As a customer service coordinator, Jonathan Carmichael’s main responsibility is ensuring customer satisfaction. But what really gets him out of bed in the morning is the chance to go beyond business as usual to build close, lasting relationships with our customers.

Valérie Desjardins may work with numbers, but she’s definitely a people person. As an accounts payable supervisor, she works to foster a collaborative culture on her team every day.

Jeff LeBlanc is an OHS prevention advisor for Western Canada and the Maritimes. With nearly 30 years of experience in occupational health and safety, he sees his job at Sollio Agriculture as a chance to learn new things in an industry he admittedly knew “absolutely nothing about” when starting out.

As a human resources coordinator at Sollio Agriculture, it goes without saying that Rachel Goguen cares about our people. For her, “We’re here for you” isn’t just a slogan—it’s what gives her work meaning and keeps her motivated every day.

Question: What exactly does a human resources administrative coordinator do?

Wilbert Arce knows that his work as a programmer analyst makes a difference, both to farmers and to his organization. He sees the agricultural industry as the ideal place to develop useful, innovative IT solutions.

It was no accident that Julie Simard became the operations manager of the Saint-Romuald mill and distribution centre. Her enthusiasm, strategic thinking, and ability to build relationships of trust with employees got her where she is today.

Alexandre Lebel became a poultry nutritionist for Sollio Agriculture because he wanted to play in the big leagues. He wanted to work on strategy, make important decisions, and tackle challenges. In fact, the daily challenges of the job are what keep him motivated every day.

Veronica Honores has been on Sollio Agriculture’s finance team since 2021. She believes that the values of our cooperative are very similar to the ones her parents taught her growing up in Peru, including kindness and the importance of working together.

Ferme des Étangs has seen a lot of changes in recent years, but dairy farmer Samuel Grégoire has managed to keep his herd’s performance highly consistent through it all. With the help of his Uniag Cooperative agri-advisor, Kim Lamoureux, he’s keeping his eyes on the prize: profitability and work‑life balance.

“Samuel runs a tight ship,” says Kim. “He stays in control, sees things coming, and is always prepared.”

Dairy farmer Alexandre Bernier can’t say enough good things about Jessica Dallaire. He considers the Nutrinor Coopérative agronomist and ruminant agri-advisor part of the family, saying her support was one of the main reasons his farm was so successful in transitioning to robotic milking.