swine herdsperson

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

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.

Work site environment

• Hog and pig farming
• Dusty
• Noisy
• Odours
• Livestock
• Dirty

Work setting

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation available

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Diagnose livestock health issues
• 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
• Weaning
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Maintain livestock performance records
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Select livestock for sale
• Maintain work records and logs
• Perform general farm duties

Supervision

• 1 to 2 people

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Feeding and watering system
• Tractor

Area of specialization

• Agricultural livestock service
• Swine

Additional information

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Organized
• Team player
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Quick learner

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan

Financial benefits

• Group insurance benefits