Animal Caretaker - Iowa Falls, IA

Seaboard Foods; Iowa Falls (IA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Seaboard Foods in Iowa Falls is seeking animal caretakers responsible for attending to and caring for pigs in our swine production facilities. On-the-job training is provided, making prior experience unnecessary. Candidates will monitor feed and water supply, ensure a clean barn environment, and treat sick animals.

Flexible scheduling is required, including the possibility of weekend shifts. Physical demands include lifting up to 50 pounds regularly, making this role suitable for those willing to work in the farm environment.

Qualifications

• No education or experience required.
• Flexible and able to work on assigned weekends.
• Must be able to work in a farm environment.

Responsibilities

• Monitor feed quality and water supply.
• Monitor barn environment and ventilation systems.
• Treat and vaccinate sick animals as necessary.
• Maintain farm cleanliness.

Skills

Basic math skills

Bilingual in English and Spanish

Job description

JOB PURPOSE

Animal caretakers are responsible for attending to and caring for pigs in our swine production facilities. On-the-job training is provided; related experience is not necessary.

RESPONSIBILITIES & TASKS

• Monitoring feed quality and water supply
• Monitoring barn environment and ventilation systems
• Treating and vaccinating sick animals as necessary
• Breeding sows (if placed on sow farm)
• Processing piglets (if placed on sow farm)
• Loading and unloading pigs as scheduled
• Maintaining farm cleanliness

CORE COMPETENCIES FOR SUCCESS IN ALL ROLES

Instills trust, communicates effectively, action oriented, accepts accountability, and drives results.

REQUIREMENTS

• No education or experience required.
• Basic math skills.
• Flexible and able to work on assigned weekends (Saturday/Sunday).
• Bilingual in English and Spanish helpful, but not required.
• Must be able to work in farm environment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, occasionally lift up to 100 pounds and sometimes push and/or move up to 300 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is commonly exposed to airborne particles and gases at low concentrations. The employee is frequently exposed to waste material, feed and hog dust.

NORMAL WORK SCHEDULE

The hours and days of work are established by departmental needs and at the discretion of management. After-hours, weekends and overnight travel as requested.

Seaboard Foods is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by law.