About this role
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Hog and pig farming. Noisy. Wet/damp. Livestock. All weather conditions. Work setting: Rural area. Remote location.
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.
- Feed and tend animals.
- Carry out a pasture or pen breeding programs.
- Perform general farm duties.
- Area of specialization: Swine.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Ability to work independently.
- Fast-paced environment.
- Work under pressure.
- Physically demanding.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Attention to detail.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Large workload.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Ability to distinguish between colours.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Walking.
- Own tools/equipment: Steel-toed safety boots.
- Gloves.
- Personal suitability: Organized.
- Team player.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Flexibility.
- Judgement.
- Reliability.
- Quick learner.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Evening.
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years.
- Employment terms options: Shift.
- Flexible hours.
- Morning.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Financial benefits: Group insurance benefits.
- Support for youths: Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.