Pig Technician

Job Duties

Seeking Full-time Pig Production Technicians for a sow farm. You'll have hands-on interaction with livestock and regular structured routines.

Essential Functions Ensure the highest standards of the humane treatment of animals.

Follow the farm’s bio-security protocols at all times.

Monitor and assist with feeding systems and ensure animals are fed and watered according to respective protocols

Maintain and monitor overall animal health, care and treatment of animals.

Perform routine and seasonal vaccinations and injections as directed.

Perform general facility cleaning, maintenance, and hygiene.

Power wash following the farm’s cleaning and disinfection processes, including to pre-check, performing the appropriate preparation, abiding by the safety protocols and ensuring the equipment is in effective and efficient working order.

Assist with the recording and maintaining of accurate production records and documentation.

Follow all safety policies and procedures; and communicate any potential hazards and near misses to the Department Lead or Manager.

Perform heat checking and the breeding/insemination processes

Monitor, test and care for pregnant sows.

Assist with weaning of piglets and movement of animals between barns and departments.

Prepare the farrow rooms, assist in the proper farrowing of sows and day one pig care.

Assist in the fostering of piglets.

Process and castrate piglets.

Adjust and hang heat lamps as required, check on heat mats.

Minimum Education Required

0

Minimum Experience Required

0

Shift

First (Day)

Number of Openings

2

Compensation

$18.00

Postal Code

56081

Job Type

Full Time

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

St James

Job Benefits

Health, Dental, Vision, PTO Paid Holidays