Engagement Surveys

Engagement Surveys are in full swing with Select Genetics!  In the past month surveys, along with some additional trainings, took place in Missouri and North Carolina.  Engagement surveys provide metrics for employee satisfaction, serve as a guide for valuable conversations with leaders and managers, and provide opportunities for growth and improvement.  Thank you to everyone who has participated in this important initiative over the past few months!

     

PEAK 2024

PALS had the opportunity to showoff their brand new backdrop at PEAK in mid-April! PEAK is the largest trade show and convention in North America focused exclusively on the business and food production of poultry.  Nova-Tech Engineering, Select Genetics, and Next Nest Hatching also had representation at PEAK this year.

Retirement

Congratulations to Tracy Gorans on her retirement from Nova-Tech Engineering the end of April after 31 Years with the organization!  We wish her all the best on her new adventure!

Prom

Some fun photos were received from Farm Service Elevator recognizing a couple employees who attended the KMS (Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg) prom on May 4th.  Pictured below (l-r): Tanner Schade, general labor at FSE with his date and Luisao Padilla (Lasal), general labor FSE/WPF and his date.

Spotlight on Benefits

Mental Health Awareness Month (observed in May) was established in 1949 to increase awareness of the importance of mental health and wellness in Americans’ lives and to celebrate recovery from mental illness.  The following resources provide information on the benefits of using Teladoc Health Mental Health services.

• Teladoc Health Mental Health Flyer (English & Spanish)
• Teladoc Health Mental Health Video Testimonial

If you or someone you know needs support now, call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org.

For those who are enrolled in company health insurance you also have access to TelaDoc Mental Health Support.

Employee Assistance Program

Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through Lifeworks has numerous resources on the topic of wellbeing for you and your loved ones and is available to you for no charge as an employee.

To connect to LifeWorks EAP go to:  MetLife LifeWorks EAP

• User ID: metlifeeap
• Password: eap

For more information on the Employee Assistance Program:  Additional Information

Years of Service Anniversaries

Congratulations to the following team members who are celebrating Years of Service milestones in the month of May!

5 YEARS

Thomas Laska | Nova-Tech Engineering

Andrew Clark | MinnWest Technology Campus

Juan Vergara Castrejon | Select Genetics

Marites Stopka | Select Genetics

Darlene Guzman | Select Genetics

Johnny Lopez | Select Genetics

Blanca Avila Avila | Select Genetics

Nestor Bustos | Select Genetics

Jose Zamora | Select Genetics

Rodrigo Duran | Select Genetics

10 YEARS

Carla Taylor | Life-Science Innovations

Juana Ponce Castaneda | Select Genetics

Rogelio Diaz | Select Genetics

Mark Martinez | Select Genetics

Troy Robinson | Select Genetics

15 YEARS

Angela Peters | Farm Service Elevator

John Schlagel | Nova-Tech Engineering

Reynaldo Dena | Select Genetics

25 YEARS

Wade Werder | Nova-Tech Engineering

35 YEARS

Sawan Furstenau | Select Genetics

Openings

Current status of all organizational openings.

Position	Company	Phase	Current Status	Contact

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Welcome New Employees

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Employee Count

As of 5/15/24 we have 2,182 employees

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Human Resources is a 360 degree business partner with our family of affiliates to attract, engage, retain and develop our most valuable resource: our people.  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 human.resources@life-scienceinnovations.com or give us a call at

320.222.9750 and select Human Resources, option 1