Swine Herdsperson

Alberta; Village of Irma; On-site; CAD 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff accommodation available

Job summary

Alberta seeks a swine technician for a permanent full-time role on a rural farm. You will diagnose livestock issues, handle animals, monitor health, and perform feeding while operating farm machinery.

Expect early morning shifts with staff accommodation available. 1–2 years of experience in hog farming and a high school diploma are preferred, plus basic English language ability.

Qualifications

• Secondary school graduation certificate is required.
• Experience in hog and pig farming is preferred.
• Familiarity with handling livestock, odors, and rural farm work.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose livestock health issues.
• Handle animals and monitor health.
• Perform livestock feeding and welfare tasks.
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
• Supervise 1–2 farm workers and coordinating tasks.
• Maintain production records and ensure bio-security procedures.

Skills

Organized

Team player

Interpersonal skills

Flexibility

Judgement

Reliability

Quick learner

Education

Secondary school graduation certificate

Tools

Feeding system

Tractor

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Earnings $20.00 to $24.00 hourly (to be negotiated)

Work Hours 42.5 hours per week

Position Permanent Full Time

Job Requirements

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Hog and pig farming
• Dusty
• Odours
• Livestock
• Dirty

Work setting

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation available

Tasks

• Diagnose livestock health issues
• Handling animals
• Monitoring animal health
• Perform livestock feeding
• Perform pig littering activities such as clipping needle teeth, docking tails, administering iron and other medication(s), identification of piglets, and castration
• Weaning
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Maintain livestock performance records
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Select livestock for sale
• Maintain work records and logs

Supervision

1 to 2 people

Equipment and machinery experience

• Feeding and watering system
• Tractor

Area of specialization

• Agricultural livestock service
• Swine

Personal suitability

• Organized
• Team player
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Quick learner
• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?

Employment terms options

Early morning

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Employment terms options

• Day
• Disability benefits

• Group insurance benefits

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
• Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
• Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
• Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees

Support for youths

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth

Support for mature workers

• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
• Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
• Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees

Agricultural and Related Service Contractors and Managers

OBJECTIVE

Interest in handling machinery and equipment; and in participating in the provision of services

METHODICAL

Interest in co-ordinating and maintaining financial and operational records; and in hiring and training workers

innovative

Interest in negotiating with farmers and farm managers regarding services

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