swine herdsperson

swine herdsperson

Offer parameters
Nova Pork Inc.
$43K-$47K a year
Melita, MB, CA

Woke Type

permanent

About

  • Durée de l'emploi : Permanent
  • Langue de travail : Anglais
  • Heures de travail : 80 hours bi-weekly
  • Education :
  • Expérience :

Education

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

Work site environment

  • Hog and pig farming
  • Hog management
  • Noisy
  • Odours
  • Livestock

Work setting

  • Rural area
  • Relocation costs covered by employer

Tasks

  • Handling animals
  • Monitoring animal health
  • Perform pig littering activities such as clipping needle teeth, docking tails, administering iron and other medication(s), identification of piglets, and castration
  • Weaning
  • Carry out a pasture or pen breeding programs
  • Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
  • Maintain quality control and production records
  • Maintain work records and logs
  • Perform general farm duties

Equipment and machinery experience

Feeding and watering system

Area of specialization

Swine

Transportation / travel information

Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Physically demanding
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Large workload
  • Walking
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools / equipment

Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • Bonus
  • Group insurance benefits
  • Pension plan

Long term benefits

Long-term care insurance

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Learning / training paid by employer
  • Other benefits
  • Parking available
  • Wellness program
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