What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pig Technician position at Preferred Capital Management, Inc.?
### Job Duties
Seeking Full-time Pig Production Technicians for a sow farm. You'll have hands-on interaction with livestock and regular structured routines.
Essential Functions
Ensure the highest standards of the humane treatment of animals.
Follow the farm’s bio-security protocols at all times.
Monitor and assist with feeding systems and ensure animals are fed and watered according to respective protocols
Maintain and monitor overall animal health, care and treatment of animals.
Perform routine and seasonal vaccinations and injections as directed.
Perform general facility cleaning, maintenance, and hygiene.
Power wash following the farm’s cleaning and disinfection processes, including to pre-check, performing the appropriate preparation, abiding by the safety protocols and ensuring the equipment is in effective and efficient working order.
Assist with the recording and maintaining of accurate production records and documentation.
Follow all safety policies and procedures; and communicate any potential hazards and near misses to the Department Lead or Manager.
Perform heat checking and the breeding/insemination processes
Monitor, test and care for pregnant sows.
Assist with weaning of piglets and movement of animals between barns and departments.
Prepare the farrow rooms, assist in the proper farrowing of sows and day one pig care.
Assist in the fostering of piglets.
Process and castrate piglets.
Adjust and hang heat lamps as required, check on heat mats.
### Minimum Education Required
0
### Minimum Experience Required
0
### Shift
First (Day)
### Number of Openings
2
### Compensation
$18.00
### Postal Code
56473
### Job Type
Full Time
### Place of Work
On-site
### Requisition ID
Pillager
### Job Benefits
Health, Dental, Vision, PTO Paid Holidays
Seeking Full-time Pig Production Technicians for a sow farm. You'll have hands-on interaction with livestock and regular structured routines.
Essential Functions
Ensure the highest standards of the humane treatment of animals.
Follow the farm’s bio-security protocols at all times.
Monitor and assist with feeding systems and ensure animals are fed and watered according to respective protocols
Maintain and monitor overall animal health, care and treatment of animals.
Perform routine and seasonal vaccinations and injections as directed.
Perform general facility cleaning, maintenance, and hygiene.
Power wash following the farm’s cleaning and disinfection processes, including to pre-check, performing the appropriate preparation, abiding by the safety protocols and ensuring the equipment is in effective and efficient working order.
Assist with the recording and maintaining of accurate production records and documentation.
Follow all safety policies and procedures; and communicate any potential hazards and near misses to the Department Lead or Manager.
Perform heat checking and the breeding/insemination processes
Monitor, test and care for pregnant sows.
Assist with weaning of piglets and movement of animals between barns and departments.
Prepare the farrow rooms, assist in the proper farrowing of sows and day one pig care.
Assist in the fostering of piglets.
Process and castrate piglets.
Adjust and hang heat lamps as required, check on heat mats.
### Minimum Education Required
0
### Minimum Experience Required
0
### Shift
First (Day)
### Number of Openings
2
### Compensation
$18.00
### Postal Code
56473
### Job Type
Full Time
### Place of Work
On-site
### Requisition ID
Pillager
### Job Benefits
Health, Dental, Vision, PTO Paid Holidays
Salary : $18