swine herdsperson

Additional Information

• Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
• Experience: Will train

Work site environment

• Hog and pig farming
• Hog management
• Dusty
• Noisy
• Odours
• Livestock

Work setting

• Rural area
• Remote location

Tasks

• Feed inventory
• Handling animals
• Monitoring animal health
• Processing pig litters
• Weaning
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Maintain livestock performance records
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Recognize and treat certain livestock health problems
• Select livestock for sale
• Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs
• Maintain work records and logs
• Perform general farm duties

Area of specialization

• Pork
• Swine

Transportation/travel information

• Willing to travel

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Large workload
• Overtime required

Personal suitability

• Organized
• Team player
• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 40 hours per week