swine technician
Your tasks
- 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.
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed.
- Maintain livestock performance records.
- Select livestock for sale.
- Perform general farm duties.
Swine.
Requirements
Education No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work conditions and physical capabilities Ability to work independently. Fast-paced environment. Work under pressure. Physically demanding. Repetitive tasks. Attention to detail. Combination of sitting, standing, walking. Large workload. Hand-eye co-ordination. Sound discrimination. Standing for extended periods. Walking. Bending, crouching, kneeling.
Personal suitability Excellent oral communication. Organized. Team player. Efficient interpersonal skills. Flexibility. Reliability. Quick learner.
1 to less than 7 months.
What we offer
Health benefits
- Dental plan.
- Disability benefits.
- Health care plan.
- Paramedical services coverage.
Financial benefits
- Bonus.
- Group insurance benefits.
- Life insurance.
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP).
Other benefits
- Learning/training paid by employer.
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days).
- Team building opportunities.
- Travel insurance.
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.).
- Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) .
- Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees .
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees .
- Does not require Canadian work experience.
Support for youths
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.
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 .
- Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers .
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers .
Supports for visible minorities
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).
- Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees.
How to apply
- 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)?.
Other
Work site environment Hog and pig farming. Hog management. Dusty. Hot. Noisy. Odours. Livestock.
Work setting Rural area. Remote location.
Employment terms options Early morning. Day. Weekend.