Art Schumacher is the maintenance manager at MacFarlane Pheasants. It takes a lot of equipment to operate our pheasant farm so he is a busy man. Art has worked at MacFarlane Pheasants for 10 years. Prior to that, he worked at Allied.
Art learned some of the skills needed, to be in charge of maintenance, at his prior job. But he will be the first to tell you that much of what he has learned about keeping equipment running well, he learned from hands on experience.
A typical day in the maintenance department includes maintenance checks and repairs on the equipment and vehicles at MacFarlane Pheasants. When I asked him what his major responsibilities were, he said, “ to keep equipment working.” This man of few words does just that. Our equipment is in tip-top shape and we can thank Art for his many years of service and skill at performing his job so well.
When Art is not working he likes to golf, fish, and camp. He also likes to spend time with those most important to him, his wife Pam, his daughters, son, and 5 grandchildren.
Last but not least, Art told me that the best advice he ever got was “Practice what you preach.”
