your referrals!  As a reminder, our employee referral bonus is $250 and rewarded to you after six months of successful service. Our website is updated on a weekly basis, so please encourage your referrals to apply online to a specific opening at http://life-scienceinnovations.com/employment/ 

You are welcome to message me personally at michelle.falling@life-scienceinnovations.com | or just give me a call at O: (320) 222-9790  M: (320) 441-8596.  Thanks for trusting me to help you through the recruiting process!

ENJOY your weekend!

– Michelle Falling, MN Affiliates Recruiting Specialist

 

Openings

Current status of all organizational openings.

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Welcome New Employees

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Turkey Recipes & Tips!

 Turkey Empanadas With Salad 

Empanadas. Are. Soooooooo. Good.

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Employee Count

As of 06/03/16 we have 1714 employees