Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Hog and pig farming
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Odours
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Boar semen collection
- Handling animals
- Marking livestock as proof of ownership
- 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
- Track and report on current feed inventory
- Weaning
- Feed and tend animals
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
- Write daily basic progress reports
Supervision
- 1 to 2 people
Experience and specialization
Equipment and machinery experience
- Feeding and watering system
- Storage and silage system
- Tractor
- Loader
- Manure spreader
Automated systems experience
- Automated environmental control equipment
- Manure handling and storage
Area of specialization
- Swine
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability
- Excellent oral communication
- Team player
Perks
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- On-site housing options
📌 swine technician (Montague)
🏢 Pure Pork Genetics
📍 Montague
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