swine technician - Niverville, Canada - Rick Friesen and Bonny Friesen

Description

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 40 hours per week
• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
• or equivalent experience

Work site environment

• Hog and pig farming

Work setting

• Rural area
• Relocation costs not covered by employer

Tasks

• Handling animals
• Monitoring animal health
• Perform pig littering activities such as clipping needle teeth, docking tails, administering iron and other medication(s), identification of piglets, and castration
• Weaning
• 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

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• First Aid Certificate

Equipment and machinery experience

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

Automated systems experience

• Automated environmental control equipment
• Manure handling and storage

Security and safety

• Bondable

Transportation/travel information

• Willing to travel regularly
• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Organized
• Team player
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Dependability

Screening questions

• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement
• Group insurance benefits
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)