Pig Technician

### Job Duties Seeking Full-time Pig Production Technicians for a sow farm. You'll have hands-on interaction with livestock and regular structured routines. Essential Functions Ensure the highest standards of the humane treatment of animals. Follow the farm’s bio-security protocols at all times. Monitor and assist with feeding systems and ensure animals are fed and watered according to respective protocols Maintain and monitor overall animal health, care and treatment of animals. Perform routine and seasonal vaccinations and injections as directed. Perform general facility cleaning, maintenance, and hygiene. Power wash following the farm’s cleaning and disinfection processes, including to pre-check, performing the appropriate preparation, abiding by the safety protocols and ensuring the equipment is in effective and efficient working order. Assist with the recording and maintaining of accurate production records and documentation. Follow all safety policies and procedures; and communicate any potential hazards and near misses to the Department Lead or Manager. Perform heat checking and the breeding/insemination processes Monitor, test and care for pregnant sows. Assist with weaning of piglets and movement of animals between barns and departments. Prepare the farrow rooms, assist in the proper farrowing of sows and day one pig care. Assist in the fostering of piglets. Process and castrate piglets. Adjust and hang heat lamps as required, check on heat mats. ### Minimum Education Required 0 ### Minimum Experience Required 0 ### Shift First (Day) ### Number of Openings 2 ### Compensation $18.00 ### Postal Code 56963 ### Job Type Full Time ### Place of Work On-site ### Requisition ID Grand Meadow ### Job Benefits Health, Dental, Vision, PTO Paid Holidays