Swine Technician

Work site environment

• Hog and pig farming

Work setting

• Rural area

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Monitoring animal health
• Feed and tend animals
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Provide agricultural livestock services such as artificial insemination, spraying or shearing of livestock or disinfecting pens, barns or poultry houses
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
• Perform general farm duties
• Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Tractor

Area of specialization

• Pork

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation
• Own vehicle
• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Repetitive tasks
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Team player