hog farm supervisor

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

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
• Dangerous
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Odours

Work setting

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation available

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Develop specific plans to prioritize
• Diagnose livestock health issues
• Monitoring animal health
• Organize tasks to accomplish the work
• Treat livestock health issues
• Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Formulate feeding program
• Maintain livestock performance records
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs
• Maintain work records and logs
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Perform general farm duties
• Purchase machinery, livestock, seed, feed and other supplies
• Manage overall operation of farm
• Maintain internal record-keeping system
• Maintain inventory of supplies
• Establish work schedules
• Determine work assignments
• Supervise, co-ordinate and schedule (and possibly review) activities of workers
• Organize and maintain inventory

Supervision

• 5-10 people

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Automated manure handling or storage system
• Bulk handling system
• Feeding and watering system
• Storage and silage system

Area of specialization

• Swine

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Large workload

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Organized
• Team player

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage

Financial benefits

• Group insurance benefits
• Pension plan

Other benefits

• On-site housing options