Years of Service Awards

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

Arlyn VanderBeek (pictured above, left): Celebrates 30 Years. Pictured with Supervisor Jason Reed (PALS General Manager). Arlyn’s Position: Technical Service Tech – PALS.

Chad Roschild (pictured above, right): Celebrates 30 Years. Pictured with Supervisor Troy Robinson (Global Transportation Manager for Willmar Logistics). Chad’s Position: CLD Poult Driver – Willmar Logistics

Jake Wells (pictured above, right): Celebrates 10 Years. Pictured with Supervisor Troy Robinson (Global Transportation Manager for Willmar Logistics). Jake’s Position: Global Poult Egg QC Manager – Willmar Logistics.

Valentyna Kharchenko (pictured above, right): Celebrates 5 Years. Pictured with Supervisor Lyubov Desiatnikov (Harrisonburg Hatchery Manager). Valentyna’s Position: Poult Service Technician at Harrisonburg, VA Hatchery – Ag Forte.

Chayanne Fuentes (pictured above, right): Celebrates 5 Years. Pictured with Supervisor Lyubov Desiatnikov (Harrisonburg Hatchery Manager). Chayanne’s Position: Gender Technician at Harrisonburg, VA Hatchery – Ag Forte.

We also want to congratulate the following individuals who are celebrating Years of Service anniversaries this month (that aren’t pictured).

Name	Years	Company	Month	Day	Year	Position Description	Supervisor	State
Taylor, Micheal W	5	Ag Forte	6	3	2011	Aurora Office-Inseminator	Johnson, Dale L	MO
Castaneda-Flores, Reyes	5	Ag Forte	6	3	2011	Virginia Hatch-Sanitation	Desiatnikov, Lyubov	VA
Pacheco, Joseph M	5	Ag Forte	6	3	2011	PrairieKnoll-Egg Picker	Luna, Randy T	MO
Zavala Quinones, Jose A	5	Ag Forte	6	3	2011	PrairieVw (LayHen)-Asst InsemB	Hutton, Jereme R	MO
Schimek, Kurt J	20	Farm Service Elevator	6	3	1996	FSE General Manager	VanderSpek, Richard W	MN
Stassen, Mary L	15	Life-Science Innovations	6	4	2001	LSI/Willmar-Accts Rcvbl Clerk	Grams, Tara M	MN
Jacoby, Zachary T	5	Turkey Valley Farms	6	6	2011	TVF-Maintenance	Vogt, Terry	MN
Anderson, Brayden D	5	Ag Forte	6	7	2011	Farm Maintenance	Elliot, Jeremy	MN
Luberda, Kyle S	5	Ag Forte	6	13	2011	Foley-Hatch Maintenance	Kieffer, Alan P	MN
Flores, Narciso	5	Ag Forte	6	22	2011	Virginia Hatch-Gender Tech	Conley, Lydia	VA
Fernandez, Dave V	10	Ag Forte	6	26	2006	Aurora Lab-Veterinarian	Wileman, Benjamin W	VA

Employee Announcements 

Congratulations

to Sonia Valenciano on the birth of her son JuanPablo Valenciano! JuanPablo was born on April, 7th 2016. At birth he weighed 7 lbs and was 19 inches long. Sonia is the HR Services lead 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!  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!  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!

Have a great week!

– 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 Skewers and Bulgur Salad 

Bulger? Hmm never heard of it.

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Employee Count

As of 06/21/16 we have 1718 employees