swine herdsperson

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

Experience an asset

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Hog and pig farming
• Hog management
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Odours
• Dirty

Work setting

• Rural area

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Handling animals
• Marking livestock as proof of ownership
• Monitoring animal health
• Perform livestock feeding
• Perform pig littering activities such as clipping needle teeth, docking tails, administering iron and other medication(s), identification of piglets, and castration
• Treat livestock health issues
• Weaning
• Feed and tend animals
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Maintain livestock performance records
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Select livestock for sale
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Maintain work records and logs
• Perform general farm duties

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Automated manure handling or storage system
• Feeding and watering system

Area of specialization

• Swine

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Large workload

Personal suitability

• Organized
• Team player
• Judgement
• Reliability