Pork production technician

Additional Information

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 80 to 100 hours bi-weekly
• Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
• Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years

Asset languages

• Portuguese
• Spanish; Castilian

Work site environment

• Hog and pig farming
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Odours
• Outdoors
• Livestock

Work setting

• Rural area
• Remote location
• Relocation costs not covered by employer

Tasks

• Feed inventory
• Handling animals
• Processing pig litters
• Weaning
• Maintain financial and production records
• Provide agricultural livestock services such as artificial insemination, spraying or shearing of livestock or disinfecting pens, barns or poultry houses
• 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

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Not required

Equipment and machinery experience

• Feeding and watering system
• Tractor

Area of specialization

• Agricultural livestock service
• Pork
• Swine

Security and safety

• Basic security clearance
• Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation
• Travel expenses not paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Large workload
• Repetitive tasks
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Organized
• Team player
• Flexibility
• Judgement

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you available for the advertised start date?
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Are you willing to relocate for this position?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
• What is the highest level of study you have completed?
• What is your current field of study?

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Long term benefits

• Group insurance benefits
• Maternity and parental benefits

Other benefits

• Learning/training paid by employer