hog farm supervisor

Education:

Bachelor's degree. or equivalent experience.

Work site environment:

Hog and pig farming. Hog management. Work setting: Rural area. Relocation costs not covered by employer. Willing to relocate.

Tasks:

• Conduct artificial insemination and spraying or shearing of livestock or disinfecting pens, barns or poultry houses.
• Diagnose livestock health issues.
• Handling animals.
• Monitoring animal health.
• Organize tasks to accomplish the work.
• Perform pig littering activities such as clipping needle teeth, docking tails, administering iron and other medication(s), identification of piglets, and castration.
• Treat livestock health issues.
• Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures.
• Maintain financial and production records.
• 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.
• Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs.
• Maintain work records and logs.
• Hire and train staff.

Supervision:

5-10 people.

Screening questions:

• Do you have experience working in this field?.
• Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
• Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.

Experience:

5 years or more.

Financial benefits:

Bonus.