Miles Schwindt

Job Description

Have you ever wondered where the chicks come from for the farmers? Or the eggs that hatch into chicks? How about what chickens eat? Did you know Ontario needs about 1 million tons of chicken feed to feed the chickens?

My job was to manage a sales team, and get the right product from the farmer, to the processing plant at the right time.

My team of 7 sales people and myself were the key contact between our company, Maple Leaf Foods, and the chicken and Turkey farmers in the province of Ontario. All the chicken you eat at McDonalds, or the chicken you buy in stores, the turkey you eat at Christmas and Thanksgiving, are all grown on farms in Ontario- many within 30 minutes of this school!

I worked with all these industries - transportation needing truck drivers and mechanics, farm owners and workers to take care of the livestock, veterinarians, sales people, logistics planners and schedulers- and these are all good, steady, well paying jobs.

Let me tell you about my job- I’ll share what I did, how much money I made, how much other careers made and skills and experiences needed to work in this field. I think you’ll find it interesting.

Relevant School Subjects

• Business

Career Story

High school: I worked after school at my family’s business delivering bags of feed to farmers.

University:

1. Worked at a sheet metal fabrication shop 1 summer
2. Operated my own chip wagon for 2 summers
3. Worked full time as an electrician helper at a chemical plant 2 summers

After University

1. Worked at the chemical plant with electricians
2. Sold New and used cars at Saturn of Brampton
3. Territory Manager for Maple Leaf Foods/Shur Gain for 11 years (2000-2011)
4. Procurement Manager for Maple Leaf 8 years (2011-2018)
5. Ontario Sales Manager Maple Leaf Foods 5 years (2018-2023)

Real Estate Invested in different rental properties while working full time.