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Pork production technician
from 39 520 $
CANBOROUGH FARMS INC.Dunnville
About this job
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Asset languages
- Portuguese
- Spanish
Work site environment
- Hog and pig farming
- Outdoors
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Odours
- Livestock
- All weather conditions
Work setting
- Rural area
- Remote location
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Diagnose livestock health issues
- 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
- Weaning
- Feed and tend animals
- Maintain financial and production records
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
- Maintain livestock performance records
- Maintain quality control and production records
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Perform general farm duties
Experience and specialization
Equipment and machinery experience
- Feeding and watering system
- Tractor
Area of specialization
- Agricultural livestock service
- Swine
Additional information
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Basic security clearance
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
- Travel expenses not paid by employer
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- 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
- Sound discrimination
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability
- Organized
- Team player
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Reliability
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- Group insurance benefits
Other benefits
- Free parking available
Market insight
12% below median44 701 $
44 701 $44 701 $
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