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Join Our Team as a Swine Technician!

Company: Pure Pork Genetics Ltd.

Location: Montague, PE

Job Category: Agriculture and Forestry

Salary: $16.00 to $18.00 hourly (to be negotiated)

About the Role

Are you passionate about agriculture and animal husbandry? Pure Pork Genetics Ltd. is seeking a dedicated Swine Technician to join our dynamic team! This is a permanent position that offers an exciting opportunity to work in the hog and pig farming sector.

Key Responsibilities

• Collecting boar semen
• Handling animals with care
• Marking livestock to establish proof of ownership
• Monitoring and assessing animal health
• Performing pig littering activities, including clipping needle teeth, docking tails, administering iron and other medications, and identifying piglets
• Caring for and feeding animals
• Weaning piglets
• Operating and maintaining farm machinery and equipment
• Cleaning stables, barns, and pens
• Detecting diseases and health issues in livestock
• Writing daily basic progress reports
• Tracking and reporting feed inventory

Work Environment

This role is situated in a fast-paced environment that may be dusty, hot, noisy, and odorous, typical of hog and pig farming. The physical demands of the job require handling heavy loads and performing repetitive tasks.

Requirements

• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years in a related field
• Language: English
• Work Hours: 37.5 to 50 hours per week

Supervision

You will be responsible for supervising 1 to 2 individuals, ensuring a collaborative and efficient work environment.

Equipment and Skills

• Experience with feeding and watering systems, storage and silage systems, tractors, loaders, and manure spreaders
• Familiarity with automated systems for environmental control, manure handling, and storage

Desired Personal Qualities

• Excellent oral communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a team

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Physically demanding tasks requiring attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking, bending, crouching, and kneeling
• Good hand-eye coordination and stamina for extended periods of standing and walking

Benefits

• Free parking available
• On-site housing options

Screening Questions

• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
• What is the highest level of study you have completed?

If you are eager to contribute to a thriving agricultural company and make a difference in the swine industry, we encourage you to explore this opportunity with Pure Pork Genetics Ltd.!

Disclaimer: Please note that the job posting you are about to read has been automatically generated by OpenAI based on a brief description sourced from the Job Bank.