Earnings $20.00 to $24.00 hourly (to be negotiated)

Work Hours 42.5 to 50 hours per week

Position Temporary Full Time

Job Requirements

Employer
Red Willow Pork Farms

Education

Hog and pig farming

Dusty

Hot

Odours

Livestock

Work setting

Rural area

Tasks

Handling animals

Monitoring animal health

Perform livestock feeding

Perform pig littering activities such as clipping needle teeth, docking tails, administering iron and other medication(s), identification of piglets, and castration

Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed

Maintain livestock performance records

Select livestock for sale

Area of specialization
Swine

Work conditions and physical capabilities

Ability to work independently

Fast-paced environment

Work under pressure

Physically demanding

Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Hand-eye co-ordination

Standing for extended periods

Walking

Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

Organized

Team player

Efficient interpersonal skills

Flexibility

Reliability

Quick learner

Do you have experience working in this field?

Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?

Experience
1 to less than 7 months

Employment terms options

Early morning

Day

Disability perks

Paramedical services coverage

Bonus

Group insurance benefits

Life insurance

Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Other benefits

Learning/training paid by employer

Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)

Team building opportunities

Travel insurance

Support for newcomers and refugees

Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)

Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)





Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees

Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees

Support for youths

Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth

Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination

Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)

Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees

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Methodical. Interest in comparing information to examine produce for quality and prepare for market, to feed and tend livestock and poultry, and to clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens; and to set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops.

Objective. Interest in driving - operating and maintaining farm machinery and equipment.

Innovative. Interest in detecting disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry.

The abilities related to this job are shown along with your selected abilities.

Typical ability expectations for this job

Do you have good mechanical skills? Do you have a keen interest in livestock, biology, and the environment? Are you in good health and love working outdoors? Then you may want to reap what you sow in a career as a farm worker or technician.

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📌 Swine Technician (Alberta)
🏢 Alberta
📍 Alberta