Swine Technician

Work site environment

• Hog and pig farming

Work setting

• Rural area

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Feed inventory
• Handling animals
• Weaning
• Feed and tend animals
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
• Recognize and treat certain livestock health problems
• Provide agricultural livestock services such as artificial insemination, spraying or shearing of livestock or disinfecting pens, barns or poultry houses
• Select livestock for sale

Supervision

• 5-10 people

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Long term benefits

• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance

Other benefits

• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
• Parking available