Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist with daily care of pigs
• Assist with load-in and load-out of pigs
• General feeding for the complex
• Maintain bio-security standards (includes dead pig removal)
• Minor facility maintenance

Physical Demands:

Performing the duties of this job, employee is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to move throughout the farm; ability to stand, walk, stoop, crouch, climb 4-foot gates, and manipulate (lift, carry, move medium to heavy weights of 50-75 pounds). Good hand and eye coordination, arm, and finger dexterity - with the ability to grasp. Frequently required to sit, reach with hands and arms, and communicate.

Qualifications:

• Able to independently schedule activities
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to problem solve
• Effective time management
• Read and interpret procedure manuals
• Trainable
• Positively represents the company at work in the community
• Follow all applicable biosecurity measures
• No other exposure to pigs other than company’s herds.
• Reliable transportation to work