herd superintendent
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Work site environment:
Hog and pig farming.
Work setting:
Rural area.
Willing to relocate.
Tasks:
- Boar semen collection.
- Diagnose livestock health issues.
- Direct farm feed inventory activities .
- Handling animals.
- Monitor the calving process.
- 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.
- Treat livestock health issues.
- Feed and tend animals.
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed.
- Maintain quality control and production records.
- Select livestock for sale.
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens.
- Maintain work records and logs.
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry.
- Write daily basic progress reports.
Equipment and machinery experience:
Hand tools.
Area of specialization:
Animal husbandry.
Security and safety:
Criminal record check.
Transportation/travel information:
Public transportation is not available. Own transportation.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Ability to work independently.
- Fast-paced environment.
- Work under pressure.
- Physically demanding.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Large workload.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Walking.
Personal suitability:
- Excellent oral communication.
- Excellent written communication.
- Organized.
- Team player.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Flexibility.
- Judgement.
- Reliability.
- Quick learner.
Screening questions:
Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Morning.
Experience:
Experience an asset.
Employment terms options:
Weekend.
Other benefits:
Free parking available.
Support for persons with disabilities:
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities .
Support for newcomers and refugees:
Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees .
Support for youths:
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.
Support for Veterans:
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans.
Support for Indigenous people:
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers .
Support for mature workers:
Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination .
Supports for visible minorities:
Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees.