Animal Care Specialist (part-time)

Schwartz Farms Inc.; Herington (KS); On-site; USD 45,059,000 - 60,962,000; Full time

Job summary

Schwartz Farms Inc. is seeking an Animal Care Specialist in Kansas to support breeding, farrowing or wean-finish teams.

You will collaborate with the manager to set schedules and weekend rotations while upholding our values of humility, care, integrity, discipline and excellence. Responsibilities include caring for animals, providing food and water, assisting in movement, vaccination, maintaining records, promoting safety, and ensuring bio-security compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience working with animals preferred.
• Ability to work in a farm environment.
• Strong teamwork and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Provide care for animals, ensuring 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 bio-security policies and procedures
• Exhibit strong teamwork and adaptability
• Lift a minimum of 50 lbs with reasonable accommodation

Job description

As a family company, Schwartz Farms, Inc. is committed to caring for its people and animals by demonstrating the values of humility, care, integrity, discipline, and excellence. 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 breeding, farrowing or wean-finish teams. Work with your 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 humility, care integrity, discipline, and excellence.
• 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
• Availability Weekdays Preferred Monday, Tuesdays, Thursday & Fridays

Salary: $18.50 per hour