Overview

Languages

English

Education

- No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

Experience an asset

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

- Hog and pig farming
- Hog management
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Odours

Work setting

- Rural area

Responsibilities

Tasks

- Handling animals
- Monitoring animal health
- Perform pig littering activities such as clipping needle teeth, docking tails, administering iron and other medication(s), identification of piglets, and castration
- Treat livestock health issues
- Weaning
- Feed and tend animals
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
- Maintain livestock performance records
- Select livestock for sale
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Maintain work records and logs
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
- Perform general farm duties




- Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

- Feeding and watering system

Automated systems experience

- Automated environmental control equipment

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

- Fast-paced environment
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

- Organized
- Team player
- Efficient interpersonal skills

Advantages

Health benefits

- Dental plan
- Health care plan

Financial benefits

- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

📌 swine technician (Red Deer County)
🏢 GHOSTPINE FARMS
📍 Red Deer County