pork production technician
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work site environment:
Hog and pig farming.
Work setting:
Rural area.
Tasks:
- Handling animals.
- 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.
- Feed and tend animals.
- Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures.
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens.
- Perform general farm duties.
- Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Physically demanding.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Attention to detail.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Walking.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
Screening questions:
Do you have experience working in this field?.
Experience:
1 to less than 7 months.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Day.
- Weekend.
Health benefits:
Health care plan.
Financial benefits:
Bonus.