swine herdsperson
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.
Work site environment:
Hog and pig farming. Dusty. Noisy. Odours. Livestock. Dirty.
Work setting:
Rural area. Staff accommodation available.
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.
Equipment and machinery experience:
- Feeding and watering system.
- Tractor.
Area of specialization:
- Agricultural livestock service.
- Swine.
Personal suitability:
- Excellent oral communication.
- Organized.
- Team player.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Flexibility.
- Judgement.
- Reliability.
- Quick learner.
Screening questions:
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
Experience:
1 year to less than 2 years.
Employment terms options:
- Day.
- Weekend.
Health benefits:
- Dental plan.
- Disability benefits.
- Health care plan.
Financial benefits:
- Group insurance benefits.