Pork Production Technician

Work site environment

• Hog and pig farming
• Dusty
• Noisy
• Odours

Work setting

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation available

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Handling animals
• Monitoring animal health
• Processing pig litters
• Weaning
• Carry out a pasture or pen breeding programs
• Maintain livestock performance records
• Recognize and treat certain livestock health problems
• Perform general farm duties
• Feed and tend animals

Experience and specialization

Area of specialization

• Pork
• Swine

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Team player

Benefits

Health benefits

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

Long term benefits

• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance

Other benefits

• On-site housing options
• Travel insurance