Swine technician

Foxtail Farms Ltd.

$17.00 hourly for 40 hours per week

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

7 months to less than 1 year

Work site environment

  • Hog and pig farming
  • Wet/damp
  • Noisy
  • Odours
  • Dusty
  • Hot

Work setting

  • Staff accommodation available
  • Rural area

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Feed inventory
  • Handling animals
  • Monitoring animal health
  • Processing pig litters
  • Weaning
  • Feed and tend animals
  • Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
  • Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
  • Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops

Experience and specialization

Automated systems experience

  • Bulk grain or feed handling – automated
  • Automated environmental control equipment
  • Manure handling and storage
  • Feeding and watering system

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Attention to detail
  • Sound discrimination
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

  • Flexibility
  • Organized
  • Team player

Benefits

Financial benefits

  • Bonus

Long term benefits

  • Group insurance benefits

Screening questions

  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

To apply for this job email your details to westbendhr@gmail.com

Only apply to this job if:

  • You are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada.
  • You have a valid Canadian work permit.
  • If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.



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