Animal Caretaker-Carroll, Iowa

seaboardfoodscareers; Carroll (IA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Restaurant d'entreprise

Job summary

Seaboard Foods in Iowa is seeking an Animal Caretaker to attend to and care for pigs in swine production facilities. On-the-job training provided; related experience not necessary.

The role involves monitoring feed quality and water, barn environment, vaccinating sick animals, loading/unloading pigs, and maintaining cleanliness. Ability to work weekends and farm environment required; bilingual helpful but not required.

Qualifications

• No formal 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.

Responsibilities

• Monitor feed quality and water supply.
• Monitor barn environment and ventilation systems.
• Treat and vaccinate sick animals as necessary.
• Breed sows (if placed on sow farm).
• Process piglets (if placed on sow farm).
• Load and unload pigs as scheduled.
• Maintain farm cleanliness.

Skills

Basic math

Communication

Accountability

Teamwork

Education

No formal education required

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.

ABOUT SEABOARD FOODS

At Seaboard Foods, we create the most sought-after pork. A top U.S. pork producer/processor and leading exporter to 30+ countries, we are committed to bringing excellence to the table, seeking a better way to produce wholesome pork and connect every step between our farms and family tables. Together, more than 5,000 employees in five states work in our farms, feed mills, and processing plant, to produce Prairie Fresh® pork, ensuring the well-being of our animals, the environment, our employees and the communities we call home.

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.