Animal Care Specialist (part-time)

Schwartz Farms Inc.; Brewster (MN); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Schwartz Farms Inc. is seeking a dedicated Animal Care Specialist for part-time work in Brewster, MN. This role involves providing comprehensive care for animals, assisting with breeding operations, and ensuring compliance with bio-security policies. The company emphasizes strong teamwork and core values such as integrity and adaptability, making it an ideal place to grow professionally in the farming sector.

Qualifications

• Ability to care for animals and ensure their well-being.
• Capable of lifting a minimum of 50 lbs.
• Team-oriented spirit in achieving goals.

Responsibilities

• Provide care for animals, ensuring access to food, water, and comfort.
• Assist with treatment, movement, and documentation for animals.
• Maintain bio-security standards and promote a safe working environment.

Skills

Animal care

Teamwork

Documentation

Bio-security knowledge

Job description

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As a family company, Schwartz Farms, Inc. is committed to caring for its people and animals by demonstrating the values of integrity, respect, excellence, and adaptability. Known for quality pork production, SFI is a proud advocate of creating opportunities for rural communities with presence in Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota. As a premier pork producer, Schwartz Farms embraces itself for a challenging and rewarding future.

We are seeking individuals who demonstrate these values for an Animal Care Specialist Position. As an Animal Care Specialist, you can count on becoming not just part of a growing company, but a family.

Position Objectives And Purpose

The Animal Care Specialist is responsible for providing support to our breeding and/or farrowing teams. Individual will work with the sow barn manager on establishing a schedule and weekend rotations will be included.

Essential Functions

Tasks are dependent upon the department, but may include:

• Provide care for animals, ensuring they have access to food, water and a comfortable environment
• Assist with movement of animals
• Treat and vaccinate animals
• Maintain accurate documentation
• Assist in power washing
• Promote a safe work environment
• Maintain PQA certification status (provided on the job)
• Follow all SFI bio-security policies and procedures
• Exhibit strong teamwork, including working to achieve team goals, embracing new technologies, working on new projects, etc.
• Be capable of lifting a minimum of 50 lbs. with reasonable accommodation
  
  

Additional Duties

• Demonstrate Schwartz Farms' values of integrity, respect, excellence and adaptability
• Advocate and engage in SFI's animal welfare policy, including promoting animal well-being, remedying circumstances which impede animal care, and properly reporting instances of mistreatment or abuse
• Maintain and promote a safe working environment
• Additional duties may be assigned as they arise
  
  

Salary: $20.00 per hour

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Farming

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