TN VISA-Breeding Technician

Hog Slat; South 24 Parganas; On-site; INR 3,025,000 - 4,915,000; Full time

Job summary

Hog Slat's TDM Farms seeks Breeding Technicians in McLeansboro, IL, Kingman, IN, or Newton Grove, NC. TN Visa Candidates are welcome; previous on-farm hog production experience is preferred.

You will care for animals, follow welfare and bio-security protocols, and coordinate with farm staff while monitoring health and reporting findings. The role requires flexibility and the ability to lift 50–100 lbs as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience in safe animal handling or willingness to learn.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds regularly and up to 100 pounds occasionally.
• Identify risks affecting livestock well-being.
• React quickly to unpredictable livestock behaviors.
• Able to enter/exit pens with 33” gates multiple times daily.
• Citizen of Canada or Mexico and NAFTA eligible.
• Evidence of credentials matching position requirements.

Responsibilities

• Care for animals following welfare practices and daily care decisions.
• Adhere to established bio-security protocols.
• Communicate with farm manager, supervisor, and service staff.
• Maintain farm facilities and clean equipment and vehicles.
• Monitor hog health and report results to relevant parties.
• Treat sick pigs under guidance from supervisors and vets.
• Work approximately 9–10 hours daily with variable scheduling.

Skills

Animal handling

Bio-security awareness

Risk identification

Rapid response

Facility access/exit

Education

Biologist (NAFTA)

Zootechnical veterinary doctor (NAFTA)

Agricultural engineer (NAFTA)

Zootechnical agronomist engineer (NAFTA)

Job description

JOB SUMMARY:

TDM Farms, the hog production division ofHog Slat, Incorporated, is seeking TN Visa Candidates tojoin the team as Breeding Technicians in McLeansboro, IL., Kingman, IN., or Newton Grove, NC. Previous on-farm hog production experience is preferred.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following.Other duties may be assigned as business conditions change.

• Care of animals on the farm in a manner consistent with TDM’s established animal welfare practices (includes day-to-day decision making on care, health and well-being of pig groups)
• Ability to adherence to TDM’s established bio-security protocol
• Frequently communicate with the farm manager, supervisor, feed scheduler, service technicians etc.
• Maintain the farm facility in a clean and operating order
• Keep all equipment and vehicles clean
• Monitor the health of hogs and report the results to all parties
• Properly treat sick pigs with guidance from our farm supervisors and vets
• Performs duties for approximately 9-10 hours a day. Scheduling could vary and you could be called to report to work at any given time of a 24 hour time period

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:

The IDEAL CANDIDATE will have the following experience/educational background:

• Experience in safe animal handling practices or willingness to learn about these practices
• Ability to lift and move up to 50 pounds regularly and up to 100 pounds occasionally
• Ability to identify risks that could affect the livestock’s well-being
• Capability to react quickly to unpredictable livestock behaviors
• Ability to step in and out of pens with gates that are 33” in height, multiple times a day
• Citizen of Canada or Mexico
• Qualified under one of the accepted NAFTA professions
  • Biologist
  • Zootechnical veterinary doctor
  • Agricultural engineer
  • Zootechnical agronomist engineer
• Evidence that the participant matches the credentials and educational requirements of the position

Hog Slat Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, gender,sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age disability, veteran status or any other reason prohibited under Federal State or local laws. All employment decisions are based on valid job-related requirements.