About this role
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. Work site environment: Hog and pig farming. Dusty. Hot. Noisy. Odours.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Screening questions: Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years.
- Employment terms options: Morning.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Other benefits: Free parking available.
- On-site housing options.