pork production technician

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.

Tasks:

• Diagnose livestock health issues.
• Handling animals.
• Monitoring animal health.
• Organize tasks to accomplish the work.
• Perform animal grooming activities .
• 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.
• Track and report on current feed inventory .
• Treat livestock health issues.
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
• Carry out a pasture or pen breeding programs.
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed.
• Maintain quality control and production records.
• Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs.
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens.
• Perform general farm duties.

Experience:

7 months to less than 1 year.

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 on-the-job training tailored to youth.
• 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:

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers .

Supports for visible minorities:

• Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees.